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1、-What do you think is the difference between ____ man and ____ woman?
-I don’t think there’s any difference.
A. the; the B. a; a C. 不填；不填 D. a; the/
2、Only a quarter of the students were ________ the plan while a half of them were against it.
A．in need of
B．in favour of
C．in terms of
D．in search of
3、The government is ________ support to people who have been affected by the earthquake.
A．extending
B．evaluating
C．behaving
D．approving
4、 ——Do you think we can get there on time?
——__________ the car doesn’t break down.
A. So long as B. Even though
C. As soon as D. As if
5、Only when people have enough to eat and plenty to wear ________ to talk about environmental protection.
A．it makes sense
B．does it make sense
C．that it makes sense
D．do they make sense
6、 Just as I got to the school gate, I realised I ______ my bank in the cafe.
A. have left B. had left
C. would leave D. was leaving
7、I know nothing about the young lady _______ she is from Beijing.
A.except B.that C.except that D.except for
8、The Australian boy has a good ________of Chinese and can communicate with others freely.
A. request B. command
C. demand D. usage
9、Would you please ___ the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?
A．look around
B．look into
C．look up
D．look through
10、1________ leave________ my telephone rang.
A．am about to;then
B．will;while
C．was about to:when
D．were to:then
11、I stopped the car ________ a short break as I was feeling tired.
A. take B. taking
C. to take D. taken
12、A lot of migratory birds fly to the south in winter to ________from cold weather.
A．stay away
B．keep away
C．get away
D．break away
13、The film brought the hours back to me _____ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.
A.when B.which C.that D.what
14、At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he the first black president of the United States of America.
A. was to become B. becomes
C. is to become D. became
15、In art criticism, you must assume the artist has a secret message _________ within the work.
A. to hide B. hidden
C. hiding D. being hidden
16、On the ocean floor________. However, to bring them to the surface requires expensive equipment and trained people.
A．do some sunken ship lie
B．some sunken ships do lie
C．lie some sunken ships
D．some sunken ships lie
17、________ the weather will not clear up until next week is bad news for us.
A．As
B．If
C．Whether
D．That
18、We were scared to death when the fire______. Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage.
A. broke out B. came out
C. gave out D. turned out
19、Jay is by nature cheerful and humorous,while his elder brother Jack,______,is always a wet blanket.
A.in addition B.in detail C.in return D.in contrast
20、I gathered all my courage to take a bite.
A．一起，咬一口
B．一起；闻
C．聚集；闻
D．聚集；咬一口
21、 Laughter is a kind of universal body language that’s shared by people of all nationalities, skin colors, cultures and traditions. But did you know that the ability to tell genuine laughter apart from fake laughter also transcends (超越) cultures?
Greg Bryant, a professor of communication at the University of California, Los Angeles, US, published a study in Psychological Science in late July in which be found that people are able to identify real laughter through slight variations in sound.
In the study, 884 people from 21 countries were asked to listen to random recordings of laughter. Some of the recordings were made up of spontaneous (自然的) laughs, while others were made by people who were asked to laugh on command.
The study showed that people around the world have the ability to pick out real laughter, although their abilities vary from country to country. Residents of the Samoan Islands, an island chain in the central South Pacific, were particularly good at it, correctly identifying real laughter 56 percent of the time. According to Bryant, people from smaller, less industrialized nations “are more accurate in identifying a natural smile” because they rely heavily on emotional engagement (联系) in order to predict others’ behavior and create stronger social relationships.
But how do people from different cultures detect natural laughter so easily? And what traits does real laughter have? As Professor Jessica Wolf of the University of California, Los Angeles, told the Association for Psychological Science, in real laughter, our vocal chords (声带) “produce qualities such as higher pitch (音调) and volume (音量), as well as faster bursts of non-articulate (不清晰的) sounds and more non-tonal (无语调的) noise”
By contrast, fake laughter will “sound like speech”. According to Science Daily, fake laughter is controlled by the same brain system that controls the lips and tongue.
Bryant further explained that this system has an imitative (模仿的) capacity (能力), saying “with this speech system, you can make a lot of different noises, including crying, laughter or a shriek (尖叫) of pain. That’s where fake laughter comes from.”
So that’s something to think about the next time one of your friends laughs at something you said. Will you be able to tell if it’s real or fake?
【1】What did Bryant discover about people’s ability to distinguish between real and fake laughter?
A．People from different backgrounds laugh in different ways.
B．It has greatly improved in recent years.
C．People can identify natural laughter by small differences in the voice.
D．Not all people are born with this ability.
【2】What can we conclude from the fourth and fifth paragraphs?
A．Samoans did best in picking out real laughter in the steady.
B．People from developing countries are usually not good at detecting natural laughter.
C．People across cultures have different abilities to identify real laughter.
D．The better one’s social relationships, the more accurate one can identify real laughter.
【3】Natural laughter is usually characterized by ________.
A．a lower pitch
B．a higher volume
C．clear, loud sounds
D．slow bursts of toneless noise
【4】What do we know about fake laughter?
A．It is difficult to imitate.
B．It sounds like high-pitched speech.
C．It is produced by a speech system in the brain.
D．It is often accompanied with different noises.
22、 The summer I turned 16, my father gave me his car --- a gift wasted on me at that age. The important thing was that Hannah and I could drive around.
Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much taller, almost five foot ten. " Hannah's a knockout, "my mother always said. And that summer she signed with a modeling agency. She was already doing runway work.
A month after my birthday, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we stopped at the McDonald’s drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to share. "Let’s ride around a while, "I said. It was a clear night, full moon slung(悬挂)low over the desert. Taking a turning too fast, I plowed (撞)through a neighbor’s wall and drove into a full-grown tree.
We were taken in separate ambulances.I’d cracked(使裂开)my cheek bone;Hannah’s forehead had split wide open. End of her modeling career.What would I say to her?
When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry. She sat beside me and took my hand.“I rear-ended(追尾) my best friend when I was your age, ”she said. “I totaled her car and mine.”
“I’m so sorry，” I said.
“ You’re both alive，” she said.“ The rest is window dressing. I forgive you. Hannah will too.”
Sharon’s forgiveness allowed Hannah and me to stay friends throughout high school and college, to be at each other’s weddings … The scars are so faded no one else would notice, but in the sunlight I can still see it just below her hairline --- for me, a mark of grace(优雅).
【1】Why did the author think her father’s present was a waste?
A. It wasn’t necessary for her. B. She had already owned a car.
C. Her family was very poor then. D. She didn’t have a driving license.
【2】What does the underlined word “knockout” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Honest person. B. Famous person
C. Friendly person. D. Attractive person
【3】What did the author and her friend do after leaving the movies?
A. They went for a drive. B. They enjoyed beautiful scenery.
C. They made a visit to a neighbor. D. They worked at the Mcdonald.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A. A valuable gift from my father. B. The meaning of friendship.
C. An unforgettable journey. D. The gift of forgiveness.
23、I was living a life in my screen and hardly noticed what was around me. So when my friends invited me to go camping for a long weekend without the cell service, I thought this was exactly what I needed. Here’s how keeping away from my phone for 48 hours changed me.
I realized my bedtime routine was usually centered on one thing: my phone. Right before I went to sleep, I browsed through news websites and checked my emails. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I did the same thing. The problem with this was I felt anxious every night. I felt free without my phone at that weekend camp. I felt asleep listening to the sound of crickets.
When I had my phone, I was always checking the time and thinking of future plans. My thought was: “Who’s going to text me now? What will I do next?” Without my phone, I truly savored what I was doing in the moment, sitting by the river, riding a bike, or singing the old songs. There was no need to rush through any of it. I listened to what my body wanted instead of what my phone was telling me to do.
You know that moment when you’re hanging out with a group of people and no one has anything to say? The typical response: Everyone immediately pulls out their phones. So what did we do without a phone to avoid embarrassing silences? We actually talked to each other. Instead of burying our faces in our screens, we looked one another in the eye, had a moment of pure human connection and then continued talking. And you know what? People actually listened.
So, now what? Now I’m back to the real world.
【1】When the author’s friends invited him to go camping, he .
A. didn’t really want to go
B. wanted to take his cellphone
C. didn’t think life would be any different
D. considered it a good chance to escape cellphone
【2】What change did the author experience according to Paragraph 2?
A. He broke his bedtime routine.
B. He no longer cared about news.
C. He fell in love with sounds of nature.
D. He began to pay attention to his future plans.
【3】The underlined word “savored” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “ ”.
A. ignored B. recorded C. enjoyed D. remembered
【4】At that weekend camp, the campers .
A. often felt very lonely
B. found some other fun activities
C. got into good conversation with each other
D. often needed to deal with embarrassing silences
24、Since their beautiful baby daughter Ella came into their lives, James and Ola Jordan's home has undergone a transformation in the past nine months. The designer marble coffee table has lost pride of place to a playpen. "Everything is about Ella, and that is how we always wanted it to be," says adoring mum Ola. "Our home was quite stylish before she came along; now there are toys everywhere. I can't remember the life we had without her. Ella has taken over our home —and our hearts."
The former Strictly Come Dancing professionals, who married in 2002, had longed to be parents and considered themselves blessed when Ella was born during the outbreak of coronavirus after their years of medical treatment and attempts. James tells us: "People say how this time of year becomes special again when you see it through the eyes of a child. I get that. Already she loves the Christmas lights and the tree, although she isn't going to understand what it's all about.”
There is no doubt that Ella is the couple's most precious gift ---and the icing on Christmas cake for James will be the moment she says "Dada". "We all keep saying it to her, she is not having any of it," laughs 43-year-old James. "It's just 'Mama, Mama... '"says Jam: “Ola knew that I would always be a big part of bringing up our little girl. And likewise, I always knew Ola was going to be a great mum, and very hands on."
Having James around so much has been a bonus for Ola, four years younger than James. "It has just been us and our baby so I feel lucky that James has been here. But I have missed not being able to meet up with other new mums and swap advice." "Ella is yet to meet another baby, and we will arrange another room for the new family member," says James. “but at least she is lucky that she has a really funny dad. She is always laughing and is such a happy little girl."
【1】Their home was _______before they were blessed with Ella.
A．conservative
B．fashionable
C．messy
D．comfortable
【2】If you describe something as "the icing on the cake", you mean that it makes something ______.
A．even colder
B．even better
C．more surprising
D．more believable
【3】What does James mean when he says “Ella is yet to meet another baby"?
A．They are expecting a new baby.
B．Ella doesn't want any playmate.
C．James doesn't like Ella now.
D．He is simply making a joke.
【4】The story mainly tells us that______.
A．spare the rod and spoil the child
B．a wife 's health is a man's wealth
C．parents are over the moon about a baby
D．all the glory comes from mothers
25、When struggling to reach a goal, don’t let limitations define you. Use them as _________ to push beyond your comfort zone. That way you’ll find creative _________ and better understand your inner strengths. And it’s inner strengths that define how you’ll deal with _________ in life.
At the age of 20, Bryan joined the army. One day, he was behind the wheel when a roadside bomb _________. As result, Bryan lost his left hand and both legs. Several days later, Bryan _________ up at a medical center with his mother by his side. It was in that _________ that his mother said the words that defined the _________ for the rest of his life. She said, “You know you have _________ two choices here, right?” He _________, “Move on, or roll over and die.” She said, “And you’re going to...” To which he replied, “Move on.”
Bryan noticed that the patients who were making __________ were the ones who accepted their __________ and worked hard to move forward. From the start, Bryan __________ himself. He refused to let his injury __________ him from living his life. The process of learning to use his prostheses (假肢) was a __________ and difficult journey, but his mother and friends were there to __________ him.
Today, Bryan lives a __________ life and is a motivational speaker. In his free time, he loves to snowboard, skateboard and enjoy time on his motorcycle. Bryan’s story is powerful __________ that we too can overcome our limitations. We mustn’t let them stop us from moving forward but push ourselves to rise above and __________ varieties of possibilities. We all have our __________, but if you believe you can __________ them, you will.
【1】
A．behaviors
B．occasions
C．risks
D．opportunities
【2】
A．explanation
B．solutions
C．movements
D．budget
【3】
A．differences
B．resources
C．difficulties
D．dreams
【4】
A．flew away
B．jumped out
C．turned over
D．went off
【5】
A．grew
B．woke
C．got
D．stayed
【6】
A．hospital
B．army
C．battlefield
D．playground
【7】
A．origin
B．source
C．way
D．spot
【8】
A．basically
B．slightly
C．briefly
D．gradually
【9】
A．repeated
B．chattered
C．responded
D．reflected
【10】
A．progress
B．sense
C．decisions
D．discoveries
【11】
A．donations
B．injuries
C．stresses
D．worries
【12】
A．dragged
B．cheated
C．enjoyed
D．pushed
【13】
A．prevent
B．save
C．excuse
D．separate
【14】
A．outward
B．long
C．dangerous
D．direct
【15】
A．spoil
B．persuade
C．force
D．encourage
【16】
A．responsible
B．reasonable
C．rewarding
D．demanding
【17】
A．comfort
B．memory
C．reminder
D．warning
【18】
A．experience
B．absorb
C．doubt
D．expect
【19】
A．directions
B．limitations
C．examples
D．goals
【20】
A．understand
B．replace
C．realize
D．overcome
26、假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部现面向高二学生招收新成员，你打算参加，请你向该俱乐部提交书面申请。要点如下：
1. 个人优势介绍（如性格、特长等）;
2. 参选后的活动设想（规划，组织英语讲座，演讲比赛等）;
3. 表达当选的愿望。
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