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1、--Did you watch the movie Tangshan Earthquake last night?
--I had planned to, but it _______ hard all the time.
A.is raining B.was raining C.has rained D.had rained.
2、_______for the wrong turning on the highway, I would be having dinner with my friends now.
A.Had it not been B.Were it not C.It had not been D.It were not
3、At that time I was very worried about ____ I would become out of work.
A. whether B. if C./ D. why
4、Max is hardworking, cheerful, and ________ honest.
A．above all
B．after all
C．at all
D．all in all
5、The new building is ______ the old one．
A.four times the size of B.the size of four times
C.bigger four times than D.bigger than four times
6、______ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree ______ out of life.
A．Seeing; frightened
B．Seeing; frightening
C．Seen; frightened
D．To see; frightening
7、 After the earthquake, it seemed ________ the world was at an end.
A. as for B. even then C. even if D. as if
8、As is often the case, there are always some barriers in the way, something _____ before we realize the real goal of our life.
A.to be got through B.got through C.getting through D.having been got through
9、The inventor is satisfied to see a number of new products _____ after countless efforts.
A.develop B.developed C.developing D.to develop
10、At school, some students are active ______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.
A．while
B．although
C．so
D．as
11、If you are a traveler without a guide leading the way, you need to _________ a guide book for details of your journey.
A. refer to B. stick to
C. lead to D. add to
12、He___________ to have witnessed aliens taking away Justin，but obviously he was lying.
A.assumed B.claimed C.declared D.confirmed
13、______ is known to us all is that the old worker, ______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his seventies.
A. As; whom B. What; whom
C. It; whose D. What; whose
14、—How shall I take the medicine?
—You can follow the ________ on the bottle.
A. vocabulary B. speech C. lessons D. directions
15、Facing the global financial crisis, the Chinese government has taken many measures ________ people's life to deal with it.
A. related B. related to
C. relating D. relating to
16、— Can I call you back at three o’clock this afternoon?
— I’m sorry, but then I ________ to Shanghai. How about Five?
A．will be flying
B．has flown
C．flew
D．was flying
17、—Oliver I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I ________ next week.
—I’m sorry, but my money is running out.
A.get paid B.got paid C.have paid D.would be paid
18、Some aspects of a pilot’s job ___ be boring and pilots often ___ work at inconvenient times．
A．can，have to B．may，can
C．have to，may D．ought to，must
19、The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ________for that.
A．for us to be prepared
B．that we are prepared
C．of us to be prepared
D．our being prepared
20、Washington, a state in the United States, was named _________ one of the greatest American presidents.
A．in honour of
B．instead of
C．in favour of
D．by means of
21、The Truth Can Set You Free
I recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadn’t been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.
“Can I see your license and registration?” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driver’s license.
“What are you doing here?” he asked. “Are you with the army?”
“No, I’m not.” I answered. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadn’t had time to re-register yet.
“So what brings you here?”
He had asked a direct question. Without thinking very hard, I gave him a direct answer. “Well, officer,” I said, “since you’ve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live. We’ve moved down here to be close to my wife’s family.”
“So you’ve got cancer,” he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying? Was I lying? He took a long look at me. “You know, for a guy who has only a few months to live, you sure look good.”
He was obviously thinking: “Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me, or he’s telling the truth.” He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest.
“Well, officer, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors（肿瘤）are on the inside.” And then, I don’t know what possessed me, but I just did it. I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.
He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking to a dying man. Well, he wasn’t taking this any further. He handed me back my license. “Do me a favor.” he said, “Slow down from now on.”
The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I had been one of those gorgeous blondes (金发美女) who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling like a beauty queen.
【1】The author was stopped by the police officer because ______.
A. he didn’t have a license
B. he forgot to re-register
C. he was seriously ill
D. he drove too fast
【2】The author moved to Virginia probably because ______.
A. he was homesick
B. he served in the army there
C. Virginia had better hospitals
D. his family could be better cared for
【3】On hearing about the author’s cancer, the police officer ______.
A. said it was an excuse
B. doubted his honesty
C. showed sympathy for him
D. asked him to show his scars
【4】It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ______.
A. optimistic B. adventurous
C. dishonest D. romantic
22、
In December 2004, as a new professional photographer, I began to work on a project about communities who live on the sea in southeast Asia.
I went out to sea with them regularly. On the morning of 26 December, I was due to set out with a group of six fishermen in a small boat. It was about 8 am, and the sea looked different. The water was totally still. I could tell from the way the fishermen were behaving that something wasn’t right. They seemed to be discussing whether or not we should set off, but the eldest, who operated the boat, gave the go-ahead order.
About 20 minutes later, one of the fishermen pointed to a small white spot far in the distance. It looked like a football. It was getting bigger and bigger very quickly. We had no idea that this was a tsunami wave speeding through the ocean like a tornado (龙卷风).
With a big wave, you would usually try to get as far out as possible into the open sea. The deeper the water, the weaker the wave. But we weren’t far enough out to be safe, nor close enough to the shore to make it back before the wave would hit the land. We were trapped.
When I realized that the fishermen, who were born on the sea, were afraid, I began to feel really scared. At some point the elder took control. No one panicked or screamed. The captain told the six of us where to sit, so we would balance out the boat.
I was sitting on one of the benches in the middle, with my back facing the five-to-seven-meter-high wave. I took hold of my seat firmly, closed my eyes and said goodbye to the world, my family and friends, in my mind.
Suddenly there was a huge noise and a sudden movement. The wave had hit the boat, but in the very second of impact, the incredibly skilled captain got it right. He managed to sail up and on to the wave. Then the boat glided (滑动) from the tip of the wave down behind it, into safe waters. He had saved us all.
Surviving gave me a deep understanding of how short life can be. I’ve been going back to southeast Asia almost every year to thank the people who saved my life.
【1】Before setting out to the sea, the author and the fishermen ________.
A．talked about the route
B．felt something unusual
C．predicted a coming tsunami
D．made insufficient preparations
【2】What can we learn about the author from the story?
A．It was his first time to explore the sea.
B．He felt scared because of his inexperience.
C．He thought he would die from the tsunami.
D．He was confident that all on board would survive.
【3】Which of the following words can best describe the captain?
A．Kind and determined.
B．Smart and generous.
C．Calm and skillful.
D．Brave and honest.
23、 My colleagues and I investigated the presence of the “musical reminiscence bump(音乐记忆突点)” in a group of 470 adults who were between 18 and 82 years old. Our aim was to investigate how a person’s age when a song was popular affected three related but distinct concepts: the degree to which the song was associated with autobiographical memories, how familiar the song was and how much they liked the song.
Participants in our study were shown the titles and artists of 111 pop songs across a 65-year period (1950-2015) and provided ratings of the three concepts of interest.
We discovered that music during one’s adolescence was not only rated as more familiar, but was also associated with more autobiographical memories. This music-related reminiscence bump reached the highest around age 14. In addition, older adults (around age 40+) also liked songs from their adolescence more than other songs. However, younger adults (aged 18-40) did not show this same trend, and in some cases gave even lower liking ratings to music from their adolescence than music released before they were born.
This suggests that songs from our adolescence can become closely related with memories from our past even if we don’t personally value the music. This may be because it has accompanied various memorable settings from this period.
Some songs were preferred regardless of a participant’s age, however. For instance, we saw a general increase in how much people liked songs from the late 1970s to early 1980s, even in participants who weren’t yet born during that time period. This suggests pop music from certain time periods is intergenerationally valued. Examples of songs we used from this time period include Hotel California by the Eagles and Billie Jean by Michael Jackson.
【1】Participants in the investigation are___________.
A．expected to comment on the songs.
B．to test the three concepts of songs.
C．ranging in ages from a kid to a senior.
D．provided the titles and singers of the songs.
【2】What do we know about the age 14 in Paragraph 3?
A．People listen to songs less after this age.
B．People’s preferences of songs divide at this age.
C．People get most memories from songs of this age.
D．People at this age begin to have autobiographical memories.
【3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Some songs keep alive beyond time.
B．Years around 1980 are a golden age for music.
C．The memorable situation of a song decides its popularity.
D．Hotel California and Billie Jean are adored across nations.
【4】What is the best title of the passage?
A．Music Changes Our Life.
B．Everyone Is a Follower of Songs.
C．We’re Crazy about Music from Our Youth.
D．Songs Possess the Unique Features of a Time .
24、 The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her family's arrival. The nursing home has been Melinda's new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made: to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic (不现实的) but agreed to the promise for Thomas's sake.
"Thomas, you are completely a dreamerl" Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. That's what she loved about him most-he had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year, followed by Thomas Benjamin II, Lilly-Ann, and Joseph "Little Joey" George. The family lived an exultant life filled with laughter and love.
"Mom!" Lilly shouted, but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had lost herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her late husband. Lilly pushed her down the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room.
When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely speechless. The room was crowded with the people nearest and dearest to her and the warmth and love was felt instantly. The night went on; stories and cocktails were shared and everything was perfect.
However, when Melinda caught a moment to herself she looked around at her family. With a smile on her face, she raised her Manhattan and called out for a toast. "This one is for you, Thomas, though you are not here."
【1】Why did Thomas break his promise?
A. He was busy with his work. B. He died of lung cancer.
C. He had to serve in the army. D. He stopped loving Melinda.
【2】Which of the following best explains "exultant" underlined in Paragraph 2?
A. Peaceful. B. Simple. C. Stressful. D. Happy.
【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Melinda' children forgot their father. B. Melinda was tired of noise.
C. Melinda missed her husband badly. D. Melinda liked to drink alcohol.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. A Particular Birthday B. A Woman at a Nursing Home
C. Memories of Old Days D. A Big Surprise for Melinda
25、 Have you ever noticed the following thing? When two colleagues prepare for identical presentations, the _________of the work is the same, but one works better?
Morten Hansen has such a(n)_________personal experience. “When I was in a company in London, I worked really hard and tried to_________,” he says. “And I did. But I found my colleagues working more_________than I was, and they also performed better though they did less. That made me confused.”
The_________ stayed with him and he_________ to find the answers. He carried out a study, surveying more than 5,000_________over five years to figure out how they worked, and what_________working pattern had on their performance.
After the data was analyzed, some surprising conclusions appeared. “We always think that by doing more, we will_________more,” he says. “Actually, what we’ve found is that top performers do the__________and they are very selective. They do less, and then they excel in those few things and that's how they__________the rest. It's almost a contrary view on how you are supposed to__________and behave.”
Do less to perform better- that indeed has its__________. But what if your boss doesn't__________it and keeps piling on the work? Just__________it in an appropriate manner and you'll find that you're more capable of doing your job.
A．staff
B．nature
C．pattern .
D．amount
A．similar
B．worthless
C．professional
D．opposite
A．understand
B．succeed
C．relax
D．cooperate
A．positively
B．carefully
C．efficiently
D．patiently
A．secret
B．moral .
C．doubt
D．faith
A．resolved
B．hesitated
C．seemed
D．failed
A．minors
B．interviews
C．employees
D．accidents
A．impression
B．judgement
C．comment
D．impact
A．achieve
B．budget
C．apply .
D．satisfy
A．extra
B．familiar
C．rough
D．opposite .
A．adore
B．outperform
C．interfere
D．uncover
A．correspond
B．analyze
C．explain
D．work
A．tradition
B．appeal
C．condition
D．weakness .
A．treat
B．guarantee
C．buy
D．manage
A．turn down
B．keep off
C．put up with
D．make use of
26、假定你是李华，请以 “the sport I like best”为题，写一篇作文。
When talking about the sport, I will feel very excited, because I like sport so much. I love__________________________________________
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