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1、Tom ________ close the window ________ his attention was caught by a bird.
A．was about to; when
B．was to; and
C．would; when
D．was going to; then
2、He has never got a ____ job, because he travels around the world most of his time.
A. positive B. perfect C. permanent D. temporary
3、No matter________you go, home is always your harbor.
A．how
B．where
C．what
D．who
4、Philip ______ go out alone at weekends when he was single.
A．would
B．was going to
C．could
D．was about to
5、It's important that parents should allow their children some__________.
A. dependence B. independence
C. dependent D. independent
6、Nothing is more ________ than life.
A．preciously
B．precious
C．rare
D．rarely
7、—Did you have a good trip yesterday?
—We got up late, and the first train had left, we had to take a taxi.
A. on top of; so B. as a result; then
C. what was worse; however D. because; therefore
8、So ______ was the TV programme that I kept laughing from the beginning to the end.
A．graceful
B．entertaining
C．moving
D．normal
9、High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
A. discourage B. defeat
C. disturb D. depress
10、It ______ a good idea to spend the summer holiday by the sea.
A. looks like B. hears like
C. sounds like D. feels like
11、--Haven’t seen you for ages! Do you still work in Guangzhou?
---______. It’s two years since I worked there.
A．Yes, I have
B．Yes, I do
C．No, I haven’t
D．No, I don’t
12、The speech he made the football match bored a lot of fans to death.
A. concerning B. be concerned
C. concerned D. being concerned
13、I think we’ ve fixed everything, and I don’t _________finding any more problems.
A．accelerate
B．accommodate
C．anticipate
D．appreciate
14、My family and I have managed to cross the North American continent and I can’t _________ the stories with you.
A．wait to share
B．help but share
C．help share
D．wait but share
15、Have you ever asked him the reason may explain his absence?
A.why B.when C.that D.what
16、—Mike, the results are ________ with our earlier research.
—Fantastic! That’s what we’ve been expecting.
A．constant
B．correspond
C．concrete
D．consistent
17、Six months ago Xie Lie said goodbye to her friends and family in China and _______ a plane, but she was nervous as she didn’t know _______．
A．boarded; what to expect
B．abroad; what to expect
C．aboard; what to be expected
D．boarded; what to be expected
18、_____ in financial scandals (丑闻), according to a social research, was regarded as top 1 reason for officials to give up political career in Italy.
A．Involved
B．Involving
C．Being involved
D．To involve
19、—Are you a new comer?
—No, I don’t really work here. I ______ until the new secretary arrives.
A．just help out
B．have just helped out
C．am just helping out
D．will just help out
20、As a group, “night owl” types tend to eat less healthy food and ______ more calories overall than early risers.
A．take in
B．take up
C．take after
D．take over
21、 Orlando,the “Theme Park Capital of the world,”has enough to keep your family entertained for weeks.Four Best gives you a description of what each of these parks has to offer.
Aquatica Orlando
Aquatica Orlando brings the best of an aquarium（水族馆）,zoo,water park and amusement park together into one experience.With 38 slides,84,000 acres of white sand beach,you can easily spend the entire day enjoying the Florida sun with your family.Don't miss the Dolphin Plunge,a clear tube water slide that takes you through the dolphin habitat.
LEGOLAND Florida
LEGOLAND Florida,the largest LEGOLAND park in the world,features 50 rides,shows and attractions spread out over the Lego-strewn 150-acres.If you're traveling with younger kids,LEGOLAND makes a great choice since it's designed for kids between the ages of 3 and 12.Besides,Buddy is our walk-around character mascot（吉祥物）of the park.He's tall,yellow,friendly,and loves taking pictures with LEGOLAND Florida guests.
Discovery Cove
With guest access restricted to 1,300 per day,Discovery Cove feels more like a resort than a theme park.Without crowds to worry about,you'll get to enjoy up-close animal meetings with dolphins,sting rays,tropical fish and exotic birds.It's all-inclusive too,so you won't have to worry about food,towels or equipment.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
At the Animal Kingdom,Disney changes the concept of a zoological park to something completely new.Here you can take a ride through the wilds of Africa,complete with real animals,raft down the Amazon or ride a runaway train through Mount Everest.The park is home to about 1,500 animals representing 250 species.
【1】Which theme park will parents probably choose for their five-year-old child?
A. Aquatica Orlando. B. LEGOLAND Florida.
C. Discovery Cove. D. Disney's Animal Kingdom.
【2】What can people do in Disney's Animal Kingdom?
A. Enjoy the Florida sun with their family. B. Take pictures with Buddy.
C. Watch tropical fish face to face. D. Watch real animals.
【3】What can we know about the four theme parks?
A. Aquatica Orlando has various entertainment facilities. .
B. You must take towels of your own at Discovery Cove.
C. LEGOLAND Florida covers an area of 84,000 acres.
D. Disney's Animal Kingdom is based on traditional concept of zoo.
22、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Where do you think the world’s happiest people live? Somewhere hot with sandy beaches? A country with a tradition of the fine food and culture? Not according to a recent study by the university of Leicester. Who are the happiest people on Earth? 【1】 Surprised? Well you’ll be more surprised when you hear that the Danes pay some of the highest taxes in the world. So what is the secret of their success?
Let’s start with all that tax they pay. The Danish government provides its people with one of the finest education and health systems in the world. It spends more on children and elderly people per capital than other country.
And there’s another advantage to those high taxes. Because a shop assistant’s final salary is not that much less than someone who works in a bank, for example, Danes don’t choose their careers based on money or status as people in other countries do. They choose the job they want to do. There’s a philosophy in Denmark known as “Jante-lov”, which translates as “you’re no better than anybody else.” 【2】 But workers in other countries are not used to looking at life in this way.
Money doesn’t seem as important in Denmark. It has been called a “post consumerist” society. 【3】 What is more important is the sense of society and it’s no surprise that Danes are very used to socializing. 92% of Danes belong to some kind of social club and these clubs are even paid for by the government.
【4】 They also show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government. You can see sighs of this all over the country. You’ll find vegetable stalls with no assistant. You take what you want and leave the money in a basket. perhaps the bike is a good symbol for Denmark. The Danes can afford cars but they choose bikes—simple, economical, non-polluting machines that show no status and help keep people fit.
A. In a list ranking countries by the happiness of their citizens, it pm tropical Fiji 50 places below freezing Iceland.
B. The street sweeper can hold his head up high as he proudly does his job.
C. Danish people aren’t as suspicious as many other nations.
D. Most Danes are used to seeing between 50-70% of their salary going to the government!
E. Those 5.5 million people who call Denmark their home.
F. People have nice things in their houses, but they’re not mad about shopping and spending.
23、 I was born in the city of York,in England,in the year 1632.My father was a man of some wealth,able to give me a good home and send me to school.It was his wish that I should be a lawyer but my head began to be filled very early with thoughts of travel,and I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea.My father gave me strong advice against it,but with little effect.One day,being at Hull,I met a school-fellow who was about to sail for London in his father’s ship,and he invited me to go with him,and in an evil hour,without asking God’s blessing or my father’s,I went on board.
On the way to London,a storm arose,the ship was wrecked,and we barely escaped with our lives.I went on foot to London,where I met with the master of a vessel which traded to the coast of Africa.He took a fancy to me,and offered me a chance to go with him on his voyages,which I gladly accepted.
A great storm came up,and the ship was tossed about for many days,until we did not know where we were.Suddenly we struck a bank of sand,and the sea broke over the ship in such a way that we could not hope to have her hold many moments without breaking into pieces.So in this distress we launched a boat.After we had been driven four or five miles,a mountainous wave struck us so hard that it overturned the boat at once.Though I swam well,the waves were so strong that I was dashed against a rock with such force that it left me senseless.But I recovered a little before the waves returned,and,running forward,got to the mainland safely.
【1】Why did the author go on foot to London?
A.The ship he took was destroyed in a storm.
B.His father did not supply the fare for the journey.
C.He went against his father's strong advice not to do so.
D.His school-fellow invited him to go together.
【2】Why did they launch a boat?
A.They knew they were near the shore.
B.The big waves were about to overturn the ship.
C.Their ship had been knocked about for many days on the sea.
D.Their ship had struck sand and was about to break into pieces.
【3】When the author got to the mainland,he .
A.searched everywhere for his lost companions
B.fell down on the ground senseless
C.was safe and sound
D.ran forward to escape being washed back into the sea
【4】When the author finally arrived on land ,he most probably_____ .
A.knew he was in Africa
B.did not know where he was
C.was not aware he was back in England
D.got in touch with his family and asked for help
24、 In the oceans, concrete is the main construction material, accounting for more than 70% of coastal and marine construction such as ports, coastal defence structures and waterfronts. "Concrete is damaging in the ocean because, to put it in place, natural ecosystems are destroyed," says Alex Rogers, director of science at REV Ocean, a not-for-profit company studying ocean health and raising awareness of global impacts on the marine environment. "Concrete is a conventional material, and it is low cost. But really, in this day and age, we should be looking at alternative materials that have a lower impact on the environment."
Those alternatives might already be here. Among them is a substance called ECOncrete, developed as an eco-friendly concrete. ECOncrete produces bio enhancing concrete products intended to protect coastlines and marine resources. This is achieved by using a mixture made almost entirely of by-products and recycled materials, and is thus nearly carbon neutral. This mixture is combined with up to 70% slag cement(a by product of the steel industry which has a low carbon footprint) and is beneficial for marine concrete thanks to its high chloride resistance. The overall result is a low-carbon concrete.
Furthermore, unlike traditional concrete, which is highly alkaline, the specially designed concrete has a pH value near to that of sea water, which helps to promote the growth of marine species such as crabs, molluscs, clams, mussels and oysters. ECOncrete's products are already in use across eight countries and six different seas, from seawalls in Hong Kong to the Port of Rotterdam.
However, Beth Strain, a lecturer in marine biology and a project leader for Australia's National Centre for Coasts and Climate, says the evidence for eco-friendly concrete as a better surface for marine organisms is very mixed. “It can be location specific. We did an experiment in 15 harbours around the world with the same type of concrete surface complexity. Largely, the results were positive, but in Penang, Malaysia, for example, using eco-friendly concrete that would theoretically retain moisture and be better for organisms to survive on made no difference.” Strain thinks this is because of the area's typhoons, which make the area very wet already, so the features of the concrete aren't a big help.
“There is a degree of difference and each location will have its own environmental challenges,” says Strain.
Nevertheless, from multiple perspectives, it appears that nature-based solutions are definitely the way forward.
【1】What can we know about ECOncrete from paragraph 2 and 3?
A.It is a substance that is highly alkaline.
B.It is a substance made of eco-friendly materials.
C.It is a company aiming to keep marine resources safe.
D.It is a mixture which is combined with low-carbon concrete.
【2】What does Beth Strain's attitude towards eco-friendly concrete?
A.Negative. B.Indifferent. C.Objective. D.Supportive.
【3】What caused the result in Penang according to Beth Strain?
A.The climate of the area. B.The pH value of sea water.
C.The researchers of the project. D.The diversity of marine organism.
【4】Which one may be a possible solutions in the future?
A.Invent a new artificial material. B.Install monitors under the oceans.
C.Pull down all the coastal constructions. D.Use eco-blocks in coastal constructions.
25、 “Do I really want to go through with this?” Have you ever asked yourself that _____? Sometimes in life, there are moments when you _____if you will be able to handle the responsibilities ahead of you. For me, these _____come daily, whether it’s taking a test or working. But one Saturday afternoon, my family and I were _____around when my dad pulled into a small mall. Little did I realize, we were going to a _____store where a new member would be _____to our family.
As my _____parked our car, I figured we would just take a _____look and then leave. After a while, my dad called us over. He was standing next to my mom, looking at several _____. I began to think, “Are we _____a cat”? My dad asked, “So guys, you like any of these?” My brother said “Yes!” before I could even open my _____.
When I pictured feeding the cat, cleaning it and giving it water, all of these responsibilities felt _____to me. Would I be able to handle it? _____, I would have to live a more adult-like _____if I got a cat. Later on, after _____that we should get a cat, I thought about this new phase of my life. I realized that the _____I make can affect my future.
Looking back, I find that I have been able to _____the responsibility of owning a cat. Some tasks may be _____, but that doesn’t _____they can’t be accomplished. You simply______to do your best in order to push past them.
【1】A.problem B.question C.case D.puzzle
【2】A.wonder B.tell C.explain D.announce
【3】A.activities B.choices C.expectations D.moments
【4】A.walking B.passing C.driving D.moving
【5】A.car B.food C.book D.pet
【6】A.returned B.introduced C.delivered D.attracted
【7】A.mom B.brother C.driver D.dad
【8】A.quick B.steady C.long D.careful
【9】A.dogs B.cats C.birds D.rabbits
【10】A.walking B.preparing C.getting D.training
【11】A.mouth B.heart C.bag D.mind
【12】A.interesting B.confusing C.enjoyable D.heavy
【13】A.In all B.After all C.In addition D.At first
【14】A.dream B.hobby C.life D.effort
【15】A.agreeing B.refusing C.remembering D.failing
【16】A.experiments B.ideas C.decisions D.comments
【17】A.think of B.deal with C.talk about D.connect with
【18】A.easy B.possible C.exciting D.difficult
【19】A.mean B.present C.prove D.reflect
【20】A.start B.manage C.need D.pretend
26、假如你是李华，了解到有些同学很苦恼自己父母总在网上晒他/她的照片，你向学校的英语校报投稿，对此事发表自己的观点。
内容包括：1.支持或反对“晒娃照片”；
2.用2至3个理由支撑你的观点。
3.帮助他们想出解决问题的方法。
注意：1.词数100左右
2.第一句已给出（不计入总词数）
While it is common for parents to post their children’s photos online nowadays, some students around me are anxious about it.
Li Hua
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