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1、— I can never afford a flat like that.
— _________. The price is too high!
A．So I can
B．So can I
C．Neither I can
D．Neither can I
2、Looking back upon my teaching career, I don’t remember ever having been doubted, or challenged in class, ________ rejected.
A. other than B. let alone
C. rather than D. more than
3、King Henry Ⅶ set a standard for people were to speak English,but today can make a decision like that is anyone's guess!
A. why; what B. how; who
C. what; which D. how; what
4、With the fast development of agriculture, the people, in ______ village she taught 10 years ago, have lived a happy life.
A. whom B. whose
C. which D. who
5、I hope Jack’s health ______ greatly by the time we go back to school this September.
A. improves B. improved C. will be improving D. will have improved
6、“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,” said the alchemist, _________ the words of the old king. The boy understood. Another person was there to help him toward his destiny.
A.signaling B.echoing
C.forecasting D.recalling
7、As a matter of fact, I prefer certainty ______ adventure.
A．in
B．on
C．with
D．to
8、—You look tired, Jack． What's wrong with you?
—Oh, 1 worked quite late last night． Nothing wrong with me, ．
A． although B． though
C． yet D． still
9、Hearing the call for help, Tom did not ________ for a second to save the drowning child.
A．interrupt
B．hesitate
C．glance
D．reply
10、 in the adult ceremony，the senior students feel they are shouldering heavier responsibilities now.
A. Swear B. Sworn
C. Having sworn D. To have sworn
11、Mary couldn’t________ the terrible working conditions in that factory and resigned last week．
A．catch up with B．keep up with
C．put up with D．come up with
12、Lynn ________ Florence by plane which ________ at 8:30 next morning.
A．is leaving for; will leave
B．is leaving for; leaves
C．will leave for; will leave
D．leaves for; leaves
13、The newly-elected ministers should understand that with the great honor of being government officials of this nation ________ great responsibility.
A. comes B. is coming C. have come D. will come
14、The young man needs support and to go through the hard time.
A. encouragement B. development
C. advice D. confidence
15、A new stadium ______here. They plan to finish it next year.
A. will be built B. is built
C. has been built D. is being built
16、— How much do you know about the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou?
— Pretty well. The media ________ it in a variety of forms.
A．cover
B．will cover
C．have covered
D．has covered
17、I want to buy that kind of cloth because I __________ the cloth _________ well.
A. have told; washed B. have been told; washes
C. have been told; washed D. was told; washed
18、You can eat food free in my restaurant you like.
A. whenever B. wherever
C. whatever D. however
19、With my money ______, I went back home.
A. ran out of B. ran out
C. running out of D. running out
20、One of the differences between humans and animals is that humans can express their thoughts ________words.
A．on behalf of
B．for lack of
C．by means of
D．in view of
21、Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.
Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”— the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑) and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.
Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil’ s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.
【1】_______ is the lowest place in the desert.
A．Tomesha
B．Death Valley
C．Nevada
D．Badwater
【2】The name of the valley comes from _______.
A．an Indian name
B．the death of the miners
C．the local people
D．a National Movement
【3】From the passage we can learn that _______.
A．no one had ever known the desert before the miners
B．it’s still not easy to travel across the desert
C．people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert
D．people have changed the natural sight of the desert
【4】Devil Golf Course is famous for _______.
A．the frequent wind
B．the colors of the sand
C．dream-like sights
D．the sand sculptures
【5】From the passage we can see that the writer _______ the Death Valley.
A．appreciates
B．is fearful of
C．dislikes
D．is tired of
22、It is always difficult when we are exposed to someone who has a different opinion than our own. When opinions differ, there is often a conflict. This is where much of the conflict with adults and teens begins. Therefore, it is important to always make the difference clear between fact and opinion. Opinions change, facts always remain the same.
I have found that it does absolutely no good to tell someone they’re wrong. I have found that to be more effective is to help someone see the consequences of their behavior for themselves. If you don’t know there is the cliff, why would you ever be concerned about being close to the edge?
I dealt with a teen today who was involved in some gangster (歹徒) activities. This girl was raised in a good home with concerned parents. However, other interests have taken over in her life. Friends have become everything. These friends come from different families with different values. This is where the conflict has appeared in her life. The challenge for the rest of us is helping this girl see how and where her new interests will take her. We have felt mild success as relationships of trust are built and improved.
In the end, however, the teen has to make a choice regarding this conflict. It is important for adults to remember how serious this choice is. For some this can feel like a choice between life and death. It’s easy for the rest of us to be casual about this because the right choice seems so obvious to us. It is important to know it is much different to this young person who is still developing and searching. Therefore, it is important that the adult should do everything possible to help the teen be fully informed about the choice before them. Provide choices and show how making different choices will improve things and provide security for the teen now and in the future.
The choice to go with the crowd or with the few can be a very difficult one to make. I believe it is absolutely essential that we never give up on these kids. Our very own future is absolutely at key point any time we advise and guide the youth.
【1】From paragraph 1 we know the gap between father and son lies in that _________.
A．facts always remain the same
B．opinions are always different from facts
C．different opinions result from their conflict
D．they have a disagreement about the same fact
【2】What contributes to the girl’s crime according to the text?
A．Different values.
B．Unconcerned parents.
C．Her poor family.
D．Gangster activities
【3】Adults should try their best to help teens make a choice regarding the conflict because _________.
A．the wrong choice will lead to complete failure in the future
B．the choice is difficult to make for still developing teens
C．the right choice is easy for adults to see and understand
D．the choice made by teens determines their life or death
【4】Why should the adult never stop helping the teen according to the last paragraph?
A．Because the teen won’t give up themselves.
B．Because the adults’ future depends on the youth.
C．Because the adult can give advice and guidance.
D．Because the teen’s future is in danger.
【5】It can be inferred from the text that _________.
A．showing the results of their behavior is a good way to help people
B．helping teenagers always means meeting trouble
C．it’s quite easy to keep a good relationship with others
D．it’s hard to make wise choices in our life
23、Do dogs understand us?
Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.
A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimp.
In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.
In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.
The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination (排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.
Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种) known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.
It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!
【1】From paragraph 2 we know that __ .
A. animals are as clever as human beings
B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimps
C. chimps have very good word-learning skills
D. dogs have similar 'learning abilities as 3-year-old children
【2】Both experiments show that .
A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right
B. Rico can recognize different things including toys
C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics
D. Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them
【3】Which of the following statements is true?
A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.
B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.
C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.
D. Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.
【4】What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the fourth paragraph?
A. convey sth. to . B. take sth. away .
C. deliver sth. from . D. bring sth. back.
24、During the Winter Olympics in Sochi（索契）, 25,000 volunteers from Russia and other countries provided services for athletes and guests．The student Oksana Verkholyak helped translate Russian into English and Korean at the Games．She told us about their usual day．
“We get up at 7:30 in the morning．Then we have breakfast．Usually we have porridge for breakfast．There is always tea, coffee, bread and pies．After breakfast, we head for a bus stop and get on a bus which runs to the media center．It takes us 30 minutes to get there,” she said.
When volunteers arrived there, they went through the security （安全） check point．They couldn’t bring water or food with them．“Security guards check our bags．We are not allowed to have things made of metals．They check phones, video cameras, electric equipment and computers,” Oksana added.
In the evening volunteers got back to the apartment buildings．All of them were like one big family．They lived together and got some rest together—after dinner they went to the beach to watch the sunset．
Not only students helped organize the Sochi Olympics．There were many so-called silver volunteers who retired but didn’t lose interest in sports．Some of the volunteers had an experience working at the Olympic Games in other countries and even at the Moscow Olympics in 1980．
【1】How many foreign languages did Oksana Verkholyak use at the Games?
A. One． B. Two. C. Three．
【2】Where did the volunteers go first after breakfast?
A. To the apartment buildings．
B. To the security check point.
C. To a bus stop.
【3】What couldn’t the volunteers take into the media center?
A. Water and computers．
B. Video cameras and phones．
C. Knives and hamburgers.
【4】Which is NOT true about the silver volunteers?
A. They’re all young people．
B. They love sports．
C. Some of them have volunteered for the Olympics before．
【5】What is the best title of this passage?
A. A volunteer’s day at Sochi Olympics
B. 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
C. Different jobs for volunteers
25、When Wendy McDowell was 8 years old, she found herself all ________ in one of the busiest international airports in the United States.
It was 1979, and McDowell needed to ________ from Bismarck, N. D., to Burlington, VT. ________ in her family could go with her, so her parents decided it would be safe for a 19-year-old family friend to ________ her.
When they arrived for their layover (中转停留) at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, they ________ their connecting flight was ________ .
What the family friend did next still frightens McDowell to this day.
“ She left me in the Chicago O’Hare Airport as an 8-year-old with no flight, no plan, no adult ________ me — just literally walked away, ” she says. “ I remember just feeling so ________ . ”
And she felt all alone, until a woman walked over to her.
“ I remember she was wearing white, and she came and sat next to me, ” McDowell ________ . “ And I just remember immediately feeling a sense of ________ because someone was with me. ”
“ And she just really gently spoke to me and asked me where I was going and where my mother was, ” McDowell says.
After reassuring McDowell, the woman convinced her to share her mother’s ________ number. After getting through, she ________ McDowell’s mother that her daughter would be safe with her. McDowell herself let her mom know she felt safe. The woman in white was flying to Pittsburgh, but she made a detour (绕道) to Burlington to drop off McDowell.
The ________ of the stranger has left a lifelong impact on McDowell. She has used that experience to teach her son about kindness.
“ I want him to know that people can choose to be beautiful and ________ and provide security and that people like this are out there, ” she says. “ So I just ________ it more than words can really express. ”
【1】
A．confused
B．calm
C．lost
D．alone
【2】
A．walk
B．drive
C．fly
D．bicycle
【3】
A．Nobody
B．Someone
C．Anybody
D．Everyone
【4】
A．leave
B．teach
C．guide
D．accompany
【5】
A．inspected
B．found
C．predicted
D．considered
【6】
A．repaired
B．abandoned
C．canceled
D．delayed
【7】
A．in place of
B．in charge of
C．in honor of
D．in case of
【8】
A．desperate
B．ashamed
C．guilty
D．bored
【9】
A．complains
B．recalls
C．explains
D．promises
【10】
A．belonging
B．justice
C．freedom
D．safety
【11】
A．phone
B．ID
C．house
D．job
【12】
A．informed
B．warned
C．convinced
D．suggested
【13】
A．kindness
B．determination
C．courage
D．awareness
【14】
A．resourceful
B．helpful
C．thankful
D．careful
【15】
A．realize
B．recognize
C．appreciate
D．present
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
A Montessori Education
There are now at least 60,000 schools across the world using the Montessori method. There are different kinds of Montessori schools, but certain fundamental principles have remained the same.
One is the idea of teachers encouraging the children to complete the activities with as little adult involvement as possible. Take the Ecoscuola Montessori on the Italian island of Sicily. At the school, there is a subject called “Practical Life”. It involves real-life practical tasks, such as serving drinks to their classmates. For safety, teachers would take charge of boiling the water, but the children would play active roles in cleaning the work surface and then presenting the drinks to others. “During breakfast and lunch, they are also self-directed, taking it in turns to lay the table and serve their classmates,” says Miriam Ferro, the headteacher of Ecoscuola.
The method encourages not only independence, but also cooperation. Children of different ages are taught in the same classroom, so that the six-year-olds, for example, can help the three-year-olds. In addition, each session is three hours long so as to allow the children to bury themselves in what they are doing. The learning materials are also designed for being handled and explored with all the senses. For example, letters and numbers are made of sandpaper, which the child can trace with their finger.
This concept may sound sensible. But does it bring about any tangible (实际的) benefits, beyond those seen in a typical classroom?
Angeline Lillard, a professor of psychology, found some benefits for children’s development while looking at a Montessori school in Milwaukee, in the United States. Analyzing their progress at age five, she found that the children tended to have better literacy, numeracy, executive function and social skills, compared to those who had attended the other schools. And at age 12, they showed better story-telling abilities.
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