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1、We must do whatever we can to ________ the river being polluted any more.
A．prevent
B．spy
C．hunt
D．stir
2、---I heard your husband had left for Vienna by air．Why didn’t you go there with him？
---I_________．But I________ a fashion design competition two days away．
A. was scheduled to；will have attended
B. had been scheduled to；will be attending
C. was scheduled to have；am attending
D. had scheduled to；am attending
3、I have been told to donate blood by the health expert __________ I need some in the medical treatment one day.
A. even though B. as if
C. in case D. now that
4、—Mom,I am going to spend my summer holiday in Australia,could you please___________my puppy,please?
—Sure,My pleasure.
A.look at B.look for C.look after D.look out
5、They decide to have another factory set up in this town.
A. paper-made B. making-paper
C. paper-making D. make-paper
6、_______ the rising costs of many products, fares in this city __________ unchanged.
A.Though; remained B.Despite; remained
C.Despite; was left D.Though; was remained
7、Looking you straight in the eye does not mean the person is telling the truth. Experienced liars often do this in a(n) ________ way，playing on people believing the myth.
A. automatic B. compulsory
C. sensitive D. deliberate
8、 I have got a few books on Chinese food. You can borrow if you like.
A. the one B. one C. it D. that
9、Now that you have practiced a lot, there be any difficulty in performing well.
A. mustn’t B. shan’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
10、If William had listened to what his teacher said in class, he how to solve the problem now.
A.has known B.would know C.would have known D.knows
11、The researchers are working on how such a cave in the mountains.
A. came out B. came into being
C. came true D. came along
12、Military spending is a huge ______ on the country’s resources.
A．dominance
B．drain
C．discipline
D．defence
13、We went through a period ________ communications were difficult in the rural areas.
A．which
B．whose
C．in which
D．with which
14、________ of them felt tired but quite happy after ________ sports meeting.
A．Everyone; a two days
B．no one; the two days
C．Every one; the two-day
D．None; a two-day
15、The investigation shows that too much love can make boys less independent, weaker and less able to ________ frustration.
A．switch on
B．cope with
C．take advantage of
D．develop an appetite for
16、—Who’s singing in the next room? Is it Lucy?
—It ______ be her. She has gone to New York.
A．needn’t
B．can’t
C．mustn’t
D．won’t
17、Don't go in right now because the house________.
A．has painted
B．is painted
C．is painting
D．is being painted
18、All Mrs Smith's efforts to tidy the room were _____ because her grandson soon made a mess of it again.
A. at all costs B. at random
C. in vain D. in return
19、－Have you ever heard that Marion Jones, an American famous athlete, took banned drugs in the 2000 Olympics?
－Yeah, I ___________ about it in the newspaper.
A. had read B. read
C. would read D. was reading
20、 It is required that the students _____ mobile phones in their school, so seldom _____ them using one.
A. should not use; you will see
B. mustn’t use; will you see
C. not use; you will see
D. not use; will you see
21、 A student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the nearby field.
The student turned to the teacher, saying: “we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do.”
“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent (弯腰) down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
He couldn’t control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. He said the help would save them from dying.
The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”
【1】When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to _____.
A.steal them B.find their owner
C.play a joke on the owner D.give the owner some money
【2】According to the passage, the teacher is _____.
A.quiet and honest B.kind and friendly
C.patient and clever D.strict and careful
【3】When the farmer saw the second coin, he _____.
A.was very excited and grateful
B.was worried and looked up at the sky
C.was surprised and decided to find the owner
D.spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help
22、Likely to suffer from loss of memory from time to time? Smart cameras can now remind you. Khai Truong at the University of Toronto in Canada and his colleagues have created a smartphone app that records interactions with household objects. The system involves a barcode-like markers that the user sticks to objects whose use they would like to track.
With the smartphone worn around your neck, the app automatically records a short video clip when a marked object comes into view. “The user is able to look through the application and see the last time they interacted with it. " says Truong. The app can help people track the state of objects — such as whether they locked a door or switched a light off—as well as routine actions. At present it successfully records about 75% of interactions, but only works for fixed objects.
A similar but separate system can solve the problem. E. Akin Sisbot and Jonathan Connell at IBM Research in New York have invented a ceiling-mounted(安装在天花板上的)camera that monitors objects and people. It continuously watches an area such as a tabletop in your home, tracking the placement of objects in relation to one another. It also remembers who first brought an object into the field of view as well as anyone moved it for afterwards. When asked, “Where is my wallet?” the system might respond, “It is next to the vase, under the magazines. ”
The camera could also be used in factories or operating theatres to track a vital tools, says Sisbot. For now, the camera uses a deep sensor to spot things. It is limited to detecting objects thicker than 3 centimeters, meaning that it has trouble with thin objects such as a closed laptop placed flat on a table.
The accuracy of such smart camera systems may need to improve before they are widely adopted, “You’ve got to trust the technology for it to be of any comfort or reassurance.” says Geoffrey Ward at the University of Essex in UK.
【1】How does the smartphone app mentioned in Paragraph 2 work?
A．By switching of electricity automatically.
B．By scanning barcodes of household objects.
C．By recording the movement of marked objects.
D．By informing owners of potential dangers.
【2】What is the limitation of the ceiling-mounted camera?
A．It is unlikely to make a sound.
B．It is unable to recognize movable objects.
C．It fails to find objects thinner than 3 centimeters.
D．It hardly senses objects without barcode-like markers.
【3】What is Geoffrey Ward’s attitude towards smart camera systems?
A．Neutral
B．Supportive
C．Skeptical
D．Opposed
23、Although there are plenty of flightless bird species on Earth, the parlor roller pigeon(鸽子) is believed to be the only one selectively bred(养殖) by humans until it lost its capacity to take to the skies and developed a completely new and strange means of getting around—backflips(后空翻).
Seeing a parlor roller pigeon roll on the ground, you would think it might go crazy, but in reality, the bird is rolling on the ground because it comes naturally to it. No one knows exactly how or when the breed was created, but experts and enthusiasts assume that its origin can be traced back to the mid-19th century when someone probably encountered a specimen with a slight tendency to roll on the ground and decided it was worth emphasizing via selective breeding. It is believed that over years of selective breeding, pigeons that rolled over long distances were obtained.
The parlor roller is a common-looking pigeon that weighs about between 200 and 280 grams and comes in a variety of colors. What sets it apart from any other pigeon breed is its inability to fly, and its tendency to continuously do backflips on the ground, especially when encouraged. Interestingly, parlor rollers are physically equipped to fly and are not heavier than other pigeon breeds. Some believe they have some shortcomings in the balance centers of the brain that cause them to roll on the ground instead of flying.
Doing backflips is what these pigeons are good at and what they are bred for. Fanciers will roll them on the ground like bowling balls, just to get them started. The birds will then continue to roll for up to a few hundred feet. The current record for the longest roll sits at 662 feet.
Although parlor roller pigeons are very popular among fanciers, animal lovers consider it cruel to strengthen what they consider a disability.
【1】What does the text say about the origin of the parlor roller pigeon?
A．It still remains unclear.
B．It is very misleading.
C．It has been proven scientifically.
D．It is of little significance.
【2】Why is the parlor roller pigeon different from the other pigeons?
A．It is especially good-looking.
B．It is physically equipped to fly.
C．It has a strong sense of balance.
D．It has the ability to do backflips.
【3】What is animal lovers’ attitude to fanciers’ strengthening the parlor roller pigeon’s tendency?
A．Disapproving.
B．Supportive.
C．Indifferent.
D．Ambiguous.
【4】In what section of a magazine may this text appear?
A．Travel.
B．Art.
C．Nature.
D．History.
24、Volunteer abroad with the UN
Are you ready to become an international UN Volunteer? You can contribute your time, skills and knowledge through volunteering with the UN. This is an opportunity to create a positive impact and be a significant force for achieving peace and development. Make a difference to the lives of many!
Why volunteer with the UN
•International UN Volunteers promote peace and development in communities around the globe, while upholding the ideals and ambitions of the United Nations.
•International UN Volunteers come from 160 countries, representing many cultures and backgrounds. They bring a wide variety of viewpoints and approaches.
•Your international UN Volunteer assignment will make a lasting impact. It can create a ripple effect that extends far beyond the immediate results of your efforts.
•As an international UN Volunteer, you will learn about different cultures, expand your networks, study foreign languages and gain matchless professional and life experiences.
Requirements
•The minimum requirements to serve as an international UN Volunteer are: 25 years old and older (no upper age limit); university degree or higher technical diploma;
•At least two years of relevant work experience in a professional background; good working knowledge of English, Spanish or French;
•Commitment to the values and principles of volunteerism; ability to work in a multicultural environment; willingness to work with people and local organizations;
•Ability to adjust in difficult living conditions and sometimes remote locations; strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Conditions of Service
•International UN Volunteer assignments generally run for six to 12 months, with the possibility of extending for one to two years.
•Short-term assignments are also requested by our partners from time to time. International UN Volunteers are entitled to certain allowances.
•Allowances are in no way to be understood as a compensation, reward or salary in exchange for the volunteer work.
•The purpose of allowances for volunteers is to enable them to sustain a secure standard of living in their duty stations.
【1】As an international UN Volunteer, you can ________.
A．promote peace and development of UN
B．affect UN immediately
C．obtain professional experiences
D．teach foreign languages
【2】According to the passage, applicants are required to ________.
A．be at most 25 years old
B．have international work experience
C．hold a university degree in technology
D．adapt to difficult living environment
【3】What can help volunteers to maintain a secure standard of living?
A．Assignments.
B．Allowances.
C．Commitment.
D．Knowledge.
25、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My grandma is good at gardening. She could make anything bloom(开花). __ __ me. In my eyes, she was inspiring and __ __. For most of her life, she lived on a farm, where she brought up four children, and buried my grandpa.
I visited her on weekends. After the gardening work, I was _ __ to climb the mountain, singing songs and gathering flowers. Sometimes the plants scratched me. She would say, "Beauty has a __ __. I hope it was worth it."
"Yes, ma' ma," I'd say. "__ _ was."
I loved gathering flowers on my own. But what I loved best was gathering them with her. Even then, as a child, I knew what I wanted most from my grandma was not her flowers, but her __ __. She's been gone for years, but sometimes, when I __ _down to pick a flower or pull a weed, I see her ___, not mine.
I thought I'd grow up to be a gardener too. I told myself, someday my children had children, I'd be a gardening grandma. Then the grandbabies started showing up, and I discovered 1'd much rather run after them __ __ go digging. Actually I'm no gardener. I'm a ____, not a planter. I differ from my grandma in lots of ways, but this: I will always carry ____ me a heart she made from her own.
I needn’t plant a garden. My children are my flowers. They delight and complete me with a beauty that is worth any price. All I need to do is ____ them with time, water them with love, and hope that someday, when they hold their first grandchild, they might see my hand.
【1】A. Not B. Even C. Only D. Often
【2】A. famous B. humorous C. caring D. amusing
【3】A. determined B. anxious C. curious D. free
【4】A. standard B. range C. price D. quality
【5】A. It B. I C. She D. That
【6】A. possession B. promise C. beauty D. time
【7】A. climb B. reach C. look D. sit
【8】A. smile B. spirit C. soul D. hand
【9】A. than B. until C. unless D. since
【10】A. worker B. teacher C. picker D. farmer
【11】A.to B. within C. beyond D. for
【12】A. attend B. miss C. promote D. influence
26、假定你是李华，是新华中学的学生。外籍教师Ms. Hall将到你班教课。请你代表班级给她写封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 简要陈述你们班英语学习方面的问题;
3. 对英语课堂的期望。
注意：1. 词数100左右
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Ms. Hall,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
邮箱： 