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1、There is a lot of poisonous gases in the hall. If ____in, they can result in illness and even death.
A.breathed B.breathing C.to be breathed D.breathe
2、Soldiers who are fighting together often have a strong feeling of ________.
A．brotherhood
B．brother
C．brothers
D．brotherly
3、‘Three months!’ Dad ____________, as my mother thrust a cup of sweet tea into my hands. ‘Well, that’s big of him, given she’s worked like a ruddy Trojan in that place for the last six years.’
A.betrayed B.exploded
C.swallowed D.assessed
4、— Was it under the tree ________ you were away talking to him?
— Yes, but when I got back there, my bike was gone.
A．that
B．where
C．which
D．while
5、The thieves thought they the stolen goods cleverly, but the whole process of was recorded on CCTV camera.
A．had disposed; disposal
B．had disposed of; disposition
C．had disposed of; disposal
D．had disposed; disposition
6、---Mom，guess what?I’ve won the 1st prize!
---This _____ a celebration! Let’s go to prepare a party.
A. helps out B. works out
C. calls for D. pays off
7、I’m not sure a thank-you letter is really necessary. ________, I can’t be bothered to write one.
A．Anyway
B．However
C．Obviously
D．Besides
8、Cell phones are now widely used, _______possible for us to talk to anyone from almost anywhere.
A. make it B. to make it
C. making D. making it
9、The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog ____them
A. to follow B. following
C. followed D. being followed
10、How did you __________ new challenges, like starting a new school or even disappointments at times?
A．handle
B．unfold
C．impress
D．deliver
11、When people talk about the cities of the U.S., the first________comes into mind is New York.
A．one
B．that
C．which
D．of them
12、Jack spent so much time practising driving, but _____, he failed the driving test three times.
A.however B.somehow C.besides D.sometimes
13、________ down the radio—the baby’s asleep in the next room.
A.Turning B.To turn C.Turned D.Turn
14、My mother is always warning me when I go out, “Don’t get off the bus ________ it is stopping.”
A．until
B．while
C．before
D．after
15、The president________ the speech with the hope that all nations should work together for a shared future for human race.
A．showed up
B．turned up
C．went up
D．wound up
16、— I want to do business via online platforms like Alibaba.
— _____ it work out, I am sure, your products may go all over the world.
A.Could B.Shall C.Would D.Should
17、Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him go.
A.cautious B.grateful
C.tolerant D.wild
18、If you want to catch the first bus you’d better ________ for the bus station immediately.
A．set up
B．set free
C．set off
D．set down
19、________ the parents had read his letter ________ the true state of affairs.
A. It was until… that they understood
B. It was not until… they understood
C. Until… did not they understand
D. Not until… did they understand
20、Ann_________ to the company for the position of senior clerk and she is waiting anxiously for the result.
A. will apply B. will be applying
C. applied D. had applied
21、Some women with severe anorexia (厌食症) have returned to a healthy weight and feel less anxious after having electrical devices implanted into their brains, which is based on a small study. But more research is needed.
About one in five people with anorexia die of the illness and there is a lack of effective treatments. Imaging studies suggest that certain brain circuits (回路) may underlie the fear of gaining weight and compulsion (强迫) to self-starve.
Bomin Sun at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China and his colleagues wondered whether they could harm these circuits by electrically affecting a part of the brain known as the nucleus accumbens (伏隔核). This brain region helps us to learn from experience, but in people with anorexia it seems to form abnormal connections with other brain regions.
The team took in 28 women with at least a three-year history of anorexia who hadn’t improved following standard treatment. The women had an average body mass index (BMD) of 13; a BMI of less than 18.5 is considered underweight. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal. A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. The researchers surgically implanted electrodes (电极) into the nucleus accumbens on women’s brains. They connected the electrodes by wires to a battery, to continuously affect the nucleus accumbens.
Over the next two years, the average BMI of the participants increased to 18 and almost half regained a BMI of 18.5 or above. They also reported feeling less anxious.
“This is a very promising result,” says Philip Mosley, a research from Australia. But the study didn’t include a placebo (安慰剂) group for comparison, meaning it isn’t possible to rule out that the participants’ improvement was simply because they expected the treatment to work, says Mosley.
Mosley and his colleagues are about to start a trial of the same treatment in which they will control for the placebo effect. Brain surgery may seem like an extreme treatment, but for people with severe anorexia, it may be better than the alternative, which is often death, says Mosley.
【1】What’s the normal body mass index (BMI)?
A．13.
B．Less than 18.5.
C．Between 18.5 and 24.9.
D．Between 25 and 29.9.
【2】How did the researchers carry out the treatment?
A．By changing the brain circuits.
B．By reducing fear of gaining weight.
C．By putting electrodes into the brain.
D．By strengthening the nucleus accumbens.
【3】Why will Mosley decide to start a trial of the same treatment?
A．To apply for wider use.
B．To find better treatment.
C．To rule out the placebo effect.
D．To correct the first treatment.
【4】What can we infer about the treatment?
A．It is very successful and effective.
B．It will be applied to people with anorexia soon.
C．It is only adopted by people with severe anorexia.
D．It is an extreme treatment and needs improvement.
22、Literature is one of the fine arts, It refers to beautiful writing. When we speak of a piece of writing as literature, we are praising it.
Literature has two main divisions: fiction and non-fiction, Fiction is writing that an author creates from the imagination. It may include facts about real people or events, but authors combine these facts with imaginary situations. Most fiction is narrative (叙事的) writing, such as novels and short stories. 【1】The chief forms of non-fiction include essay, history, biography, autobiography and diary.
We all read for a variety of reasons. These reasons change with our age, our interests and the literature we read 【2】We read literature mostly because we enjoy it. Many people read to find out new information. We can work out possible solutions to our problems when we read about people in books whose problems are like our own. Through literature, we sometimes understand situations we cannot understand in real life.
【3】The greatest poem ever written is only a printed sheet of paper until a reader reacts to it. Writing, to become literature, requires a reader. The reader helps to create literature by responding to the writer's thoughts, feelings and beliefs.【4】
Every reader is a critic. Even when we say we have no opinion of a book, we are making a judgement.【5】Our ability to judge literature develops as our reading broadens (拓展) .
A．A creative reader considers both what the writer wants to say and how it is said.
B．Creative reading always leads to the deepest enjoyment of literature.
C．Literature in the broadest sense is everything that has been written.
D．But such a judgement is a poor one, based on little thought.
E．Non-fiction is factual about real-life situations.
F．Each work of literature has wisdom and beauty in itself.
G．Our basic reason for reading is probably pleasure.
23、We were 3, 000 miles away from home on a Volunteerism Road Trip. Our funds were running low, so we had two goals: to try out our new “Smile!” signs and see how much joy we could spread, and to raise $80, enough for gas to Portland.
I nervously raised our signs and shouted “Hi there!” to a young couple. They read my sign and broke into smiles. Before long, our signs were wildly popular. Strangers took photos with us and asked us about our signs. Some even asked if they could have a “Smile!” sign to carry around. We posed for pictures and sang with street performers. We got so wrapped up in our “Smile!” project that we forgot the other goal. Before we knew it, the sun was setting.
We sat down to think about how we’d raise the money we needed. A blind man had just finished playing the guitar. He was packing up when a passing crowd kicked over his coin jar. Coins scattered (四散) around and he felt his way to collect them. We rushed to help him, but before we could get there, another man “stole” our good deed.
Once the musician had his money returned, we went to meet the “thief”. “We just wanted to compliment you on your good deed,”I said.
He smiled and asked about our signs. After learning about our road trip, he said sincerely, “I’d like to contribute. It’ll make me feel like I’m part of this adventure.” Then this complete stranger opened his wallet and handed us four twenty-dollar bills, exactly what we had intended to raise that day.
Several years later, this man, whose name is Jared, went on his own road trip. He visited our city and volunteered with the non-profit organization we co-founded. So often we never get to see the ripple effect (连锁反应) of our kindness. But we are so glad he did.
【1】Why did the author fail to achieve the second goal in the beginning?
A．She didn’t know how to achieve it.
B．She thought it was not very important.
C．She was fully focused on the first goal.
D．She decided to use the time to help the blind man.
【2】Who helped the blind man collect the coins?
A．The author.
B．Another musician.
C．The passing crowd.
D．A man named Jared.
【3】How did Jared help the author?
A．By co-founding a non-profit organization.
B．By donating money for her trip.
C．By driving the author to Portland.
D．By joining her road trip to Portland.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．A Volunteerism Road Trip
B．My Adventure With Jared
C．Road Trip With Lasting Effects
D．The Second Goal to Be Achieved
24、Even though hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world, their migrations can span hundreds or thousands of miles. While there are more than 300 hummingbird species, only a handful of them regularly migrate. Most of the hummingbirds of North America do migrate seasonally between northern breeding grounds and southern wintering grounds. Unlike many birds, however, hummingbirds migrate individually. They migrate during the day, staying low in the air to watch closely for feeding opportunities, and rest at night.
Hummingbirds can be very predictable with their migration patterns. Individual birds often migrate at the same time each year, even arriving and leaving the same yards within just a day or two. But how do they know when it is time to migrate?
Several factors affect hummingbird migration and when exactly these small birds set forth on their long journeys. The most important factor that determines the timing of hummingbird migration is daylight: the amount of daylight and the angle (角度) of the sun relative to the bird’s location. As the light levels change seasonally, hummingbirds purposefully eat more, increasing their weight by 25 to 40 percent. That extra fat will be valuable energy for their long flight.
Other factors that influence when hummingbirds migrate include:
Natural food sources: Hummingbirds will move along their migration routes as food sources appear and disappear. The most important food source is nectar-producing flowers, but the availability of insects is also a factor that can influence when hummingbirds migrate and how fast they travel.
Weather patterns: Local storms and strong winds can delay the birds’ journeys by a day or two. During spring migration, hummingbirds may be caught in bird fallouts. During poor fall weather, migrating hummingbirds may hang out in safe locations for up to a week or two to wait for better traveling conditions.
Age: Mature birds often start their migration earlier than juvenile birds. Younger hummingbirds take longer to build up their new strength before setting forth on the long migration journey.
【1】What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A．Hummingbirds migrate in big groups.
B．Hummingbirds travel mainly at night.
C．A small number of hummingbird species migrate.
D．Hummingbirds fly high in the sky during their journey.
【2】How many factors affecting hummingbird migration are mentioned in the text?
A．Three.
B．Four.
C．Five.
D．Six.
【3】How do hummingbirds get enough energy to go through the journey?
A．By changing their location.
B．By measuring the angle of the sun.
C．By gaining weight on purpose.
D．By predicting the time of migration.
【4】Why does the availability of insects affect hummingbird migration?
A．Because insects feed on flowers.
B．Because insects can produce nectar.
C．Because insects fly faster than hummingbirds.
D．Because insects are good food for hummingbirds.
25、I got to know a homeless man, Leo. I ______ him two options that I could either give him a ______ and teach him how to write computer ______, or give him $100 in cash. He accepted my ______ offer, even though he didn’t know what coding was. I am a ______ believer in the power of ______. I was home-schooled by my mother, herself a software engineer. By the age of 12 I had ______ my own business designing websites and had earned $30,000. Writing code is a ______ and much rewarding skill, so I was sure that if Leo learned how to do it, and that could be a way for him to turn things ______.
I bought Leo a secondhand laptop and three books on Java, the programming language. Leo had used computers ______ at school but didn’t have an email address and didn’t know how to do very basic things such as copy and paste(粘贴) text. ______ he has an incredible memory and can ______ information almost word for word. Our goal is to ______ an app. Leo came up with the idea: a car-sharing app that ______ the amount of CO2 emissions(排放) you’ve avoided; he is concerned about the ______.
He is ______ dedicated(专注的) and works at it for three hours a day: no mean feat(成就), because the information is incredibly dense and it’s ______ to absorb a lot at one time.
I always thought homeless people were ______, but Leo is part of a very supportive community. When our project is over, I hope Leo will be offered a job ______. I don’t think that’s ______. As well as being brilliant at coding (he’ll have surpassed me in two years), I think he could make a great teacher.
【1】
A．returned
B．offered
C．celebrated
D．sent
【2】
A．textbook
B．calculator
C．teacher
D．laptop
【3】
A．usage
B．language
C．code
D．message
【4】
A．first
B．good
C．second
D．bad
【5】
A．sick
B．firm
C．poor
D．amused
【6】
A．experience
B．activity
C．education
D．recognition
【7】
A．set up
B．kept up
C．held up
D．made up
【8】
A．difficult
B．common
C．valuable
D．simple
【9】
A．down
B．off
C．away
D．around
【10】
A．at least
B．in return
C．a little
D．for sure
【11】
A．But
B．While
C．And
D．So
【12】
A．ignore
B．recall
C．explain
D．judge
【13】
A．spell
B．admit
C．discover
D．start
【14】
A．monitors
B．masters
C．contains
D．creates
【15】
A．cars
B．air
C．computer
D．environment
【16】
A．hopefully
B．sadly
C．truly
D．happily
【17】
A．hard
B．easy
C．necessary
D．possible
【18】
A．poor
B．separated
C．absent
D．pitiful
【19】
A．somehow
B．somewhere
C．someway
D．sometimes
【20】
A．unconcerned
B．powerful
C．proud
D．unrealistic
26、假设你是李华，你所在的学校与美国BASIS Tucson中学有一个交流项目（Exchange Program），此项目为部分同学提供在美国学习一年的机会。现在你有意要参加该项目，请根据以下内容要点，用英语向该校写一份申请。
1．渴望了解不同文化，乐于传播中国文化；
2．现正在寄宿学校（boarding school）上学，习惯离家生活；
3．新的经历对性格培养有益，是学习、锻炼的好机会。
注意：1．短文必须包括以上要点，可适当添加细节。
2．词数：100词左右。开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
How is everything with you?
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