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1、The local government is in favor of __________ more nuclear power plants to promote the economic development.
A.to build B.built C.build D.building
2、I didn't want ________ of the two notebooks and the salesman had to show me ________.
A．either; another
B．all; the others
C．both; others
D．neither; the others
3、____ a lot of cash in recent years, physicists are now finding they do not have enough money to use the very facilities they paid to have built.
A．Spending
B．Having spent
C．Spent
D．To spend
4、Susan's voice still remained calm ______ she was getting annoyed．
A．even if B．as long as
C．as if D．now that
5、It is dangerous to take ________ from rain under a tree especially during a summer rainstorm.
A. cover B. shelter C. hiding D. advantage
6、The charge from 5 dollars to 50 dollars, depending on the quality.
A. transforms B. varies
C. trembles D. evaluates
7、The more they ________ his background, the more distrust they had in him.
A．told off
B．probed into
C．crossed out
D．gave their all to
8、---Did you remember to take the key to Tom?
---Yes, I gave it to him ________ I saw him.
A． while B． once
C． suddenly D． the first time
9、Mum is coming. What present________ for your birthday?
A．you expect she has got
B．you expect has she got
C．do you expect she has got
D．do you expect has she got
10、Effective weight management requires a longterm ________ in order to lose weight for good.
A. establishment B. commitment C. tournament D. assessment
11、The manager said he supported the move________ he didn’t think it would make much of a difference
A．so that
B．in order that
C．now that
D．even though
12、— How is your father feeling at present?
— He __ quite fine after the operation, but unluckily he is taking a turn for the worse today.
A. feels B. felt
C. has been feeling D. had felt
13、It is vital that you _________the next question depending on what the person says while communicating.
A. prepare B. prepare for C. prepared D. must prepare
14、—Have you seen the Smiths?
—No. The Smith family ________ Brazil to watch the World Cup.
A．have been to
B．have gone to
C．has been to
D．has gone to
15、Keep away from such things will do you harm.
A.as B.that
C.to which D.which
16、_______ the foreign students to the end of the road and you will see a splendid world.
A. Follow B. When follow
C. Following D. If you follow
17、I don’t think this case is _______________
A.great importance B.of great importance．
C.of very importance D.of very important
18、— I hear Katherine won the first prize in the English Speech Contest held last Sunday.
— There is no surprise. She _________ for weeks.
A.has been practicing B.is practicing
C.had been practicing D.practiced
19、Hundreds of jobs ______ if the factory closes.
A．will lose
B．will be lost
C．will be losing
D．will have lost
20、He is very ________ about public welfare (公益) and has helped a large number of poor families.
A．careful
B．nervous
C．enthusiastic
D．worried
21、Owls(猫头鹰) are some of the world’s greatest hunters. From head to feet, owls’ bodies are built to hunt. Scientists are studying all the things that make owls such great hunters.
Most owls hunt at night. The birds have excellent hearing, which helps them find their next meal in the dark.
Owls have one ear that is larger and set higher than the other. When an owl hears a sound, it listens closely. Is the sound lounder in its right ear or left ear? Does the upper or lower ear detect the sound first? The information helps the owl find the location of its prey without ever seeing it.
Owls don’t depend just on their hearing to hunt. After a sound draws an owl’s attention, it zeroes in with sight.
Many birds have eyes on either side of their heads. But an owl’s eyes face forward, like a person’s. Images from each eye combine to form a 3-D picture, similar to how we see. That helps owls better judge a prey’s size, distance, and speed.
An owl’s eyes are so large that they can gather lots of light. That helps the owl see better when hunting at night. An owl’s eyes are also fixed in their sockets(眼窝). It can’t roll them like we can. Instead, an owl keeps prey in its sight by turning its head.
Owls can move their beads nearly upside down and turn them 270 degrees around. Their necks have 14 vertebrae(椎骨). That’s twice as many neck bones as a person has.
The blood vessels(血管) thread through holes in an owl’s vertebrae. The researchers found that these holes are very large so that the extra space provides an air cushion that protects the vessels.
Detecting prey is only the first step for owls. Next they must catch their meals. An owl can fly inches over your head and you can’t hear anything. The secret to owls’ silent flight is their feathers. Fine “hairs” cover the surface of an owl’s wing feathers. And the feathers’ edges have soft barbs(羽支). Together, they make the sound of air rushing over the owl’s wings quieter and less clear.
【1】 While hunting at night, owls first get a prey’s information by .
A. seeing the shape B. hearing the sound
C. detecting the smell D. feeling the air move
【2】According to text, an owl’s eyes .
A. are small but sharp
B. can function like a person’s
C. are on either side of its head
D. can tell how fast a prey is moving
【3】The shortcoming of an owl’s fixed eyes can be made up by its .
A. large head B. strong legs
C. body size D. flexible neck
【4】What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. How owls find their prey.
B. Why owls can fly noiselessly.
C. The advantages of owls’ hearing
D. The secret of owls’ high-speed flight.
22、Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noise without mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other’s minds. ① This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle it is.
② Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature’s talent show, humans are a species of animals that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it’s an ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.
③ Not that we don’t have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment. The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called “body language”. Bristling (直立的) fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.
Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively(本能地)acquire and display. ④ If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skills? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn’t tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.
【1】According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is .
A. the amazing power of technology B. our ability to use language
C. the unforgettable miracle of nature D. our ability to make noises with mouth
【2】Which is the most suitable place for “Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct?”
A. ④ B. ③ C. ② D. ①
【3】This passage is mainly about .
A. the development of body language
B. the special role humans play in nature
C. the power to convey information to others
D. the difference between humans and animals
23、 Every so often，someone so young does something so amazing that you can’t help but wonder how he manages it. That’s what happened the first time we heard Matthew Whitaker play the piano. Matthew is a jazz pianist who is blind，and since the age of 11，he’s been performing around the world.
Matthew Whitaker was born at 24th week. He weighed 1 pound and 11 ounces. His parents were told he had less than a 50％chance of survival. One of the many complications(并发症)he faced was a disease which led to blindness.
No one in Matthew’s family was a musician，but his grandfather bought him his first keyboard when he was 3 years old. It didn’t take long for Matthew to show that he had a gift. So the Whitakers decided to get Matthew a teacher，which proved to be difficult. “At the time，we got a lot of answers that he’s too young and they don’t know how to teach a blind child，”Moses Whitaker said. “He was 3 years old at the time. ”
Finally，Dalia Sakas agreed to meet Matthew. Dalia is the director of music studies at a music school in New York City，a school for the visually impaired. To her surprise，Matthew could 1isten to a piece of music once and then play it. “Because it is rare to meet someone of the world and I want to make that possible. ”
She did. Matthew has played in more than 200 clubs and concert halls around the world. His love of music has never been in doubt. Matthew’s latest album is called Now Hear This. One critic noted that it sounded like Matthew was playing with six hands.
【1】Which word best describes Matthew as a pianist?
A.Fruitless. B.Ordinary.
C.Remarkable. D.Ambitious.
【2】What was the root cause of Matthew’s blindness?
A.His premature birth. B.His low weight.
C.His low chance of survival. D.A disease running in his family.
【3】What increased the difficulty finding Matthew a music teacher?
A.His family background. B.His lack of talent.
C.His age and disability. D.His character.
【4】Why did Dalia accept Matthew as her student?
A.Because she sympathized Matthew for his experience.
B.Because she was struck by Matthew’s talent for music.
C.Because she gave in to the insistence of Matthew’s grandfather.
D.Because she knew how to teach a blind student well.
24、No one has a temper naturally so good, that it does not need attention and cultivation, and no one has a temper so bad, but that, by proper culture, it may become pleasant. One of the best disciplined tempers ever seen, was that of a gentleman who was naturally quick, irritable,rash, and violent; but,by taking care of the sick, and especially of mentally deranged(疯狂的)people, he so completely mastered himself that he was never known to be thrown off his guard.
The difference in the happiness which is received by the man who governs his temper and that by the man who does not is dramatic. There is no misery so constant, so upsetting, and so intolerable to others, as that of having a character which is your master. There are corners at every turn in life, which we may run, and at which we may break out in impatience, if we choose.
Look at Roger Sherman, who rose from a humble occupation to a seat in the first Congress of the United State, and whose judgment was received with great respect by that body of distinguished men. He made himself master of his temper and cultivated it as a great business in life. There are one or two instances which show this part of his character in a light that is beautiful.
One day, after having received his highest honors, he was sitting and reading in his sitting room. A student, in a room close by, held a looking-glass in such a position as to pour the reflected rays of the sun directly in Mr Sherman’s face. He moved his chair, and the thing was repeated. A third time the chair was moved, but the looking-glass still reflected the sun in his eyes. He laid aside his book, went to the window, and many witnesses of the rude behavior expected to see the ungentlemanly student severely punished. He raised the window gently,and then— shut the window blind!
I can not help providing another instance of the power he had acquired over himself. He was naturally possessed of strong passions, but over these at length-obtained an extraordinary control. He became habitually calm and. self-possessed. Mr. Sherman was one of those men who are not ashamed to maintain the forms of religion in their families. One morning he called them all together as usual to lead them in prayer to God. The “old family Bible” was brought out and laid on the table.
Mr. Sherman took his seat and placed beside him one of his children, a child of his old age. The rest of the.family were.seated around the room, several of whom were now grown-ups. Besides these, some of the tutors of the college were boarders in the family and were present at the time. His aged mother occupied a corner of the room, opposite the place where the distinguished Judge sat.
At length, he opened the Bible, and began to read. The child who was seated,beside him made some little disturbance, upon which Mr. Sherman paused and told it to be still. Again he continued but again he had.to pause to scold the little offender, whose playful character would scarcely permit it to be still. At this.time he gently tapped its ear. The blow, if blow it.might be called, caught the attention of his aged mother, who now with some effort rose from the seat and tottered across the room. At length, she reached the chair of Mr. Sherman, and in a moment, most unexpectedly to him, she gave,him a blow on the ear with all the force she could gather. “There,” said she, “you strike your child, and I will strike mine.”
For a moment, the blood was seen mounting to the face of Mr. Sherman. But it was only for a moment and all was calm and mild as usual. He paused; he raised his glasses; he cast his eye upon his mother; again it fell upon the book fro m which he had been reading. Not a word escaped him; but again he calmly pursued the service, and soon sought in prayer an ability to set an example before his household which should be worthy of their imitation. Such a victory was worth more than the proudest one ever achieved on the field of battle.
【1】How is the passage mainly developed?
A．By analyzing reasons.
B．By giving examples.
C．By listing arguments.
D．By comparing facts.
【2】What was Roger Sherman’s attitude towards his aged mother?
A．Grateful.
B．Skeptical.
C．Tolerant.
D．Sympathetic.
【3】What can we learn about Roger Sherman?
A．He came from a distinguished family background.
B．He was not good at displaying his true inner feelings.
C．He severely punished a student who didn’t behave himself.
D．He was a man conscious of the consequences of his behavior.
【4】What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A．Mr. Sherman’s face was covered with blood.
B．Mr. Sherman was seeking strength in prayer.
C．Mr. Sherman was then on the point of exploding.
D．Mr. Sherman was ashamed of his mother’s rude behavior.
【5】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．Control your temper
B．Save your self-esteem
C．Mind your manners
D．Treasure your Bible
25、 When I arrived at college, I expected everything to quickly fall into place. I’d be that girl in the movies who started off ________ and nervous, but then found her ________ and had the world at her fingertips. All my life I had been told that college was where you ________ exactly who you were and I had assumed it would happen right away.
However, this didn’t happen. I watched the girls on my floor become best friends while my roommates and I were only ________. I remembered being ________ of a girl on the football team because upon arriving at college, she ________ had a group to bond with. I had tried out the psychology club, but found it ________. I knew there were other ________ on campus, but I had no idea where to start.
_____ by 15,000 other students, I felt lost. My response was to ________ in my room, but I always wondered what was going on ________ my dorm room walls. I grew lonely and got down on myself for not being more ________.
Later, I ________ college itself is not a catalyst (催化剂) for finding myself and that I had to put myself out there ________ I wanted new experiences. I still had no idea ________ I was looking for but I ________ to make some changes, I joined a volunteer club and even took classes in acting. Each time I ________ something new, I felt nervous. But gradually I found myself accustomed to meeting new people and ________ my comfort zone.
Feeling lost made me ________ myself. I could have spent all four years in my room ________ why nothing was changing, but instead I devoted myself to campus life and became better.
【1】A.outgoing B.shy C.active D.lazy
【2】A.friends B.parents C.professors D.relatives
【3】A.believed in B.held back C.figured out D.gave away
【4】A.strangers B.partners C.acquaintances D.soulmates
【5】A.proud B.ashamed C.afraid D.jealous
【6】A.immediately B.rarely C.finally D.eventually
【7】A.funny B.boring C.attractive D.illegal
【8】A.goals B.courses C.competitions D.options
【9】A.Inspired B.Influenced C.Defeated D.Surrounded
【10】A.hide B.exercise C.study D.sleep
【11】A.within B.beyond C.against D.between
【12】A.aggressive B.smart C.generous D.social
【13】A.imagined B.realized C.suspected D.denied
【14】A.although B.unless C.if D.while
【15】A.who B.which C.what D.where
【16】A.agreed B.failed C.promised D.decided
【17】A.spotted B.tried C.occupied D.missed
【18】A.expanding B.limiting C.setting D.designing
【19】A.hate B.abandon C.push D.relax
【20】A.wondering B.celebrating C.discussing D.researching
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In Chinese tradition, family reunion always plays a very important part in communication.
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