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1、As had been expected, Smith wasn’t appointed chairman of the committee, ______ not very popular with its members.
A. considered B. considering C. having considered D. to be considered
2、The situation in Ukraine is very .
A．emotive
B．witty
C．enthusiastic
D．complicated
3、________, I believe, and you can see he wasn’t lying.
A.Casting a glance at the boy B.One glance at the boy
C.Glance cast at the boy D.If you cast a glance at the boy
4、“________ survive the tiger attack.” the little boy thought to himself.
A．I am not possible to
B．It is likely that I will not
C．It is likely to not
D．I possibly don’t
5、Positive thinking puts power in our mind to act instead of staying stuck considering the circumstance or the mistake ______.
A. made B. to be made
C. having been made D. had made
6、 I know nothing about the young lady ________ she is from Beijing.
A. except that B. besides
C. except for D. except
7、I like magic and want to________ the secrets of it.
A．bring out
B．put up
C．bring up
D．keep out
8、You’ll pay_____ that remark!
A. off B. for
C. back D. out
9、— Why was Tom so happy yesterday?
— Lacking work experience ________ him his job, but luck smiled on him.
A. could have cost B. should have cost C. must have cost D. may have cost
10、No decision __about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.
A．will be made
B．is made
C．is being made
D．has been made
11、一Cathy can’t come for dinner．She’s leaving for London tonight．
一_______．I hope I can talk to her soon．
A．Never mind B．With pleasure
C．Yes，she should D．What a shame
12、She __________ Spanish when she was living in Mexico.
A.turned up B.showed up C.picked up D.came up
13、There is not much money left, but ________ we must manage to buy the new house.
A. somehow B. somewhat
C. however D. anyway
14、----How is your life in the countryside?
---It is but sometimes I feel a bit .
A．interesting;boring
B．interesting;bored
C．interested;bored
D．interested ;boring
15、Most of the parents think their approaches to raising children different from _____ of their parents.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. those
16、Nowadays, many college students______ their own business after ______ on their life journey.
A.set down; setting out B.set in; setting back
C.set aside; setting about D.set up; setting off
17、I have given up my flat in London because I am going to live ________ in Beijing for the rest of my life.
A．temporarily
B．gradually
C．permanently
D．frequently
18、--- I just can’t stop worrying about the result of my medical examination as I’ve been feeling out of shape for several months.
--- _____. There is nothing you can do now but wait.
A.Sit back and relax B.Watch out for it
C.Wait a moment D.Take your time
19、There are ten ______ men in wheelchairs listening to the stories.
A.disabled B.disability C.disable D.disabling
20、Look! They ______ a good time, ______ they?
A.have; do B.have; don’t
C.are having; are D.are having; aren’t
21、A clever technologist took steamboat inventions and turned them into the first commercial steamboat service.
Although Robert Fulton did not invent the steamboat, as is commonly believed, he played an important role in making steamboat travel a reality. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1765. As a young man, he set out to make his name as a portrait painter. His career took him to Europe and into the orbit of people with the power to support him politically and financially.
Fulton entered London society after he painted Benjamin Franklin’s portrait. While abroad, Fulton left the arts for a career in shipbuilding. He was interested in the recently-invented steam engine, and thought it could be used to power ships. Fulton’s vision was not original; many others had entered the field, and the unfortunate inventor John Fitch had built a working steamship already. But like Henry Ford, Fulton’s talent lay not in the invention but in the product’s application in the marketplace.
Fulton didn’t focus entirely on the steamboat. In 1804, he tested the first submarine successfully, which he had built for the British Royal Navy. His invention would make him a celebrity upon his return to the United States two years later. Fulton’s partner Robert Livingston obtained an exclusive license for steamboat services on New York’s Hudson River. It was time for Fulton to deliver.
To build an efficient, reliable steamboat, Fulton used a special English steam engine. The ship’s bottom was flat and its stern was square. The steamboat Clermont made its debut(首次亮相)on August 17, 1807, steaming up the river from New York to Albany, and it soon entered commercial services. The hilly terrain of New York made water transport faster than land transport, and Fulton’s boat—formerly known as the “North River Steamboat”—was a hit. Within five years, Fulton would be running services on six major rivers plus the Chesapeake Bay, and bring in great profits.
【1】What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A．Henry Ford was as unfortunate as John Fitch.
B．Henry Ford was talented in product application.
C．Fulton left the arts as he couldn’t support himself.
D．Fulton was the first to create a working steamship.
【2】When did Fulton become a celebrity in the United States?
A．In 1804.
B．In 1806.
C．In 1807.
D．In 1802.
【3】What is mentioned about Clermont?
A．It operated for five years.
B．It earned Fulton much money.
C．It had an American steam engine.
D．It was not accepted by people at first.
【4】What’s the best title of the text?
A．Robert Fulton and His Steamboat
B．Robert Fulton: A Great Inventor
C．Steamboats Changing Water Transport
D．The History of Commercial Steamboats
22、 Traditionally, robots have been hard, made of metal and other rigid materials. But a team of scientists at Harvard University in the US has managed to build an entirely soft robot — one that draws inspiration from an octopus (章鱼).
Described in science journal Nature, the "Oetobot" could pave the way for more effective autonomous robots that could be used in search, rescue and exploration."The Octobot is minimal system which may serve as a foundation for a new generation of completely soft, autonomous robots", the study's authors wrote.
Robots built for precise, repetitive movements in a controlled environment don't do so well on rough terrains (地形) or in unpredictable conditions. And they aren't especially safe around humans, because they're made out of hard and heavy parts that could be potentially dangerous to their users.
So researchers have been working on building soft robots for decades. They've taken inspiration from nature, looking to animals from jellyfish to cockroaches, which are often made up of more flexible matter.
But creating a completely soft robot remains a challenge. Even if engineers build a silicone (硅酮) body, it's still a grand challenge to construct flexible versions of essential parts, such as a source of power.
"Although soft robotics is still in its early stage, it holds great promise for several applications, such as search-rescue operations and exploration," Barbara Mazzolai and Virgilio Mattoli of the Italian Institute of Technology Center for Micro-BioRobotics, wrote in a comment. "Soft robots might also open up new approaches to improving wellness and quality of life."
【1】What's the special feature of "Octobot"?
A．It's very small.
B．It's made of metal.
C．It's soft.
D．It looks like an octopus.
【2】What's the shortcoming of traditional robots?
A．They're hard to control.
B．They can't behave well all the time.
C．They can't predict conditions.
D．They're too heavy to move.
【3】What is one of the biggest challenges?
A．To build Octobot's silicone body.
B．To build Octobot's complex structure.
C．To build Octobot's precise movements.
D．To build Octobot's flexible power source.
【4】What's the possible application of "Octobot"?
A．Medical research.
B．Life rescue.
C．Machine operation.
D．House cleaning.
23、Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel’s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged（蓬乱）. His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings（版画） by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen. In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape(风景) painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said,＂Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.＂While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.
【1】What is the text mainly about?
A．Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.
B．Williams’ influence on Benjamin.
C．The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.
D．The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.
【2】What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?
A．The cat would be closely watched.
B．The cat would get some medical care.
C．Benjamin would leave his home shortly.
D．Benjamin would have real brushes soon.
【3】What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?
A．He took him to see painting exhibitions.
B．He provided him with painting materials.
C．He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.
D．He taught him how to make engravings.
【4】Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to _____________.
A．master the use of paints
B．appreciate landscape paintings
C．get to know other painters
D．make up his mind to be a painter
24、Most respected scientists agree that we need to find another source of energy- and quickly. If we continue to burn oil and pump carbon into the atmosphere, then the effects on global climate will lead to global disasters even before the oil disappear.
The British government has set a target of a 20 percent reduction in carbon emission by 2010. Central to this policy is the search for alternative, renewable forms of energy production---and this is where the serious disagreement among scientists begins.
Here, two people active in the debate about wind farms give their points of view.
Simon Shearman
“First, a few facts about wind power. Wind is one of the cheapest of the new, renewable forms of energy. It is extremely safe---no member of the public has ever been injured at a wind farm. The shallow waters around Britain are the windiest in Europe---ideal locations for wind farms and, by 2010, up to ten percent of the electricity used in the UK could be produced by wind power. I find it annoying and frustrating that the biggest objection that opponents of wind farms can come up with is that the crisis of global warming is real and something must be done urgently.”
Alice Evans
“The simple, obvious fact is that wind turbines（涡轮机） cannot generate electricity if the wind is too light or too strong and it often is. Many scientists estimate that wind turbines generally produce only 30 percent of their capacity（容量）. This is not a reliable enough supply to enable us to close down conventional power stations. In fact, wind power can’t keep up with the growth of the demand for electricity, let alone replace other sources of power.”
It’s a topic that is causing heated debate around the country---but one we must address before it’s too late---before the oil runs out.
【1】Many scientists have different opinions on the search for a renewable energy because ______.
A. they think fossil fuels are everlasting.
B. British government’s target is not realistic.
C. they are not sure in finding the clean and renewable energy.
D. the technology is not advanced enough.
【2】We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. there won’t be a global disaster before the world runs out of oil.
B. the British government wants people to use 20 percent less oil by 2010.
C. Alice Evans supports the idea of wind power.
D. Simon Shearman thinks Britain a particularly suitable place for wind farms.
【3】If we generate electricity with wind turbines, _______.
A. a light wind will do.
B. we cannot make full use of the capacity.
C. a strong wind will do
D. we’ll have enough electricity.
【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Wind power is a good solution to energy crisis.
B. We’re experiencing the oil crisis now.
C. We should find alternative energy for oil as soon as possible.
D. There is no need for us to worry about energy problem.
25、I teach in a low-income, urban high school. After I began ________, I wanted to start a Culture Club at my school.
About eleven years ago, a reporter came to my school to ________ me. A few days after the resulting article ________ I got an email from a woman named Jeanne. She said she ________ the work I was doing at my school, and asked me if I ________ funding for an extracurricular (课外的) activity or club.
I had always seen the ________ of extracurricular activities, so I decided to give Jeanne a call. I told Jeanne about my ________ in Culture Club. It turned out Jeanne was ________.
Less than three days later, I received a check for $5,000 to start the ________. She later connected me with a grant (资助金) that has since. ________ the club for the past eleven years. To say I’m ________, particularly for the doors this has opened for my students, would be an understatement.
My Culture Club members have since ________ plays, ballets, dance performances and museums. They write essays that are ________ all over the US, and their art is featured in projects both local and national. We engage in community ________, taking part in local beautification projects and raising funds for great causes. All those extracurricular activities give students a chance to show their intelligence and students have ________ strong bonds with one another.
I have ________ first-hand the impact extracurricular activities have on students. ________ a Culture Club at your school is a great place to start. Even if you don’t ________ a benefactor (捐助者) like Jeanne the way I did, you can still find plenty of events and activities that are ________ or low-cost. It is definitely ________ it.
【1】
A．writing
B．teaching
C．traveling
D．learning
【2】
A．question
B．greet
C．interview
D．invite
【3】
A．came out
B．paid off
C．went on
D．started off
【4】
A．finished
B．promoted
C．described
D．liked
【5】
A．included
B．received
C．needed
D．offered
【6】
A．change
B．number
C．list
D．value
【7】
A．success
B．interest
C．progress
D．future
【8】
A．humorous
B．silent
C．serious
D．common
【9】
A．club
B．discussion
C．research
D．match
【10】
A．joined
B．funded
C．controlled
D．celebrated
【11】
A．grateful
B．suitable
C．responsible
D．desperate
【12】
A．reported
B．sponsored
C．reserved
D．attended
【13】
A．translated
B．published
C．contained
D．signed
【14】
A．services
B．exploration
C．safety
D．education
【15】
A．replaced
B．compared
C．formed
D．shared
【16】
A．predicted
B．reduced
C．explained
D．seen
【17】
A．Creating
B．Imagining
C．Choosing
D．Visiting
【18】
A．recognize
B．organize
C．reject
D．land
【19】
A．hard
B．free
C．complete
D．secret
【20】
A．besides
B．against
C．worth
D．behind
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In the first grade in senior high school, I was extremely shy, I had friends, but it just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone. I was afraid I would do or say something wrong, so usually I just smiled and listened to other people’s conversations.
I did well in school and I loved to write. However, I would escape into my writing, where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me. In my stories, I was never shy, I often imagined that I was the main character in the story. My teacher, Mrs. Sather, always encouraged me to write more and be myself. She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with great efforts. I thoughts he was one of the first people to see my inner strength.
One day, she showed us a play she had written and announccd that our class was going to perform it. “I’ll begin to choose all the performers tomorrow” she said, “I need someone who is not afraid to be onstage in front of a lot of people to play the lead part of Dorothy. Anybody wants to try?” A few excited hands shot up -mine, of course, was not one of them and Mrs. Sather smiled. “We’ll talk more about it later,” she said. Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom.
“I will never do that,” I thought. But after rereading the play, I was deeply attracted by the story and couldn’t help imagining myself to be the main character Dorothy. There seemed to be a new person inside me, a much more daring, outgoing person who had been hidden all along, just waiting for the opportunity to appear. However, I still felt shy and could never picture myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. Having struggled for a few minutes, I still did not know how to make the decision.
注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When I was packing my schoolbag, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her.
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One week later, it was time for me to perform on the stage.
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