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1、Anne’s diary, first ________ in 1947, has become one of the world’s most widely read books and ________ into 67 languages.
A．publishing; is being translated
B．published; is being translated
C．publishing; has been translated
D．published; has been translated
2、 One of the most effective ways to reduce______ is to talk about feeling with someone you trust.
A. production B. stress
C. energy D. passive
3、When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at ______.
A．wrong
B．trouble
C．fault
D．difficulty
4、People have views on the policy published recently. Not everybody is in favor of it.
A. surprised B. excited C. frightened D. mixed
5、In the middle of the lake ________ which looks very beautiful.
A．stood a tall tower
B．does a tall tower stand
C．a tall tower stands
D．stands a tall tower
6、The next thing he saw was smoke ________ from behind the house.
A.rose B.rising
C.to rise D.risen
7、Mike gave me a lovely kitty and told me that it required __________ carefully.
A. being looked after B. looked after
C. to be looked after D. be looked after
8、______ in the training, Marbury couldn't play in the basketball season.
A. Injuring B. Injure
C. Injured D. To injure
9、The book caught the man's eyes because it________ him of his own dog.
A．rid
B．warned
C．reminded
D．robbed
10、We have greatly _____ in our knowledge of the world.
A. approached B. advanced C. expanded D. expressed
11、Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything, the teacher will ______ the main points at the end.
A.recover B.review C.require D.remember
12、_____their house in London, they also have a villa(别墅) in Spain.
A.Apart from B.Except for
C.Far from D.As for
13、His letter was especially welcome as I_____from him for long.
A．haven't heard
B．would not heard
C．hadn't heard
D．didn't heard
14、The fact has worried many scientists ______the Earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years.
A. what B. which
C. that D. though
15、—Tom, you’ve made rapid progress in English!
—_______.
A. I think so B. Not too bad
C. Thank you D. It’s all right
16、The result means we have the chance to obtain information about how the moon ________.
A．is constructed
B．constructs
C．is constructing
D．be constructed
17、 —— Can you shoot the bird at the top of the tree?
——No, it’s out of _________.
A. range B. reach C. control D. distance
18、On hearing the sad news, she ________ tears.
A．burst into
B．broke out
C．cried out
D．wept
19、If you want to get the job, you should make a good _______ on the interviewers.
A. decision B. situation
C. impression D. position
20、Nobody knows ________ how many people are still living in the camp.
A．sufficiently
B．precisely
C．immediately
D．exceptionally
21、Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education but had to live. He made millions of dollars by writing whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents.
After his father's death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot(领航员) and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments（投资）and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then three of their children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.(260 words)
【1】Mark Twain left school at 12 to ____________
A. write stories
C. make a living
B. join the army
D. work as a printer
【2】What’s the right order of the following events about Mark Twain’s life?
a. working as a printer
b. working as a river-boat pilot
c. working as a miner
d. joining the army
e. working as a full-time writer
A. a,b,c,d,e
B. a,b,d,c,e
C. a,c,b,d,e
D.c,a,b,d,e
【3】What brought Mark Twain fame and lots of money?
A. His works.
C. His investments.
B. His printing.
D. His family
【4】Which of the following would be the best title?
A. Mark Twain’s life
C. Mark Twain’s works
B. Mark Twain’s death
D. Mark Twain’s success
22、 Nowadays, we almost never write things by hand. However, multiple studies have shown that this act has many benefits. New brain research, led by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, confirms the same: choosing handwriting over using a keyboard results in better learning and memory. “When you write your shopping list or lecture notes by hand, you simply remember the content better afterwards,” said Audrey van der Meer, author of the study.
The study was conducted using equipment to track and record brain wave activity. The participants included 12 young adults and 12 children. This is the first time that children have participated in such a study. Each subject was asked to write by hand and type on a keyboard while wearing a hood with over 250 electrodes (电极). The sensors in the electrodes are very sensitive and pick up the electrical activity that takes place in the brain. Each examination took 45 minutes per person.
The results showed that the brain in both young adults and children is much more active when writing by hand than when typing on a keyboard. According to Van der Meer, plenty of senses are activated by pressing a pen on paper, seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while writing. These sense experiences build contact between different parts of the brain, opening the brain up for learning.
Van der Meer believes that the outcomes stress the importance of children being challenged to draw and write at an early age, especially at school. “Learning to write by hand is a bit slower process, but it’s important for children to go through the tiring phase of learning to write by hand,” she said.
The hand movements used to form the shapes of letters are beneficial in several ways. “If you use a keyboard, you use the same movement for each letter. Writing by hand requires control of your fine motor (精细动作) skills and senses. It’s important to put the brain in a learning state as often as possible,” Van der Meer added. For example, you might use a keyboard to write an essay, but you should take notes by hand during a lecture.
【1】What’s the main purpose of the text?
A.To encourage us to write essays by hand.
B.To advise children to start to write early.
C.To report on a new study on handwriting.
D.To explain how handwriting affects adults.
【2】What do we know about the study?
A.The study involved 12 participants altogether.
B.The participants were divided into two groups.
C.All the participants were gathered for examination.
D.The sensors were used to track brain wave activity.
【3】Why does the brain become more active when writing by hand than when typing on a keyboard according to Van der Meer?
A.More senses are made active.
B.Handwriting is easier on the brain.
C.Noise made by typing distracts the brain.
D.The brain is more used to the skills required.
【4】How does Van der Meer think handwriting benefits people?
A.It allows children to become more patient.
B.It increases people’s interest in learning.
C.It helps people develop fine motor skills.
D.It allows people to write better essays.
23、SpaceX, a private company, has put 60 Starlink communication satellites into orbit, bringing the total circling Earth to 180. They will bring internet access to underserved areas of the world. But it seems they also mess with telescopes.
When the satellites pass through a telescope’s field of view, they create bright streaks(条痕) that cut through images of the sky, hiding anything that might be behind them and pouring so much light into the telescope that it causes some observations unusable.
“What surprised everyone - the astronomy community and SpaceX - was how bright the satellites are”, said anxiously space experts. Actually SpaceX did talk about the issue elsewhere. The problem for astronomers doesn’t end with SpaceX. Blue Origin, One Web and Amazon plan to launch thousands of communications satellites in the coming years.
In an effort to ease astronomers’ fears, SpaceX is testing one satellite that is a bit different from the others. It was included in the most recent launch and is partially coated in a dark material to make it less shiny and so less visible in telescope images. We don’t have any data yet on whether the coating is working as intended.
Once the satellites are in space, there is no backtracking. While companies like SpaceX do need approval from regulatory bodies(监察机构) for each launch, there is no rule that prevents them from launching an unlimited number of satellites.
“We have to rely on firms such as SpaceX voluntarily cooperating with astronomers to attempt to keep the impacts of their satellite constellations (卫星星座) as low as possible.” said space experts.
With more than 1,500 Starlink satellites scheduled for launch in the near future, that cooperation will need to be speedy if it is going to make any difference.
【1】Why does SpaceX launch so many communication satellites?
A．To expand internet services worldwide.
B．To make users surf the Internet quickly.
C．To disturb the operation of telescopes.
D．To further present space research.
【2】What are space experts worried?
A．Satellites are too shiny to be seen.
B．Satellites occupy the area of telescopes.
C．Too many satellites move in outer space.
D．The normal use of the telescopes is affected.
【3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The number of satellite launches will decrease.
B．Coated satellites can effectively weaken brightness.
C．The regulations of satellite launching are not powerful.
D．SpaceX’s cooperation with astronomers remains to be seen.
【4】What is probably the best title for the passage?
A．Troubles Made by Satellites
B．Satellites Threatening Astronomers
C．SpaceX and Its Future Starlink Plan
D．Cooperation with Astronomy Community
24、 November isn’t the only time when people come together to raise money for good causes. Here are three other major charity events from around the world.
Race for Life, UK
What started off as a race of 680 women in a London park in 1994 to raise money for a cancer charity has now turned into a massive nationwide event, with thousands of women up and down the UK taking part every year.
Known for dressing head to toe in pink, participants raise money for breast cancer research by being sponsored to take part in marathons, which are organized all year round. Since it began, more than 8 million women have taken part, raising over ￡547 million for Cancer Research UK.
40-Hour Famine(饥饿)，Australia
Normally taking place in mid-August, this program encourages young Australians to give something up for 40 hours in order to raise awareness of less fortunate youths around the world.
Participants raise money which is donated to good causes worldwide, by giving something up for the weekend, including the use of technology(TVs, computers, smartphones and so on), or even food. Since it began in 1975, World Vision Australia, the event’s organizer, has raised over ＄200 million.
AIDS /Life Cycle, US
Each year, thousands of people ride the 545-mile route from San Francisco to Los Angeles in order to raise money and awareness for HIV (AIDS-related causes). Cyclists make the trip over seven days, stopping each night at designated camps to shower, eat and relax. The mainly male riders are known for their colorful riding sportswear, with some dressing as nuns(修女), cowboys or even in bikinis. The event has raised around ＄100 million since it began in 2001.
【1】Which activity aims to help less fortunate youths?
A.Race for Life, UK
B.AIDS /Life Cycle, US
C.40-Hour Famine, Australia
D.Worldwide Marathons
【2】What do the cyclists mainly do in the AIDS /Life Cycle trip?
A.Advertise for a brand sports suit.
B.Cycle in the daytime and rest at night.
C.Talk with local cowboys in camps.
D.Research into the causes of AIDS.
【3】What do the three events have in common?
A.All the participants give something away to the poor.
B.They have all drawn people’s attention to cancer and AIDS.
C.All the participants donate what they have to charity.
D.They are all held to raise money for people in need.
25、 It was 7 in the morning. I was on a train to another city when I started a（n）_________ with a young man sitting next to me. From what he said, I_________ that he came from a farming family and was now doing very well in the IT industry.
He was_________ enough to give me a window seat, help a co — passenger when he dropped his coffee, etc. These small _________ showed what a good person he was!
I was lost in reading a biography（自传）on Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold Schwarzenegger has played a huge role in my life _________ I haven't met him. Reading a _________about him is great fun.
Now my co — passenger _________ to see the book, so I handed it to him. Minutes passed into _________ . From the train window, I _________him reading the book carefully. Towards the end of the __________. I even saw him__________ everything about the book including the publishing house and code number. He turned to me and asked where he could buy this book.
"You can ________ it," I said. “This is the second time that I've read it anyway. "
I was __________ ! Actually, it was last weekend that I bought it. I loved it so much and how I __________to hold on to it myself! ____________when I thought of his kindness, I thought I should do something too.
"Wow;" the man said to me. "This is really__________. Thank you so much. "
No __________. Don't worry about it. "
I got off the train and walked into the new city with a sense of __________ I didn't __________ giving the book to him as I believed__________each other is really a good thing.
【1】A.quarrel B.discussion C.interview D.conversation
【2】A.wished B.knew C.remembered D.wondered
【3】A.proud B.clever C.kind D.brave
【4】A.acts B.words C.tricks D.gifts
【5】A.until B.because C.though D.if
【6】A.text B.book C.note D.magazine
【7】A.agreed B.continued C.stopped D.asked
【8】A.months B.days C.hours D.week
【9】A.saw B.felt C.guessed D.imagined
【10】A.flight B.voyage C.trip D.talk
【11】A.looking out B.picking up C.thinking about D.taking down
【12】A.read B.keep C.buy D.return
【13】A.promising B.dreaming C.explaining D.lying
【14】A.hoped B.decided C.refused D.managed
【15】A.Still B.Therefore C.However D.Finally
【16】A.unbelievable B.funny C.common D.possible
【17】A.problem B.surprise C.way D.change
【18】A.humor B.disappointment C.joy D.loss
【19】A.consider B.forget C.appreciate D.regret
【20】A.meeting B.helping C.admiring D.praising
26、阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Jenny was the only child in her home. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily. She couldn’t help crying when she thought of the scolding (责骂) from her mother. Having wandered (徘徊) in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat. She stood beside a shop for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy cooking noodles. However, she had no money.
The seller in the shop noticed the young girl and asked, “Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles?”
“Oh, yes...but I don’t have money on me,” she replied.
“That’s nothing. I’ll treat you today,” said the man.
“Come in.”
The seller brought her a bowl of noodles, whose smell was so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently.
“What is it?” asked the man kindly.
“Nothing, actually I was just touched by your kindness!” said Jenny.“Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother didn’t care for me. A stranger is much better than her!”
Hearing the words, the seller smiled, “Girl, do you really think so? I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby. Can you count the times she cooked for you? Have you ever said “Thanks” to her?”
Jenny sat there, speechless and numb with shock. she remembered her mother’s familiar face and weathered (沧桑的) hands.“Why did I not think of that? A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel thankful, but I have never thanked my mum for what she has done for me.”
On the way home, Jenny decided to say sorry to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
At the door, Jenny met her father, who just came back from work.
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Paragraph 2:
At last, her mother came back home.
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