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1、Our math teacher is strict with us and he is very ________ about the details in our homework.
A．curious
B．special
C．particular
D．crazy
2、As we know ，moon cakes __________ a symbol of the Mid-Autumn festival, and they____ as gifts rather than a kind of food.
A. are becoming ... use B. have become ... are used
C. will become ... used to be D. became ... used as
3、By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of ________you once thought impossible to understand.
A. that B. what
C. which D. whether
4、—You look so happy!
—Jack says I am pretty. has ever told me that before.
A．Somebody
B．Anybody
C．Everybody
D．Nobody
5、 ---Have you got any job offers?
---No. I _____.
A. waited B. had been waiting
C. have waited D. am waiting
6、I did enjoy the training on a very small island, for it ________ me plenty of time for reflection.
A．accelerated
B．afforded
C．affected
D．allocated
7、______ with motor neuron disease in 1963 at the age of 21, Hawking was expected ______ for only two more years.
A．Having diagnosed … to have lived
B．Having diagnosed … to live
C．Diagnosed … to have lived
D．Diagnosed … to live
8、Luckily, Tom and Mary had a narrow _______ when their car crashed on the highway yesterday.
A. absence B. attendance C. appearance D. escape
9、We____________in the neighborhood.
A．happened to be
B．happened being
C．happened be
D．are happened to be
10、She said she was in great need of such a table and asked me how much ________ table would cost.
A．one such beautiful round wooden
B．such a beautiful wooden round
C．one such round beautiful wooden
D．such a round beautiful wooden
11、Is this the hospital you visited yesterday?
A. who B. that
C. where D. the one
12、_____ that no effort can be spared to deal with it, or it will be too late.
A. Such gravity is the problem
B. Such grave problem is it
C. So grave a problem it is
D. Such is the gravity of the problem
13、This ___________an improvement, but “breakthrough” was an overstatement.
A．can have been
B．should have been
C．may have been
D．need have been
14、—Hi, Torry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?
—Sorry. ______.
A．It is repaired
B．It is being repaired
C．It has been repaired
D．It had been repaired
15、---Excuse me, is this the right way to the bank?
--- It __________be but I’m not sure.
A. will
B. must
C. might
D. shall
16、— Are you sure you can pass the coming exam?
— Yes, ________.
A．I think so
B．I’m not sure
C．I’m afraid I will be likely not to pass it
D．I hope not
17、He shouts when he gets angry, _________ is often the case.
A.which B.that C.when D.as
18、Students are always fond of an educational atmosphere___________their choices of subjects are mainly based on their interest.
A．that
B．which
C．where
D．when
19、When I arrived, Maria ________, so we only had time for a few words.
A．had just left
B．has just left
C．just left
D．was just leaving
20、 boy with glasses has bad cold today.
A．The; / B．The; a C．A; the
21、Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? You can find the NaNoWriMo Young Writer’s program at ywp.nanowrima.org. It is a challenge（挑战）to write a 50,000-word novel in one month.
The program began in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members. Later year, more than 400,000 took up the challenge. The writers can choose what they want to write about. On November 1st, writers visit the website and start to update（更新）their word count. They can communicate with other writers there as well. All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th.
It is okay if you have never written a book before. The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners. You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel. Then you can start planning what your novel will be about.
Are there any books published（出版）from the NaNoWriMo program? Here are a few:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Water for Elephants by SaraGruen
Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne
Are there any young readers who want to join in this program? If you want, we hope you can write the best novel. If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo, but you have a good story in mind, join us!
【1】What can you do in the writing month if you join in the program?
① Visit ywp.nanowrima.org
② Update the word count.
③ Publish the new novel
④ Choose what to write about.
A. ①②④ B. ①②③
C. ①③④ D. ②③④
【2】According to the text, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ______.
A. will be published B. has already been published
C. is the most attractive D. gets the least attention
【3】This text is most probably written to ______.
A. encourage more young people to join in the program.
B. invite more famous writers to visit ywp.nanowrima.org.
C. show more wonderful books written by young writers
D. advise more people to communicate with other writers
22、I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签)everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it.
From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬)under her covers, sobbing.
Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't noticed Kate had sat up.
She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together, giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
【1】How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A．By analyzing causes.
B．By showing differences.
C．By describing a process.
D．By following time order.
【2】Why did I got tired of my roommate Kate?
A．Kate always hid my belongings.
B．Kate often wore my clothes.
C．Kate wouldn’t share her books with me.
D．Kate didn't agree with my way of doing thing.
【3】What made Kate so angry one evening?
A．The author's shoes were dirty.
B．She heard the author shouting loud.
C．The author's shoes were in Kate's place.
D．She got the bad news from her grandma.
【4】The author tidied up the room most probably because_________.
A．she wanted to show her care
B．she was asked by Kate to do so
C．she was scared by Kate’s anger
D．she had planned to do so
【5】What might be the best title for the story?
A．My Friend Kate
B．Hard Work Pays Off
C．How to Be Organized
D．Learning to Be Roommates
23、Rainy days don't have to get you down, a happiness expert has claimed.
Paul Dolan, Professor of Behavioral Science at London School of Economics, said that people only feel miserable in bad weather because they think about it too much. Studies have shown that people who live in warm, sunny climates are no happ-ier than those in chilly, wet climates, he said.
So the British talking about the weather may be making us gloomier(沮丧的) than the weather itself.
He said：“A study was done that measured the happiness levels of people in California compared to the North West.”
“They expected that people in California would be happier because it is sunnier, but they found that levels of happiness were exactly the same.
“If it is sunny every day you get used to it and the sunshine doesn't make you any happier.
“Most of the time the weather doesn’t affect our well-being at all. But when we think about it and think that it does, that's when we get miserable.”
In his new book, Happiness By Design. Dolan argues that we can think ourselves happy by taking our attention away from what makes us sad.
“Most of our anxieties come from what might be,” he argues. "If you want to be happier, pay attention to the things that make you feel good.”
He also claimed that a problem shared was not always a problem halved (减半). He claimed that humans are actually very good at being able to get over tragedy and loss.
Professor Dolan also admitted for the first time that he had a stammer (口吃), which had made his early life miserable. He claimed it only got better when he learned not to pay attention to his speech problem.
"Things are never as bad as you imagine them being” he said
【1】What has the research found?
A. British people don't like to chat about the weather.
B. Rainy days have no effect on people's mood
C. People tend to be happy when the sun is shining
D. Cold days make people feel less happy
【2】What does the underlined word "miserable" in the second paragraph mean?
A. Good B. Unhappy
C. Cheerful D. Confident
【3】What is Dolan's suggestion for being happy?
A. Don't think too much about yourself.
B. Don't focus on what makes you sad
C. Avoid comparing yourself with others
D. Avoid doing many miserable things
【4】What do we know about professor Dolan?
A. Once, he couldn't speak fluently
B. Once he didn't want to share his problems with others
C. He has a great ability to get over bad things.
D. He has written many books about happiness.
24、The Mandarin（普通话）-speaking figure spins around a 360-degree restaurant scene in an artificial intelligence-driven instruction program that looks like a giant video game. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students testing the technology move inside the 12-foot-high projection（投影）to order virtual bean curd from the panda waiter, chat with Beijing market sellers and practice Tai chi by mirroring moves of a watchful teacher.
“Definitely less anxiety than messing it up with a real human being,” says Rahul Divekar, a computer science graduate student. “So compared to that anxiety, this is a lot more easy.”
The Mandarin Project is a joint enterprise of RPI and IBM. Cognitive and Immersive Systems Laboratory researchers are developing a sort of smart room that can understand students’ words, answer their questions and observe their gestures. Lessons are presented as games or tasks, like ordering a meal.
Divekar orders Peking duck-“Beijing kaoya”-and the panda fetches the virtual dish. Divekar says the food is good-“Cai hen hao chi”--but he can’t pay the bill. No problem, the panda replies-“Ni keyi xi pan zi”-you can wash the dishes.
Other scenes include an outdoor market and a garden, each a high-tech twist on cultural immersion.
“Our plan is to complete several scenes of real life in China, to let the student be able to have a virtual trip over there,” says Hui Su, director of the lab at RPI.
Tests on the room with students studying Mandarin will continue this school year as they work on additional scenes, including an airport. A six-week course is being readied for the summer.
The Mandarin Project is notable for its scale and complexity. Computers interpret speech and gesture to keep a dialogue going. When a student points to a picture and asks “What’s that?” computers can come up with an answer. Still, language teachers need not fear for their jobs just yet. Developers of the Mandarin Project say it isn’t advanced enough right now to completely replace classroom instruction.
RPI president Shirley Ann Jackson foresees the same type of technology being applied to other spaces, such as corporate boardrooms. “We’re not at the end of the line,” Jackson says, “but closer to the beginning.”
【1】What is the advantage of learning via the Mandarin Project?
A．It is thrilling.
B．It is relaxing.
C．It is effective.
D．It is demanding.
【2】How do students learn Chinese in the Mandarin Project?
A．By doing tests in the smart rooms.
B．By learning from language teachers.
C．By playing video games with Chinese.
D．By conducting tasks in designed situations.
【3】Which of the following scenes is to be developed?
A．Ordering food.
B．Practicing tai chi.
C．Waiting at the airport.
D．Buying things in a market.
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Language teachers will be jobless soon.
B．The technology has a promising future.
C．The technology has come to an end.
D．More foreigners will learn Chinese.
25、People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __________ 300 years, there were so many __________ in both places that now people can easily __________ an English person from an American in the __________ he or she talks.
Many old words __________ in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they __________ either a “faucet”, “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are __________ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still __________ in England. Americans often make __________ new words or change old ones. “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and __________ in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has __________ thousands of new words for things that weren't __________ before. And often, American and English people used two __________ names for them. A tin can is called “tin” for short in English, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is __________ all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything __________ something to do with cars, railroads, has different __________ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be __________ closer together. One thing is that __________ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in __________, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans __________ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
【1】
A．past
B．recent
C．oldest
D．latest
【2】
A．citizens
B．inventions
C．changes
D．advances
【3】
A．pick
B．tell
C．take
D．judge
【4】
A．voice
B．place
C．language
D．way
【5】
A．disappeared
B．stayed
C．returned
D．formed
【6】
A．said
B．talked
C．spoke
D．called
【7】
A．then
B．hardly
C．clearly
D．still
【8】
A．necessary
B．native
C．common
D．lively
【9】
A．of
B．into
C．up
D．out
【10】
A．another
B．the other
C．none
D．something
【11】
A．discovered
B．added
C．improved
D．learned
【12】
A．accepted
B．known
C．introduced
D．understood
【13】
A．new
B．short
C．different
D．surprising
【14】
A．produced
B．made
C．developed
D．used
【15】
A．having
B．bringing
C．getting
D．making
【16】
A．types
B．names
C．degrees
D．parts
【17】
A．putting
B．staying
C．living
D．growing
【18】
A．British
B．American
C．educated
D．ordinary
【19】
A．families
B．buses
C．movies
D．newspapers
【20】
A．need
B．expect
C．seem
D．happen
26、假定你叫李华，你校外教George很想学习中国太极(Taichi), 想找一位中国教练。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 已为他找了一名教练王先生；
2. 简单介绍王先生；
3. 询问什么时候开始学习。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear George,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
邮箱： 