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1、Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150000 soldiers to Tangshan to help the rescue workers.
A．subject
B．predicative
C．predicate
D．attribute
2、People were puzzled _______ they read the book.
A. the first time B. at the first time
C. for the first time D. at first
3、I hate to admit it, _____ I think I was wrong.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
4、China’s rich civilization ________ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.
A． showed B． attracted
C． presented D． performed
5、______ has already been pointed out, grammar is not a set of dead rules.
A．As
B．It
C．That
D．Which
6、People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you _______ which one it is, you will know what to do for each person.
A. go out B. leave out C. figure out D. turn out
7、Jenny was very sad over the loss of the photos she had shot in Canada, _________ this was a memory she especially treasured.
A.as B.if C.when D.where
8、We didn’t go home the old man was sent to the hospital.
A.until B.when C.while D.whether
9、How would you feel if ________ to a new town meant losing track ________ your friends?
A．moving; in
B．moved; of
C．moving; of
D．moved; in
10、Our goal is to build a harmonious society ______ all people are well educated, workers well paid, patients well treated, elders well tended, and families well accommodated.
A. which B. that
C. in which D. in that
11、Upon ________ to give a lecture to us, the professor began to collect various materials for his speech.
A．inviting
B．being invited
C．invited
D．invitation
12、Various measures ________ in the years ahead to boost the economic development
A．are taken
B．have been taken
C．were taken
D．will be taken
13、Aristotle proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition ________as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates' emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas.
A．is used
B．would be used
C．should use
D．be used
14、Ranging from visiting time-honored Jiangnan gardens, reading _________ dating from thousands of years ago, to appreciating the local Jiangnan songs, various activities opened up a window for us to catch a glimpse of the poetic world.
A.guidebooks B.brochures C.advertisements D.poems
15、A high percentage of people suffer from neck pain and associated problems, probably ________by more individuals doing office jobs, which generally involve leaning over computer keyboard.
A．being caused
B．causing
C．caused
D．having been caused
16、 –Where is Mother?
–She is in the kitchen. She ______ the housework all morning.
A. is doing B. was doing
C. has done D. has been doing
17、I am wondering ________ I can get to the train station.
A．how
B．which
C．that
D．what
18、I'll be out for some time. ______ anything important happens, call me up immediately.
A.In case B.As if
C.Even though D.Now that
19、______ sweet , the flowers attract millions of visitors to the place of interest every year.
A. Tasting B. Tasted
C. To be tasted D. Having tasted
20、---Was yesterday’s conference successful?
--- Not really. The number of ________ was much smaller than we had expected.
A.people who attend B.people attended
C.people attending D.people attend
21、 John Harrison has an enviable job in most people’s opinion. He’s the official taster for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, one of the best-selling ice-cream brands in the U.S.A. On an average day, Harrison has to sample sixty ice creams at the Dreyer’s headquarters. When he isn’t doing that, he travels all over the country, buying Dreyer’s ice cream in supermarkets so that he can carry out spot checks for appearance and flavor. But, no matter how wonderful this job may sound, it is actually quite tough. It’s difficult work, requiring discipline, selflessness, and thorough preparation.
Before tasting a sample, Harrison uses his eyes first. If the ice cream doesn’t look attractive, he skips it. Then, he uses a gold spoon instead of one made of wood, plastic, or other metals. This is because regular spoons leave an aftertaste that can dull the taste buds(味蕾). In addition, the temperature of the ice cream may also influence the taster’s taste buds.
When Harrison samples ice cream, he first takes only a small bite of the ice cream, swishes it around in his mouth to introduce it to each of his taste buds, lightly licks his lips, and then gently breathes in so as to bring the smell up through the back of his mouth to his nose. With each step, he carefully sizes up whether the ice cream conveys the ideal balance between dairy sweetness and the flavor of the added ingredients. And last of all, no matter what the ice cream tastes like, he spits(吐) it out, since a full stomach makes for a dull palate(迟钝的味觉).
For Harrison, keeping a sharp palate means no onions, garlic, or cayenne pepper. He also doesn’t have any coffee or tea, since these block the taste buds. But to him, this is just a small price to pay for what he calls “the world’s best job” .
Harrison’s family has been in the ice-cream business for four generations, and Harrison himself has spent almost his whole life in it as well. Yet, he has never lost his love of the cold, creamy sweetness. He orders ice cream in restaurants for dessert, even when he’s not at work. On these occasions, he swallows the ice cream, taking in about a liter a week. Though he has gained some weight over the years he’s been with Dreyer’s, he couldn’t care less. “Who would trust a skinny ice-cream taster?” he jokes.
【1】What is forbidden in Harrison’s job?
A.Doing shopping. B.Eating the ice cream.
C.Using gold spoons. D.Skipping the ice scream.
【2】What can we learn about Harrison?
A.He learned his work skills from his family.
B.His job affects his appetite for the ice cream.
C.He is willing to give up something for his job.
D.He has to gain some weight to meet the need of work.
【3】What does Harrison think of his job?
A.Creative. B.Ordinary.
C.High-paying. D.Proud.
【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To describe Harrison’s job and how he does it.
B.To analyze the reasons why Harrison chose his job.
C.To make suggestions on how to apply for popular careers.
D.To introduce the advantages of working for a best-selling brand.
22、 Failure is a word that no one wants to hear. It is human being's biggest fear, yet it is faced by every human being. Sometimes, people's fear of it is their biggest barrier to success.【1】 Here are some tips which can help you get on the positive side of life.
Say no to giving up. Before starting anything that you think will give you success, promise yourself that you will never give up. This promise helps make your mind ready for both failure and success. But what if you didn't do that in the start?【2】
Learn from your mistakes. This is the opportunity that you should not let go of. Suppose you are on a football ground.【3】But at the tenth attempt, you succeed after 9 'in a row failures or mistakes'. The tenth attempt proves that you have somehow learnt from your mistakes.
Never think that you've got only one plan. The worst thing you can do after failing in some project is thinking that it was the only plan you could ever think of.【4】If a plan A fails, turn to Plan B or Plan C. If you are into achieving something, no one or nothing in this world can stop you.
【5】This is the most important thing that you need to live a happy life. Always think positive. Never let yourself down. Positivity is all we need to grow and establish ourselves in this world.
A．Keep a positive attitude.
B．There is always another plan.
C．Change the failure into victory.
D．In fact, most people strongly deny it.
E．Then always remember that it is never too late.
F．You strike the ball for 9 times in a row and fail
G．Therefore, you need to learn how to deal with failure.
23、The way we do things round here
Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”.
So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don’t just mean the words people speak. It is the body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.
Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work—while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.
Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(准时). If you invite people to a party at 7 o’clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.
【1】The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought_______.
A. the American bank might hire another person
B. the American bank didn’t think much of him
C. it’s difficult to get used to American culture
D. it’s easy to misunderstand Americans
【2】According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?
A. Ask the native people for help.
B. Do things in your own way.
C. Understand and accept them.
D. Do in-depth research.
【3】When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are_______.
A. Germans B. Italians C. Greeks D. The British
24、Every day we are exposed to images, videos, music and news. In this age of visual and aural hyper-stimulation(视觉听觉超刺激), the medium of radio is making a great comeback.
“We’re at the beginning of a golden age of audio,” said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. In the last month alone, 15 percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast(播客). These statistics, released by Edison Research, show the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present day’s digital podcast format. The term “podcast” was invented in 2004, but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years. With the sharp increase in consumer demand for smartphones and tablets, podcast sales have jumped.
The appeal of the podcast partly lies in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand capabilities(功能). You can listen during those extra minutes of the day when you’re walking to the shops, waiting in a queue or riding the subway. Similar to television shows, podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every week.
Donna Jackson, 22, Sydney University media graduate, listens to podcasts two or three times a week, via iTunes. “I listen while I’m wandering around the house doing something else. It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable… And it’s an easy way of keeping in touch with what’s going on in the rest of the world,” she said. “I mainly listen to BBC podcasts, but recently I’ve also been listening to This American Life and Serial. They have a special skill to really draw you in.”
Unlike television and music, the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers. Blumberg says this owes to the podcast’s ability “to create close relationship and emotional connection.” Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust, majoring in social work and arts, agrees. “When you’re listening, it feels as if the voice of the podcast’s storyteller is talking directly to you. It’s comforting,” said Proust.
It seems the age-old tradition of verbal storytelling is very much alive and well.
【1】From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that _________.
A. traditional broadcast has come back
B. Americans love listening to the radio
C. podcasts have become very popular today
D. smartphones sell well because of podcasts
【2】The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly to ______.
A. tell how young people relax themselves
B. explain why young people like podcasts
C. introduce what programs podcasts are presenting
D. show how popular podcasts are among the young
【3】Paragraph 5 is mainly about __________.
A. the influence of radios
B. the advantage of podcasts
C. readers’ impression on radios
D. people’s reaction to the medium
【4】What is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Return of Radio B. Opinions of Podcast
C. Features of Radio D. Technology of Podcast
25、When I was a child, my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven. Every time I saw him come back late, looking _______, I promised myself that someday I would show my thanks to my father for _______ he had done.
Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to support our big family and _______ a lot from a heart problem. One morning, my father’s old car _________ and he asked me to pick him up after his medical examination. He had ___________ refused when I offered to replace his old car. He said that he did not want something that he was unable to pay himself.
As he stepped out of the doctor’s office, he looked unusually serious. We drove _________and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a _______. I did this with a heavy heart.
At that time, I was _______ a new car. I asked my father to go with me to pick one out._______ I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father admiring a brown car. I finally chose a white car. My father took one final look at the __________car and seemed kind of sorry. Before leaving I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself, “Really like that car. Wish I could ________ it.”
Several days later, I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up the new car. As we arrived, the salesman ________him a key to his new car - the brown one - and explained that it was for him, ________me. My father looked at me in great surprise. I explained it was my childhood ________and smiled at this man, who had __________everything for his family.
【1】
A．distant
B．tired
C．reliable
D．gentle
【2】
A．that
B．which
C．what
D．while
【3】
A．attained
B．witnessed
C．displayed
D．suffered
【4】
A．broke off
B．broke down
C．broke in
D．broke out
【5】
A．strongly
B．rudely
C．selflessly
D．angrily
【6】
A．in relief
B．in return
C．in silence
D．in laughter
【7】
A．suggestion
B．conclusion
C．security
D．secret
【8】
A．testing
B．expecting
C．designing
D．checking
【9】
A．When
B．Because
C．Since
D．Unless
【10】
A．white
B．brown
C．red
D．black
【11】
A．drive
B．borrow
C．afford
D．choose
【12】
A．returned
B．posted
C．showed
D．handed
【13】
A．from
B．with
C．to
D．for
【14】
A．passion
B．promise
C．trouble
D．forecast
【15】
A．given up
B．devote to
C．set out
D．get through
26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
I was an impatient mother and frustration always kept me from enjoying life, until some strange insects came to my family.
It was Friday. We were having friends over for dinner, but Mike had to stay late at work. I was now on my own to get everything ready for the night. I could feel my frustration increasing as I drove to pick up Haydn and Michael from school. I rushed them into the car and told them that we were making a few stops before heading home, and that they needed to help me tidy the house. Both of them started complaining immediately. I turned and gave them fair warning that I was not in the mood to listen. For the next hour, I dragged the boys from one place to the next…
Just as we finished our last task, the boys reminded me that we needed to stop at the pet store to pick up crickets (蟋蟀) for their lizards(蜥蜴). Fifteen minutes later, I pulled into the driveway with only forty-five minutes left to unpack the car, clean the house, and set the table before my guests arrived. How would I make it?
I started barking orders at the boys, but they were focused on pouring the crickets from the plastic bag into the top of their little cricket container. I just let off steam and yelled at them to hurry up.
I didn’t really know how it happened, but the next time I looked up, one hundred crickets were jumping all over my kitchen…
My frustration exploded. I could feel myself about to start yelling in a way I rarely do. I watched my two sweet boys try anxiously to chase the crickets, screaming with laughter. Strangely, I felt something different.
In that split second, I realized I had two choices. Could I continue feeling annoyed and angry, or could I let go and enjoy this silly moment?
注意：
1. 所续写的短文词数应为 150 左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已经为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词。
Paragraph 1
I jumped off the chair and started chasing crickets with my boys.
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Paragraph 2
Our guests arrived and we had a wonderful dinner party.
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