1、From his ________ look, we could see that the professor hadn’t expected that we could raise such ________ questions to him.
A. confusing; confusing
B. confused; confused
C. confusing; confused
D. confused; confusing
2、There are two small rooms in the beach house, ________ served as a spare kitchen.
A.the smaller of which
B.the smaller of that
C.the smaller of whose
D.the smaller of them
3、When the boss came in, the workers pretended ______ hard on their machines.
A. to work B. to be working
C. to have worked D. working
4、At no time ________ in the exam. It was unfair to punish them.
A. they actually cheated B. do they actually cheat
C. did they actually cheat D. they had actually cheated
5、High education makes a ________ to you, as it can give you a flying start in life.
A. choice B. decision
C. promise D. difference
6、— I heard that you made a bicycle travel to Beijing alone.
— No. Actually, my friend Bob me.
A. accompanied B. conducted
C. instructed D. received
7、______ to change his plans, Mark Twain worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat, ______ passengers up and down the Mississippi.
A.Forced; taking B.To force; took C.Forced; taken D.Forcing; taking
8、After a few days together, they got to the point _______ they could read each other’s thought.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
9、—Thank you for your dictionary. I’ll return it as soon as I can.
— . I’ve got another one to spare.
A.No problem
B.No hurry
C.With pleasure
D.Nothing much
10、I gathered all my courage to take a bite.
A.一起,咬一口
B.一起;闻
C.聚集;闻
D.聚集;咬一口
11、The plan has to be ______ to meet the real situation.
A. adjusted B. adapted C. produced D. refunded
12、Peter had ________ a promising career in law to become a teacher.
A.given in
B.given away
C.given off
D.given up
13、He has a talent ______ acting. No one can _______him as an actor.
A.for; win B.in; win C.in; beat D.for; beat
14、The number of tourists to the resort ________ by 5% last year.
A.has declined
B.have declined
C.declined
D.having declined
15、Some people blame the smart phone ______ the tragedy, yet in fact, people’s weakening self-control ______.
A.for, should blame
B.for, is to blame
C.on, should be blamed
D.on, is to blamed
16、In case you feel nervous during the interview, you can make full preparations .
A. in return B. in time
C. in common D. in advance
17、With the rapid growth of tourist industry in Asia, especially China, more countries will come up with easier visa policies, including e-visas interviews, to make travel easier.
A. instead of B. because of
C. in case of D. in need of
18、As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _________ the problem.
A. handle B. raise
C. face D. present
19、The teacher as well as the students in our senior high school ________ friendly to me in the past three months.
A.has been
B.have been
C.was
D.were
20、Tom was sorry to learn that his grandfather _____ for half an hour when he got to the hospital.
A. had died B. had been dead
C. Died D. has been dead
21、In a Station of the Metro
The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.
This is the only Ezra Pound poem that many people will read in their lives. Why? One obvious reason is that it’s just two lines long. The poem, which can be understood as “A man sees a bunch of faces in the subway and thinks they look like flowers on a tree branch,” is an exercise in shortness. Pound wrote it after having a spiritual experience in a Paris metro (subway) station.
In 1916, the US poet originally thought he could best describe his vision in a painting. Unfortunately, he wasn’t a painter. So he wrote a thirty-line poem, which he didn’t like. He dropped the long version in the waste bin. Six months later, he wrote a shorter poem, but didn’t like that one either. Finally, a full year after the experience, he had been reading short Japanese poems called haikus, and he figured he would try this style. The result, which was published in 1913, is one of the most famous and influential works in modern poetry.
This poem is one of the monuments (纪念物) of the 20th-century artistic movement known as “Imagism”. Basically, Pound and his friends thought that images (意象) weren’t just decoration: they were the highest form of speech. By finding the right image, the poet can express the true, spiritual reality of a thing, which is more important than using a bunch of adjectives to describe its physical appearance. Thus, “In a Station of the Metro” is a poem that consists of one image expressed with absolute (绝对的) exactness and nothing else.
To the imagists, the best way to describe an experience is not to use more and more words; the best way is to find exactly the right words. Have you ever told a beloved one that “words can’t express” how much you love them? Well, Pound would say that you’re just being lazy. In his view, words can express anything, even if it takes an entire year to find the right ones.
【1】In the short poem, Ezra Pound .
A. tells us one of his painful experiences
B. compares the passengers’ faces to flowers
C. describes a man walking among the crowd
D. shows a wet, black tree branch in a metro station
【2】According to the text, “In a Station of the Metro” was .
A. based on one of Pound’s paintings
B. first discovered in a waste bin
C. influenced by haikus
D. completed in 1916
【3】Pound and his friends .
A. stressed the importance of using adjectives
B. were good at describing abstract images
C. decorated their poems with pictures
D. used images to express their ideas
22、This fall, Chinese students under compulsory education (义务教育) have welcomed the double reduction policy, which helps to reduce homework and out-school training. But how do students like to spend their time after school? Let’s look at homework around the world.
New Zealand
Before high school, teachers in New Zealand test their students to learn their level and arrange different teaching tasks. The school will give out a report on each student’s reading, writing, mathematics, science, art and sports at mid-year and end-of-year.
In senior high school, students’ homework and exams greatly increase. But they can select courses according to their personal interests and future career plan.
Japan
For students in Japanese primary and secondary schools, there are two types of homework: developing their living skills and getting knowledge in the classroom. And for high school students, many need to translate one page of English into Japanese every day and read it aloud, write 200 Chinese characters and do math exercises. Some schools allow students to go to tutoring schools to help them get admitted by their favorite universities.
The Netherlands
Dutch students under the age of 10ceive very lite, if any, homework, which gives them time for daily exercise. As for middle school students, teachers never spend time teaching the textbooks, and generally guide students to discuss related topics. “Besides learning, the most important task for middle school students is to have a clearer understanding of their abilities and interests, improve their social skills and have a basic plan for their future.” said Arie Slob, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education in the Netherlands.
【1】What can we learn from the text?
A.Japanese students really like Chinese culture.
B.Students all welcome the double reduction policy in China.
C.Dutch children won’t spend time doing their homework.
D.Senior high students can choose their courses in New Zealand.
【2】What can we infer from Arie Slob’s words?
A.Abilities are more important than interests.
B.Students should know more about themselves.
C.Teachers can not talk about textbooks in class.
D.A better plan for future must give students more chances.
【3】The text mainly talks about students’ ___________.
A.interest
B.ability
C.lifestyle
D.homework
23、If your Spanish is good enough, many Spanish gossip magazines being published around the world will provide entertainment and, at the same time, help you practice your language.
Diez Minutos: The magazine is a classic Spanish gossip feast with daily news based on many stories of love, separation, divorce and death. The two main parts are headlined "love" and "partners". They also have an online version of the magazine for serious gossip addicts.
Hola: It is Spain's top weekly magazine and the leader of the gossip world. It contains many pictures and a round-up of well-known and less well-known nobles and people in show business. Apart from edited highlights from the present and past issues, there is a report of the week and photo of the week. There is also a French version called OhLa!
Revista CUORE: As the third best-selling gossip magazine in Spain, it is mainly aimed at younger teenage readers who look not only for current celebrity gossip, but also for fashion and TV news. It uses a lot of oral terms.
Revista SEMANA: It is a Spanish magazine covering the latest news on the famous in Spain and Hollywood. It also offers its readers information on fashion, beauty, cooking and travel.
Marujeo: It is a blog serving up a daily diet of national gossip news on Spanish and international celebrities and the celebrity world from a particular point of view.
Revista CARAS: It is a magazine published in various countries of Latin America. It is also exported to certain parts of the United States, bringing together strange and wonderful news from around the world and the famous Latin community.
【1】Which magazine is also published in French?
A.Marujeo
B.Revista SEMANA.
C.Revista CARAS.
D.Hola.
【2】How many of the magazines mentioned in the text can be read on the Internet?
A.Four.
B.Three.
C.Two.
D.One.
【3】What can be learned from the passage?
A.Diez Minutos presents its readers weekly pictures
B.Revista CUORE can help improve one's spoken Spanish.
C.Revista SEMANA is intended for readers in teens
D.Revista CARAS mainly reports news from Latin America.
24、Guide to Stockholm University Library
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.
Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wifi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Group-study Places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.
Storage of study material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.
Rules to be followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
【1】Library computers on the ground floor .
A. help students with their field experiments
B. contain software essential for schoolwork
C. are for those who want to access the wi-fi
D. are mostly used for filling out application forms
【2】What condition should be met to book a group-study room?
A. group must consist of 8 people
B. Three-hour use per day is the minimum
C. One should first register at the university
D. Applications must mark the room on the map
【3】A student can rent a locker in the library if he .
A. can afford the rental fee B. attends certain courses
C. has nowhere to put his books D. has earned the required credits
25、 When I was a child, I loved to go fishing with Dad. But the only thing that wasn't very_______ about it was that I couldn't catch anything. I usually got pretty_______and kept asking him why. He _______ answered, "Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish." I remember being even more upset then because I didn't _______ how to think like a fish. Besides, I _______, how could what I think _______ what a fish does?
As I got a little older I began to_______ what Dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local _______ club. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very_______water temperature. That is why fish prefer________ water to deep water because the former is________. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the ________. Yet, fish don't have any eyelids and the sun________ their eyes…The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and________them.
When I grew up and ________ the business world, I remember hearing my first________ say, "We all need to think like sales people. " But it didn't completely make ________. My dad never once said, "If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a ________. "What he said was, "You need to think like a fish. " Years later, with great efforts to________ long-term services for people much older and richer than me, I gradually________ what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job.
【1】A.fun B.easy C.clear D.certain
【2】A.tired B.upset C.mistaken D.worried
【3】A.quickly B.quietly C.always D.angrily
【4】A.realize B.explain C.ask D.know
【5】A.reasoned B.believed C.remembered D.insisted
【6】A.stop B.follow C.influence D.support
【7】A.challenge B.understand C.doubt D.prove
【8】A.nature B.reading C.science D.fishing
【9】A.sensitive to B.known for C.heavy with D.interested in
【10】A.salt B.dirty C.fresh D.shallow
【11】A.cleaner B.safer C.warmer D.calmer
【12】A.air B.shade C.surface D.bottom
【13】A.meets B.lightens C.shuts D.hurts
【14】A.feeding B.attending C.catching D.following
【15】A.discovered B.entered C.explored D.enjoyed
【16】A.boss B.friend C.assistant D.guest
【17】A.sense B.money C.trouble D.difference
【18】A.customer B.salesman C.fish D.fisherman
【19】A.receive B.promote C.escape D.require
【20】A.decided B.accepted C.learned D.agreed
26、书面表达
今年入冬以来,西安的雾霾天气严重地影响了人们的生活,给市民的出行带来不便,甚至影响大家的健康。作为校报的记者,你给校报写一篇稿件,建议同学们行动起来,保护环境。
写作要点: 1.雾霾带来的危害;
2.你的建议;(2-3点)
3.你的希望。
注意:1.短文词数不少于120词;
2.开头部分已写好,不计入总词数;
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