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1、I took my driving license with me on holiday, ________ I wanted to hire a car.
A. in case B. even if
C. ever since D. if only
2、To ensure the safety of the passengers and improve the traffic conditions，a new law has ______ since April l.
A.come into effect B.put to use
C.bring to light D.come to power
3、 ____ , you always get something to eat on this airline.
A. However short is the journey
B. However the journey is short
C. However is the journey short
D. However short the journey is
4、I ______ pay Tracy a visit, but I am not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.
A．should
B．might
C．would
D．could
5、——I am moving in and could you please lend me a hand?
—— ，just let me know when exactly and I will certainly make it.
A.By no means! B.How could you?
C.You bet! D.It depends
6、 ---Are you pleased with what he has done?
---It couldn’t be _______. Why didn’t he put more effort into his work?
A. any worse B. much better
C. so bad D. the best
7、The biggest part of the application form is the personal statement_________applicants should describe their personal interests and related experiences
A．what
B．which
C．in which
D．of which
8、On the long journey, Peter _________ a most interesting guide. We all had a wonderful time.
A. practiced B. behaved
C. conducted D. proved
9、_____ in a poor family made Jack very hardworking when he was still young．
A．Brought up B．Bringing up
C．Having brought up D．Being brought up
10、A good advertisement, ________ people attach positive meanings, can contribute to the sales of a product.
A．to which
B．of which
C．for which
D．on which
11、In all regions, women live longer than men. However, social, cultural and economic factors can the natural advantage of women compared to men.
A．challenge
B．guarantee
C．confirm
D．affect
12、Why is _______ leader like him supported by ________few workers?
A．such an honest ; so
B．so honest an ; such
C．such a honest; so
D．so honest a ;such
13、Mary’s bedroom is so tidy. She ________ have cleaned it last night.
A．can
B．need
C．must
D．should
14、—How long _______in that company before you work with us?
— For eight years．
A．were you employed B．have you been employed
C．had you employed D．will you be employed
15、 Clearly there is much to be desired _____ it comes to the quality of teachers and their teaching methods.
A. when B. since C. until D. although
16、Hey, you ________ at the computer all day. You should really take a break now.
A.have been sitting B.were sitting
C.did sit D.are sitting
17、 _____ doing more exercise to lose weight, many teenagers would rather be a couch potato.
A. Instead of B. As a result of
C. In spite of D. Regardless of
18、The visiting professor is from Tokyo University and he speaks English with a strong Japanese ________.
A. identity B. spelling
C. accent D. vocabulary.
19、Although modern technology could help produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people _____ traditions hold much value.
A．for whom
B．of whom
C．for which
D．of which
20、—Tommy is planning to buy a car.
— I know. By next month, he ____ enough for a used one.
A.saves B.saved C.will save D.will have saved
21、Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, success and failure, hope and despair (绝望). Life is a learning process. 【1】With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.
Love
Love plays a key role in our life. Love makes you feel needed. Without love a person could die and also become cruel and angry. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care, and they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. 【2】 .
Happiness and Sorrow
Materialistic happiness is short-lived，but happiness achieved by bringing smiles on others，faces gives a certain level of fulfillment (满足感).【3】No mind is happy without peace.
Success and Failure
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive (生存) and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect.
【4】
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice — keep moving on in life and be hopeful.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. 【5】 .
A．Love and Care
B．Hope and Despair
C．But we always take this for granted
D．Success is a constant theme of humankind
E．Peace of mind is the main link to happiness
F．Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person
G．So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow
22、 Recently according to a new research, humans have had a link to starches (含淀粉的食物) for up to 120,000 years — that’s more than 100,000 years longer than we’ve been able to plant them in the soil during the time of the ice Age’s drawing to an end. The research is part of an ongoing study into the history of Middle Stone Age communities.
An international team of scientists identified evidence of prehistoric starch consumption in the Klasies River Cave, in present-day South Africa. Analyzing small, ashy, undisturbed hearths(壁炉) inside the cave, the researchers found “pieces of burned starches” ranging from around 120,000 to 65,000 years old. It made them the oldest known examples of starches eaten by humans.
The findings do not come as a complete surprise — but rather as welcome confirmation of older theories that lacked the related evidence. The lead author Cynthia Larbey said that there had previously only been genetic biological evidence to suggest that humans had been eating starch for this long. This new evidence, however, takes us directly to the dinner table, and supports the previous assumption that humans’ digestion genes gradually evolved in order to fit into an increased digestion of starch.
Co-author Sarah Wurz said, “The starch remains show that these early humans living in the Klasies River Cave could battle against their tough environment and find suitable foods and perhaps medicines. And as much as we all still desire the tubers (块茎), these cave communities were gilling starches such as potatoes on their foot-long hearths. They knew how to balance their diets as well as they could, with fats from local fish and other animals.”
As early as the 1990s, some researchers started to study the hearths in the Klasies River Cave. Scientist Hilary Deacon first suggested that these hearths contained burned plants. At the time, the proper methods of examining the remains were not yet available. We now know human beings have always been searching for their desired things.
【1】When did humans begin to farm starches?
A.After the Ice Age. B.After the Middle Stone Age.
C.About 20,000 years ago. D.About 100,000 years ago.
【2】What was the previous assumption of starches?
A.Starch diet promoted food culture. B.Starch diet shaped humans’ evolution.
C.Starches had a variety of functions. D.Starches offered humans rich nutrition.
【3】What can we learn about the early humans described by Sarah Wurz?
A.They were smart and tough. B.They preferred plants to meat.
C.They were generally very healthy. D.They got along with each other.
【4】What’s the best title for the text?
A.Great Civilization of South Africa B.The Evolution of Foods in History
C.Starches--the Important Food of Today D.Big Findings--the Starches in Ancient Times
23、Confucius Institute Scholarship for Studying Abroad in China
Introduction:
The Confucius Institute Scholarship program will sponsor foreign students, scholars, and Chinese language teachers studying Chinese Language and Culture, Chinese History, Chinese Philosophy,or other such majors at universities in China.
Scholarship Category:
• Scholarship for Four-week Students
• Scholarship for One-semester Students
• Scholarship f or One-academic Year Students
Scholarship Coverage:
Scholarship winners are exempt (豁免) from tuition, accommodation fees on campus, are provided with comprehensive insurance for foreign students studying in China, and receive a monthly living allowance (except Four-week Scholarship Students).
Eligibility (资格) Criteria:
• Applicants shall be non-Chinese citizens in good health, aged between 16 and 35 (Chinese language teachers in post shall be aged below 45).
• Applicants need to take HSK and HSKK or BCT exam and achieve a score which meets the basic standard of the category you would like to apply for.
Time Schedule:
• Oct. -Dec., 2019 Applicants register by email and take the HSK and HSKK.
• Jan. -Mar., 2020 Applicants prepare their application documents and are interviewed by the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University.
• Mar. -Apr., 2020 Applicants complete and submit the application forms online.
• Mar. -Jun., 2020 Applicants are selected by the host institute; the Confucius Institute headquarters review the applications and make a final selection.
For more information please contact:
Xiaona Jin x.jin23@csuohio.edu 216-523-7142
【1】The scholarship is set up to ________.
A.help students study Chinese
B.improve Chinese language teaching
C.promote international communication
D.support foreigners to spread Chinese culture
【2】What do you know about the scholarship?
A.The applicants shall be between 16 and 35.
B.All the winners receive a monthly living allowance.
C.The application process lasts for about nine months.
D.The applicants should complete paper application forms.
【3】What type of article is the text?
A.A poster. B.A journal.
C.An application. D.A news report.
24、This message is to inform all the children that Santa’s post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year. Santa knows you’ve been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.
Eight post offices are organized across Germany to answer all the letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.
In 1984, two children from Berlin sent their wish lists to Himmelpfort after spending their vacation there. Their letters were answered by postal employees and later Himmelpfort increased its helpers to meet the needs of increased mail traffic. Year after year, Santa and his crew use an eco-friendly powered vehicle to collect the thousands of letters they receive from young boys and girls. The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person, from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.
Santa does not currently have an e-mail, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in old-fashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response. Send your letters to
Santa
Christmas Post Office
Himmelpfort Germany 16798
【1】This year Santa and his helpers .
A. are eager to receive more wishes
B. keep traveling around 80 countries
C. are able to receive kids’ letters earlier
D. answer most of the letters for kids
【2】From the 3rd paragraph, we know that .
A. children from Berlin like spending holidays in Himmelpfort
B. post offices send kids all the presents they ask for
C. Santa uses a powered vehicle because of the heavy mail traffic
D. children can visit Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year
【3】Santa doesn’t have social communications online probably because he .
A. is not sure about the online security
B. trusts traditional ways of communication
C. prefers official and formal letters
D. thinks written letters are clearer than e-mails
【4】This text is intended for .
A. tourists coming to Himmelpfort
B. teenagers preferring writing letters
C. parents preparing for Christmas
D. children planning to write to Santa
25、Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous ________ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _________life she made 70 movies!
Lombard’s real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the _________near her home. A movie director _________ her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted(表演) so well that she ________ the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a _________ studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave her a mew________, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not ________. She continued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a _________. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. ________ seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
【1】A. nurse B. doctor C. actress D. teacher
【2】A. lazy B. short C. long D. humorous
【3】A. street B. kitchen C. cinema D. classroom
【4】A. forgot B. pushed C. hurt D. saw
【5】A. won B. broke C. avoided D. treated
【6】A. film B. dance C. music D. school
【7】A. job B. name C. story D. partner
【8】A. put away B. try out C. give up D. make sure
【9】A. scientist B. writer C. driver D. star
【10】A. As B. But C. Since D. Before
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。
It was raining pretty hard on Halloween, but that wasn’t going to stop my little sister Kate and me from trick-or-treating. We decided to start at Miss Parson's house. Miss Parson was loved by us kids who lived nearby because she often shared her self-made cookies with us. We usually finished them in a second, especially when we were hungry after class. Sometimes, when we visited her or did something for her, she always gave us surprise.
Kate and I wondered what kinds of treats she'd offer. As we walked down the street, I held an umbrella, a bag for candy, and my sister's hand. Jack-o-Lantems gave soft light along the street. Spider webs hung in all the windows. Parents who were dressed up like monsters (怪物) stood in doorways. After we had walked a few blocks, we were wet from head to toes, and I felt Kate was trembling with cold.
There was a light on at Miss Parson's house, but there were no ghosts,小妖精), or Jack-o-Lantems. We climbed up the steps and saw Miss Parson through a window. She was drinking a cup of hot tea.
"Maybe she doesn't celebrate Halloween," Kate said with a sigh, disappointedly.
"Well, even if she doesn't, she usually likes it when we visit her," I said and knocked on the door.
Miss Parson seemed surprised when she opened it and saw our dressing. " Is today Halloween?" she asked. "I completely forgot. I am so sorry!"
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1
Miss Parson rushed us into her house.
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Paragraph 2
The next morning, a hot and sweet discussion about Miss Parson and Halloween spread among us kids.
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