微信扫一扫
随时随地学习
随时随地学习
1、We still haven’t got the sponsor________ the fact that we’ve written to dozens of companies.
A．regardless of
B．in view of
C．in spite of
D．on account of
2、I remember during the first several months after my grandmother’s passing away, my mother __________ stare our family photo for hours.
A. will B. could
C. would D. might
3、________ is a pity that you forget both her address and her telephone number.
A．That
B．This
C．It
D．There
4、The old woman has two sons, one ________ is a teacher.
A．of who
B．of whom
C．of which
D．of them
5、After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town ___ he grew up as a child.
A. which B. where
C. that D. when
6、If you want to be ______ success, please remember that failure is the mother of ______ success.
A．the; a B．/; a C．a; / D．the; the
7、It wasn’t until the twentieth century________ women’s umbrellas began to be made, in varieties of colors.
A．when
B．before
C．which
D．that
8、We will sit in the front of the hall ________we can hear the speaker clearly.
A．so as to
B．in order to
C．in order that
D．such that
9、________ we have not had to borrow any money.
A．By far
B．As for
C．So far
D．As to
10、 Don’t call me tomorrow evening, for I ____________to a lecture on how to keep a good state of mind when taking an exam.
A. will listen B. shall listen
C. will be listening D. should listen
11、In general, comments sections on the web tend to be ________ with insults and attacks, while adding little of substance to the debate.
A.leveled B.furnished C.blessed D.filled
12、With his arms ________, George stood there silently and listened to what the reporter ________.
A．folding; saying
B．folded; being said
C．folded; was saying
D．folding; was to say
13、The fast development of the Internet has_______many changes to our daily life.
A．brought up
B．took out
C．took in
D．brought forth
14、Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially ________ containing as many different cultures as the United States is a difficult thing.
A．which
B．what
C．where
D．one
15、When Miss Beria speaks in class, we have to keep quiet, ________?
A.do we? B.don’t we C.does she D.doesn’t she
16、—Why did Mr. Green take his 7th grade students to the river yesterday afternoon?
—________ the river.
A．Cleaned up B．Cleaning up
C．To clean up D．Clean up
17、The young man has ______ experience. He probably can’t do that job.
A. few B. little
C. some D. any
18、Completed in 1891, in ______ was known as the Gilded Age, the building is now owned by a famous writer.
A．which
B．what
C．as
D．who
19、Everyone faces challenges in life. It’s a matter of __________ you learn to overcome them and use them to your advantage.
A.that B.what C.which D.how
20、It's great fun to go hiking in the valley, but ________ we shouldn't turn a blind eye to the potential risks.
A. on the other hand
B. on the contrary
C. as a matter of fact
D. as a result
21、Laird Kay had been a designer of wine storerooms for 12 years. But he never forgot his first love, photography.
He started contributing as a photographer – mainly product shots. But as Kay took his photography further, he found himself hanging out at airports for the first time in his life, combining his photography skills with his other early love – airplanes. Asked to choose a symbol of beauty, most people might think of a work of art. He, however, would say an airplane.
He started doing more and more airplane photography. More airlines found him on social media and wanted to work with him. Laird Kay, who fell in love with planes as a child on vacation and who has always seen aircraft as objects of beauty, as well as of convenience, became an airplane photographer.
However much love you have for the industry, being an airplane photographer has its drawbacks.
Sometimes it rains when Kay has been flown in for a shoot – “you go with it,” he says. And for someone who isn’t great with heights, as he isn’t, it can be tricky. “I was raised 10 feet, looking down on an A380. It was terrifying, but once you were there, you were concentrating on getting the shots. But I’ve got sweaty hands just thinking about it.” he says.
Laird Kay is the living symbol of the term “getting there is half the fun”. Except in his case, it’s more like 99% of the fun! A look of absolute joy washes over him when he’s on a plane. His art is also influenced by his travels as a young boy to South Africa, his education as an urban planner and designer – and his extremely sensitive eye that doesn’t miss a single detail.
【1】What makes Kay love airplanes that much?
A．Their beauty in his eyes.
B．Their providing comfort.
C．His hanging out at airports.
D．His experience as a designer.
【2】How did Kay feel when photographing on an A380?
A．Fearful.
B．Thrilled.
C．Honored.
D．Regretful.
【3】What is the last paragraph about?
A．Kay’s attitude towards fun.
B．Kay’s great influence in art.
C．Contributors to Kay’s success.
D．Several ways of getting great joy.
【4】What does Kay’s story tell us?
A．Well begun is half done.
B．The person who is cornered will fight.
C．Where there is love, there is pleasing success.
D．Man learns little from success, but much from failure.
22、Australia’s koalas could be dying out within 30 years, unless urgent measures is taken to stop the losing in population, according to researchers. They say development, climate change and bushfires have all related to reduce the number of wild koalas sharply. The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey showed the population could have dropped by more than half in the past six years. Previous estimates put the number of koalas at more than 100,000, but the latest figures suggest there could now be as few as 43,000.
The foundation collected field data from 1,800 sites and 80,000 trees to calculate the numbers. In one area in northern Queensland estimated to have 20,000 koalas a decade ago, a team of eight people could not find a single animal in four days of searching.
The foundation said besides problems caused by cutting down forests, hotter and drier conditions because of global warming had reduced the nutritional(营养的)value of their staple food, eucalyptus leaves, leading to poor nutrition for them.
Koalas, which live in the forests in Australia’s east and south, are very particular about what types of the leaves they eat.
Foundation chief Deborah Tabart said: “The koalas are missing everywhere we look. It’s really no tree, no me. If you keep cutting down trees you don’t have any koalas.”She is hoping the new figures will persuade the government’s Threatened Species Steering Committee (TSSC) to list the koala as threatened. But committee chairman Bob Beeton said a decision was not likely recently and the koala’s status as one of the country’s favorite animals would not be a factor. “There’s a number of species which are attractive and people have special feelings towards them. We don’t consider that,” Mr. Beeton was reported as saying by the AFP agency.
【1】The writer gives the example of the area in northern Queensland in Paragraph 3 to show that _____.
A. the environment is being polluted seriously
B. the number of koalas is dropping quickly
C. the forests are being damaged heavily
D. koalas usually live in wild mountainous areas
【2】Global warming is an important cause of koalas’ reduction because _____.
A. the leaves koalas eat are losing nutritional value
B. koalas cannot get enough water to drink
C. koalas can hardly stand the hot weather
D. the leaves koalas eat cannot grow in hot weather
【3】According to Bob Beeton, _____.
A. they needn’t pay special attention to koalas
B. a decision will be made to protect koalas
C. koalas are his favorite animals
D. koalas needn’t be protected at all
23、阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。
As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.
One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm then,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.
Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”
【1】The passage tells us that ________.
A．people seldom work long hours to make money
B．people hardly buy more things than necessary
C．people are sure everything they own is in the right place
D．people realize there is more to life than just making money
【2】When Daniel was a reporter he ________.
A．lived in central London B．disliked his job
C．missed his children D．was well paid
【3】Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ________.
A．was easy to organize B．has improved family life
C．was extremely expensive D．has been a total success
【4】What does the author mean by saying “the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives” in the second paragraph?
A．People work long hours to earn their living.
B．To make more money through hard work is the aim of people’s life.
C．Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people’s life.
D．People spent too much time and money eating meals.
24、 Here’s our pick of the most beautiful European cities with hardly any tourists:
Orange, France
While Avignon draws in thousands of tourists thanks to its summer festival and amazing Popes’ Palace, nearby Orange is usually unnoticed. Easier to travel around, with far fewer visitors, the city’s key attraction is the Roman Theater, which was built in the first century AD.
Norwich, England
The saying goes that Norwich has a pub for every day of the year and a church for every Sunday. While that’s perhaps far from the truth, this most typical of English cities is certainly home to some of the most attractive medieval architecture in England.
Norwich Cathedral dates back to 1096 and the streets of Colegate and Elm Hill are home to picturesque, centuries-old homes.
Aarhus, Denmark
Denmark’s second largest city is considered to be less attractive than its capital Copenhagen. But Aarhus makes a perfect choice for a Danish long weekend thanks to its pretty beaches, towering Domkirke and the great ARoS Aarhus Art Museum.
ARoS’s Wine and Food Hall is one of the best places in the city to try delicious Nordic food.
Antwerp, Belgium
The UNESCO-protected Cathedral of Our Lady occupies the Antwerp skyline, but there’s so much more to this Belgian city than its most famous building.
There’s also the Red Star Line Museum, located on Antwerp’ old docks, which shows the city’s past as a center for migration (移民) to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
【1】What can you see in Orange, France?
A.Roman Theater. B.Wine and Food Hall.
C.Medieval architecture. D.Red Star Line Museum.
【2】Which city will you visit if you want to enjoy a delicious meal?
A.Orange, France. B.Norwich, England.
C.Aarhus, Denmark. D.Antwerp, Belgium.
【3】What do Norwich and Antwerp have in common?
A.Old pubs can be seen everywhere. B.People there go to church every Sunday.
C.They are famous for museums. D.They both have a cathedral.
25、As a librarian, Jennifer William’s mother used to read to her children every day. Therefore, it was her mother who got her ________ to books. “Not until we went to kindergarten,” Williams told vadogwood.com, a local news site. “Until we went to college.”
When Williams, now 54, became a school teacher in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with ________ just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had ________ access to books.
“It’s very ________ to teachers which kids are read to versus (相对于) kids who are not”, she said. “It’s obvious at the end of the first day of school.” To Williams, the solution was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of an event called Engage Danville, she ________ 900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be satisfied with that. Most.
“I was like, ‘________ could do that;’” she said. “I wanted to do something that’s going to ________ my faith, my dream, my everything.”So she set a new ________ for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an ________ number, but as Williams ________ on Facebook: “Don’t ________ in the bleachers (露天看台) if you aren’t willing to work hard out on the field!”
So she got to work, first by persuading (说服) friends to ________ books or money to buy books. Before long, as news of Williams’ project ________, strangers started leaving bundles of books on her front door.
In the four years she’s been doing all this, the Book Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has given away more than 78,000 books—only 922,000 more to reach her goal! And she’s not slowing down. It’s too important for kids with few ________.
“Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can feel ________ in time and space. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”
【1】
A．chained
B．used
C．devoted
D．attracted
【2】
A．reading
B．learning
C．teaching
D．playing
【3】
A．free
B．limited
C．much
D．easy
【4】
A．difficult
B．easy
C．obvious
D．simple
【5】
A．gave off
B．sent off
C．gave away
D．took away
【6】
A．Anybody
B．Everybody
C．Nobody
D．Somebody
【7】
A．change
B．keep
C．have
D．stretch
【8】
A．standard
B．rule
C．goal
D．record
【9】
A．unbearable
B．unreadable
C．untouchable
D．unreachable
【10】
A．sent
B．posted
C．learned
D．read
【11】
A．complain
B．clap
C．compete
D．chat
【12】
A．borrow
B．sell
C．donate
D．select
【13】
A．exploded
B．spread
C．started
D．proved
【14】
A．lessons
B．friends
C．gifts
D．choices
【15】
A．transported
B．trapped
C．treated
D．pressed
26、阅读下面材料，根据内容和所给段落开头句子续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
注意：续写词数应为80左右。
Mrs Peabody, the English teacher, gave the class a writing assignment. “Write something in some way related to summer vacation,” she said. “Be as creative as you can. But,” the teacher added, “make sure you use proper spelling and grammar.” That night Jim sat at his desk at home and stared at a blank sheet of paper. He didn’t want to write about the summer vacation as usual. What could he write about, except a dog, a water park, and two weeks of camp? Boring… He’d actually been happy to get back to school.
So he wrote what he wanted. Not an essay at all but a short story, science fiction. It was about a distant planet that didn’t have summer—it was spring all the time. And it didn’t have vacations either. The aliens on the planet worked 24 hours a day. They wished they had vacations.
The next morning he handed in the story, but later that night he lay awake until 3 a.m. , thinking, “Why did I do that? Will Mrs Peabody think I ignored the assignment?” English was his favorite class. Maybe he would beg Mrs Peabody for a chance to write another one.
Paragraph:
But when he got to class the following day, it turned out that Mrs Peabody had already read and graded the essays.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
邮箱： 