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1、I am saving money on a regular________ with the aim of buying a house of my own.
A.behalf B.board C.bottom D.basis
2、Some drivers still drive under the influence of alcohol ________ repeated warnings.
A．besides
B．despite
C．beyond
D．regarding
3、Little Tom has been looking forward to the big day __________ he can show his talent at school.
A. when B. which
C. where D. that
4、Without electricity, human life quite difficult today.
A. would be B. will be
C. would have been D. is
5、The Great Wall has always been an attraction for those ________ are keen on anything ________ is related to China.
A．that; that
B．that; which
C．who; that
D．who; which
6、Local governments to strengthen water transport safety management recent fatal accidents.
A. are urging, followed B. are being urged, following
C. are urged, to follow D. urge, being followed
7、Our food and drink are ________.I will go to the supermarket to get more.
A.using up B.running out
C.running out of D.running away
8、How to protect children from unsuitable material on some websites while encouraging them to use the Internet __________ in many areas of the world.
A.have long been discussed B.has long been discussed
C.were long been discussed D.was long been discussed
9、What an _______day ! After a whole day’s hiking, I am completely ________.
A.exhausted; exhausted
B.exhausting; exhausting
C.exhausting; exhausted
D.exhausted; exhausting
10、—Why does she look so angry after reading Still Alice?
—She ________ be. She ________ be missing her grandma who has Alzheimer’s.
A. can’t; must B. mustn’t; can
C. shouldn’t; should D. can’t; would
11、This discovery helped researchers conclude that these two drugs, when ___ together, could lead to heart disease.
A.taken B.taking C.to take D.having taken
12、The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.
A.instead B.altogether C.at once D.at least
13、On every single move you have to analyze a situation, process what your opponent is doing and evaluate the best move________all your options.
A．since before
B．from among
C．except for
D．until after
14、It is five years ______ she began to take the online courses, and she’s got a lot of experience in how to enrol in various lessons.
A．after
B．before
C．since
D．when
15、There’s no point getting into a ________ about the exams. Fully preparing yourself by reviewing what has been learned before helps with the stress.
A．panic
B．pain
C．pressure
D．prejudice
16、—Alex, here ________the bus.
—Let's go.
A．come
B．was coming
C．will come
D．comes
17、The storm lasted nearly a week, ______ in the garden.
A.left something eatable B.leaving nothing eatable
C.leaving eatable something D.left eatable nothing
18、Nowadays, many people like to ______ their trips or adventures through social media such as Wechat, Twitter and Tik Tok.
A.direct B.behave C.debate D.broadcast
19、 The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ______ the other car.
A. of B. for C. on D. to
20、 We _________ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?
A.should face B.might face C.must have faced D.could have faced
21、 Both honeybees and ants are social insects that live in groups called colonies. They survive by means of their collective intelligence. Their decision-making power is distributed throughout the group; that is, no one ant or bee makes decisions for the group. Instead, they work together. As Deborah M. Gordon, a biologist at Stanford University, says,” Ants aren't smart. Ant colonies are.”
The same is true for bee colonies. Although bees and ants are quite different physically, they have a lot in common in terms of their social behavior. Specifically, honeybees and ants have similar roles within the colony, both have communication systems, and both have the capacity for learning.
Ants communicate by using chemicals called pheromones, which can alert others to danger or to a food source. For example, when worker ants find a promising source, they let the rest of the colony know how to find it by leaving a trail of pheromones on the way back to the colony. The other ants pick up the message using their sense of smell. Bees, on the other hand, use movement to communicate with each other. Worker bees send messages to each other by means of a “dance”. Different speeds and movements send different messages. For example, when worker bees called scouts go out to find a new home for the colony, they return and do a dance for the other worker bees that indicates the location of the new home and how suitable it is. The faster the scouts dance, the better the new location is.
Honeybees and ants are both capable of learning. One Chinese study found that bees can be trained to learn and remember a route to a food source. The researchers also found that bees can be taught to recognize hidden objects and use the concepts of “sameness” and “difference” to accomplish certain tasks. Ants take this one step further. Recent American research has shown that ants not only have the ability to learn, but also can teach their foraging skills to other younger ants.
They observed that older ants accompany young ants in search of food and teach them the route and how to avoid obstacles.
As we can see, the social behavior of honeybees and ants is quite similar. Both coordinate(协调) complex actions and accomplish survival tasks by cooperating in groups consisting of many individuals. Unintelligent as they may be as individuals, as groups they often show amazing brilliance as they go about their everyday activities.
【1】What do ants and bees have in common?
A.They live in similar-sized colonies.
B.They make use of collective intelligence.
C.They have small leadership groups that make all decisions.
D.They use the same methods to communicate with each other.
【2】What does the speed of a bee's dance indicate?
A.The quality of a new colony location.
B.The distance to a neighboring colony.
C.The discovery of a new food source.
D.The direction to a potential food source.
【3】In paragraph 4, how does the author demonstrate the idea that Honeybees and ants are both capable of learning?
A.By using statistics.
B.By explaining reasons.
C.By referencing opinions.
D.By presenting study findings.
【4】What is the benefit of collective intelligence?
A.It allows the colony to reproduce more rapidly.
B.It improves work cooperation within the colony.
C.It reduces the division of labor among members.
D.It enables individuals to teach each other new skills.
22、Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50. In fact, they say by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 24 and 25. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply（突然地） after people reached their fifties.
The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older.
However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. They so spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be connected to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being（幸福） related to age.
【1】According to the survey of the Gallup Organization people are most likely to become happier.
A．when they are between the ages of 18 and 85
B．when they come to their old age
C．when they are in their twenties
D．when they are 18 years old
【2】You may have the highest level of stress when you are at the age of ______.
A．20
B．25
C．35
D．40
【3】According to Arthur Stone, old people may .
A．have a positive attitude towards their life
B．know how to spend money wisely
C．dream about good things every day
D．control their behaviors better
【4】Who would probably show the greatest interest in the passage?
A．Those who are worried about getting old
B．Those who are single and unemployed
C．Those who feel unhappy all the time
D．Those who suffer from mental stress
【5】What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Women Are Easier to Be Happy in Life
B．The Young Are Happier Than the Old
C．Getting Older Means Getting Happier
D．The Younger, the Happier
23、Listening is an important but difficult part for middle school students in English exams. The following suggestions may benefit you a lot.
Relax yourself
Before listening, it’s necessary to have a peaceful state of mind. 【1】 If that doesn’t work, drinking some water or washing your face with cold water may help you to some extent.
【2】
As soon as the listening starts, focus on it without thinking about anything else. While listening, you can also recall the related knowledge in common with the material concerned, such as the vocabulary about the subject or topic, which is beneficial to your better understanding.
Grasp the main idea
Sometimes the monologue, dialogue or conversation you’re listening to is a little bit longer than you expect. And it’s normal that some unnecessary information is included. However, you don’t need to understand it completely. 【3】
Ignore the new words
Without doubt, there usually exist unfamiliar words in listening materials. In fact, it’s almost impossible for you to know or understand all the words in the listening material sometimes. 【4】 It’s mistaken to waste much time on figuring them out while listening.
Develop the habit of taking notes
In the course of listening, it’s a good habit to write down the content and leave out the unimportant details. 【5】 By taking notes, we can remind ourselves of the key points.
A．Focus on listening.
B．The more words you memorize, the better it is.
C．Feeling nervous or worried is harmful and unnecessary.
D．What you need to do is turn a deaf ear to the new words.
E．Make a list of what you think is important while listening.
F．Instead, just pay attention to the key points and general ideas.
G．If you feel nervous or anxious, try taking a deep breath to calm yourself down.
24、Humpback Whale Swim and Watch Tour
Every year over 30000 humpback whales pass our Ningaloo reef at different stages of their migratory journey. Their size, beauty and funny behaviors have attracted tourists from all over the world.
We now have the opportunity to enter their world and swim quietly along with them to experience a small part of their journey. There will be only 7 swimmers in the water at any one time along with our guide and photographer to capture this truly amazing event.
At 8 am tourists will be picked up from their accommodation and delivered to our beautiful Heron. Once on board we head out to the reef for our morning snorkel. People wanting to swim with the humpbacks will need to be able to swim and be over the age of 18.
After our morning snorkel, our spotter plane will search for a resting group as these slow moving whales are more likely to be interested in interacting with our swimmers and providing that breath-taking experience you will never forget. When the humpback swimming is finished, we serve a delicious lunch with all drinks provided. If time permits, we'll move into one of our favorite snorkeling spots for another explore of the Ningaloo reef. We will return to Exmouth later in the afternoon.
Prices Swimmer: AU$369.00 Observer: AU$195.00 Included in the Tour
Bus transfers from and to your accommodation
Experienced guides who are all qualified dive professionals
Professional photographer on-board—professional photos of your day included free of charge .
Two meals for breakfast and lunch
All dive equipment and life vests ( swimming suits can be purchased at low costs)
In-water radio communication with the spotter plane
Hot water showers after in-water activities
【1】Who can swim with humpback whales?
A.Adults who can swim. B.Teenagers who are learning diving.
C.Boys who are interested in whales. D.Adventurers who like sea creatures.
【2】How can the guide look for the target humpback whales?
A.By boat. B.By radio. C.By plane. D.By satellite.
【3】Which of the following is a tourist supposed to pay for?
A.Swimming suits. B.Professional photos.
C.Life vests. D.Hot water showers.
25、 Today, I was sitting with some other students and teachers as the judges of the annual singing contest of Beijing National Day School (BNDS). Watching the wonderful performances on stage, I could not help________what happened last year.
Last year was the first year I came to the BNDS International Department. The first month at BNDS was almost a(n)________: Curiosity quickly________, replaced by a heavy workload. To make matters worse, I was ______a total stranger in a new environment. When I was in trouble, I was too________to turn to anyone for help. I shut the door to the outside world.
I thought I might continue to_______in darkness by myself, until one day, I saw the______of the annual singing contest. If I was not brave enough to communicate in words, maybe I could______my heart out. Having made my decision, I joined the audition (试镜). Luckily, I_______among more than 100 contestants and entered the top 32. After another three rounds of competition, I made_______to the finals together with three other contestants.________more and more students knew that I joined the contest, they went to watch my performance, volunteered to_______for me and then shared my singing videos on social media. It seemed that I became well-known overnight.
Finally, the big day came. When I________the nerve to walk onstage, I could not believe my eyes. The dark theater was suddenly lit up by________sticks, which were like stars in a dark sky. “Come on, Becky!” A shout broke the silence, followed by kind laughter. When it became_______again, I began to sing.
The music started, which drew me back to________. Now I might not remember clearly what songs I sang last year, but I would never forget the________in the darkness. From then on, I had my_______, made friends, and I even joined the singing club. Singing opens the door________a brand-new world. I know I will stay at BNDS, and I won’t be________.
【1】A.scanning B.recalling C.evaluating D.conveying
【2】A.disaster B.turning C.growth D.alarm
【3】A.distributed B.split C.choked D.faded
【4】A.practically B.vitally C.elegantly D.digitally
【5】A.sceptical B.shallow C.shy D.sharp
【6】A.struggle B.sacrifice C.withdraw D.crash
【7】A.detail B.sample C.application D.poster
【8】A.dial B.sing C.try D.let
【9】A.dropped out B.came out C.stood out D.chewed out
【10】A.myself B.it C.them D.itself
【11】A.As B.Though C.While D.When
【12】A.approve B.applaud C.vote D.qualify
【13】A.filled in B.swelled up C.wound up D.got up
【14】A.circulating B.linking C.crossing D.waving
【15】A.stable B.quiet C.dull D.calm
【16】A.truth B.fact C.reality D.case
【17】A.lights B.devices C.receivers D.circumstances
【18】A.companions B.fans C.opponents D.receptionists
【19】A.of B.in C.to D.on
【20】A.accessible B.casual C.abnormal D.alone
26、假如你是高中生李月， 有感于校园中存在的随意涂写，乱丢垃圾的行为，请用英语给校长写一封信:1. 说明写信目的2. 对这些行为进行批评 3.提出建议
提示:随意涂写，乱丢垃圾的现象 the phenomenon of scribbling and littering
批评 criticize
Dear Mr Headmaster,
I am Li Yue, a student from class 1, Senior III.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully,
Li Yue
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