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1、---The zookeeper was really annoyed with me.
--- How could he have been if you _______ stones at the animals?
A．didn’t throw
B．don’t throw
C．hadn’t thrown
D．haven’t thrown
2、Many young people volunteer to get involved in causes and devote themselves.
A．worthwhile
B．worthless
C．priceless
D．valueless
3、Invited by China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan, US First Lady Michelle Obama visited China with her daughters in March this year, and the two ladies definitely attracted attention ________ fashion.
A． in favour of B． in honor of
C． in terms of D． in case of
4、—May I have the bill, please?
—Wait a minute please, sir. Well, that’s 100 yuan ________.
A．in addition
B．in total
C．in short
D．in turn
5、Those _____ cannot answer all three riddles will be condemned to death.
A. that B. who
C. which D. what
6、Although his father is ______ and his mother is _______, Josh, like many other second-generation immigrants, sees himself as ______.
A.English … a French … an American
B.an English … French … American
C.an English … a French … American
D.English … French … an American
7、—Are you going on a holiday after the exam?
—Well, I haven’t decided yet. I ________ find some other choices.
A.would B.might C.must D.should
8、 In this world, there is always love for____ who love the world.
A. ones B. the one C. these D. those
9、Whenever I think about the day to come when I ______ my goal, I am so filled with happiness that J start crying,
A.would achieve B.have achieved
C.am achieving D.will have achieved
10、The relevant authorities have recently ________ some companies and individuals for their illegal emission that is harmful to the environment.
A. cut back on B. cracked down on C. followed up on D. held out on
11、My father’s newly- written novel ______ into three foreign languages by the end of last month.
A．has translated
B．had translated
C．has been translated
D．had been translated
12、A Santa Monica High School teacher ________ put on leave after using physical force to control a student selling marijuana(大麻) in his classroom ________ surprising support on Facebook.
A. who; has received B. who was; was received
C. was; was received D. that was; has received
13、I’d like to live somewhere _ __ the sun shines all year long.
A．which
B．that
C．where
D．in which
14、____ the movie star has always been the focus of much media attention, he tries to lead a normal life．
A．When B．While C．Unless D．Since
15、Public service ads，also PSAs，often _________ for free，_________ to educate people about health，safety or any other problem that affects public welfare.
A． run；meant B． are run；are meant
C． are run；mean D． run；are meant
16、— Jessie, it’s a pity you didn’t go shopping online on Nov.11th．It was really fantastic!
— Really? If I ________ so busy, I would have shopped for fun too.
A. shouldn’t be B. weren’t
C. hadn’t been D. wouldn’t be
17、________ did I accept this unreasonable suggestion.
A．By no means
B．By all means
C．By means of
D．By this means
18、_____ breaks the law will be punished.
A. who B. Whoever
C. Anyone D. no matter who
19、Shortly after the earthquake, many people hurried to the hospital to __________their blood.
A. donate B. share C. exchange D. promote
20、How can you expect him to make any progress ______ you never give him a chance to have a try?
A．when B．unless C．once D．until
21、I remember driving to Palm Springs from San Diego two Thanksgivings ago. None of us pictured an icy blizzard (暴风雪)on our California vacation, but one hour into the drive, the first snowflake fell. My eyes lit up. I’d missed snow. Seeing it land on a prickly cactus made my tears well up. How I longed for cold Minnesota, my hometown.
As the altitude rose, the storm got fierce. It wasn’t long before we had no choice but to pull over. As our car slid to a stop, I looked into the distance. A line of cars as long as the Mississippi River were lined up.
Just then, a car came from behind, suddenly changing the direction to avoid hitting our car. The driver, an old man, slammed on the brakes and his car drifted across the path. It didn’t take us too long to realize his car was awfully near the edge of the mountain and slowly creeping more and more towards the side of the cliff.
Suddenly, 10 people who were sitting in their cars leapt out. From the car window, I watched an inspiring scene. Four people took the chains that protected their tires off their cars and put them on the old man’s tires. One person shoveled the snow out from his tires and tried to break the ice with his boot. Just as the old man’s car and all his belongings were about to be lost off the edge of the cliff, people stepped up and let their kind hearts override the snowstorm.
Though it was minus 30 degrees centigrade, my heart was as warm as ever. This act of kindness just reminded me how thankful I am for people and moments like these.
【1】Why did the author cry when he saw the snow?
A．He felt a little homesick.
B．He disliked the bad weather.
C．He was surprised to see the snow.
D．He was anxious about the traffic delay.
【2】What happened to the old man's car?
A．Its braking system failed.
B．It was about to drop from the cliff.
C．It ran into the author’s car.
D．It lost control due to the sudden speeding.
【3】Which of the following can best describe the people involved?
A．Reliable and modest.
B．Kind and easy-going.
C．Brave and cooperative.
D．Enthusiastic and ambitious.
22、Each year, backed up by a growing anti-consumerist movement, people are using the holiday season to call on us all to shop less.
Driven by concerns about resource exhaustion, over recent years environmentalists have increasingly turned their sight on our “consumer culture”, with Groups such as The Story of Stuff and Buy Nothing New Day growing as a movement that increasingly blames all our ills on our desire to shop.
We clearly have a growing resource problem. The products we make, buy and use are often linked to the destruction of our waterways, biodiversity, climate and the land on which millions of people live, but to blame these issues on Christmas shoppers is misguided, and puts us in the old trap of blaming individuals for what is a systematic problem.
While we complain about environmental destruction over Christmas, environmentalists often forget what the holiday season actually means for many people. In fact, for most, rather than an add-on to an already heavy shopping year, Christmas is likely the only time of year they have the opportunity to spend on friends and family, or even just to buy the necessities needed for modern life.
This is particularly true for Boxing Day, often laughed at by anti-consumerists the most. While we may look down on the queues in front of the shops, for many, those sales provide the chance to buy things they've needed all year. As journalist Leigh Phillips argues, “This is one of the few times of the year that people can even hope to afford such ‘luxuries’, the Christmas presents their kids are asking for, or just an appliance that works.”
Indeed, the richest 7% of people are responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. This becomes particularly harmful when you take into account of our consumption “problem” anyway. Why are environmentalists attacking these individuals, while ignoring people like Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has his own £ 1.5bn yacht with a missile defence system?
Anyway, anti-consumerism has become a movement of wealthy people talking down to the working class about their life choice, while ignoring the real cause of our environmental problem. It is no wonder no one is changing their behaviour—or that environmental destruction continues without becoming any less severe.
【1】What can be inferred about the environmentalist movement from Paragraphs 2 and 3?
A．It has targeted the wrong persons.
B．It has achieved its intended purposes.
C．It has solved the environmental problems.
D．It has persuaded consumers not to shop any more.
【2】What does Leigh Phillips think of Boxing Day?
A．A trap for consumers.
B．A tough problem to deal with.
C．A precious shopping opportunity.
D．A positive contribution to the economy.
【3】For what purpose is Roman Abramovich mentioned in the text?
A．To show how rich he is.
B．To announce he is a Russian.
C．To present his contributions to the environment.
D．To suggest the real cause of environmental problems hasn't been found.
【4】What is the text mainly about?
A．The environmental problems are very serious.
B．Less shopping can't solve the environmental problems.
C．Resources are becoming fewer and fewer on the earth.
D．Measures should be taken to protect the environment.
23、 Do you want to find a job that you just need to sit and sleep on a sofa? It is ridiculous, but it happens 26-year -old Anna Cherdantseva, from the city of Ufa, is a full-time sofa tester, spending up to 10 hours every day trying out new sofas for comfort and safety.
Last month, Russian furniture giant MZ5 Group announced that it was taking application for a new position—full time sofa tester. Although all new products are tested in a specialized laboratory, management decided that in order to better meet the needs of consumers it needed some feedback on real-life use of its sofas. In just a few days, MZ5 received over 5,000 job applications from people eager to spend most of their time sitting and lying on sofas.
“We were selecting candidates in several stages,” MZ5 Group spokesperson Anastasia Russkih said, “Initially we checked their resumes, and then we let them tell us why they wanted the job.” Eventually, the furniture company shortlisted just 7 candidates, among whom Anna Cherdantseva, a 26-year-old marketing expert, proved to be the most suitable for the job.
“I felt extreme competition, and it was a real fight for my dream job,” Anna said after getting selected. “I have a lot of ideas for improving the sofas, but I would prefer not to talk about them for now. I believe it will all work out between me and the sofas.”
Despite describing herself as an active person, Cherdantseva says that spending about 10 hours a day sitting on sofas doesn’t sound bad at all. “Of course I will spend a lot of time on new sofas. The more time I spend on them, the better it will be for my work,” she told reporters.
Anna Cherdantseva is currently on a three month probation (试用期)at MZ5, but the company claims that as long as she proves to be up to the task, they plan on offering her a permanent position as a sofa tester. The young woman will receive a monthly salary of 56, 000rubles ($ 1,000) for the first three months. It’s not so bad about the job.
【1】Why did MZ5 Group want a sofa tester?
A.Because its products need to be tested.
B.Because it wants to save money by doing that.
C.Because Anna Cherdantseva applied for the job.
D.Because it wants to satisfy its consumers better.
【2】What does the underlined word “feedback” in Paragraph 2 mean ?
A.Response.
B.Consumers.
C.Praise.
D.Products.
【3】What does Anna Cherdantseva think of getting the job?
A.It was very easy.
B.It was controversial.
C.It was challenging.
D.It was interesting.
【4】What can be inferred from the text?
A.The company found it difficult to find suitable employees.
B.Anna Cherdantseva has the chance to work steadily for MZ5.
C.The company doesn’t give Anna Cherdantseva a good salary now.
D.Anna Cherdantseva got the job because of her similar work experience.
24、 As data and identity theft becomes more and more common, the market is growing for biometric(生物测量)technologies—like fingerprint scans—to keep others out of private e-spaces. At present, these technologies are still costly, though.
Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a low-cost device that gets around this problem:a smart keyboard. This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence(节奏)with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key. The keyboard could offer a strong layer of security by analyzing things like the force of a user’s typing and the time between key presses. These patterns are unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard can determine people’s identities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the computer it’s connected to-- regardless of whether someone gets the password right.
A new type of technology is not a necessity that people aren’t already familiar with in the case. Everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.
In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word "touch" four times using the smart keyboard. Data collected from the device could be used to recognize different participants based on how they typed, with very low error rates. The researchers say that the keyboard should be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plastic-like parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future.
【1】Why do the researchers develop the smart keyboard?
A.To reduce pressure on keys. B.To improve accuracy in typing.
C.To replace the password system. D.To cut the cost of e-space protection.
【2】What makes the invention of the smart keyboard possible?
A.Computers are much easier to operate.
B.Fingerprint scanning techniques develop fast.
C.Typing patterns vary from person to person.
D.Data security measures are guaranteed.
【3】What do the researchers expect of the smart keyboard?
A.It’ll be environment﹣friendly. B.It’ll be available to customers soon.
C.It’ll be made of plastics. D.It’ll help speed up typing.
【4】Where is this text most likely from?
A.diary.
B.guidebook.
C.novel.
D.magazine
25、 Decan Andersen unexpectedly became a father of three and in the cutest way possible. One damp afternoon in 2014, a baby red squirrel ______ from his apartment building and landed in the middle of his garden, ______ and bleeding. Although concerned, Andersen ______ the squirrel alone and went inside, _______ that the mother would come and ______ him. But when that didn’t happen, he ______ what he had to do.
____ picking up the four-week-old baby from the ______ grass, he took him inside, where he was ______ comforted by Andersen’s cat, Coco, who washed him with her ______ and warmed him up. Later, after a veterinarian(兽医) had dressed the squirrel’s wounds, Andersen made his ______ housemate some tiny sweaters and socks to prevent him from ______ his wounds.
Because his children, Nicole, now 11, and Markus, 6, had been watching the cartoon movie, The Adventures of Tintin, Andersen ______ the squirrel Tintin and decided to make him part of the family, since he couldn’t be released back into the wild without weeks of ______.
Using a little ______ to protect Tintin from other animals that weren’t as ______ of squirrels as Coco, Andersen began taking his lively little pet everywhere he went,______ their adventures on social media.
“With so much negativity in the world, I thought it could help ______ people up,” Andersen said. “Most people feel surprised and want to know more. He makes people forget about their ______ for a moment so they can laugh and smile. We have a special ______ and are pretty much together.”
【1】A. flew B. hung C. fell D. returned
【2】A. worried B. injured C. embarrassed D. confused
【3】A. left B. approached C. greeted D. seized
【4】A. pretending B. thinking C. saying D. promising
【5】A. cure B. hide C. bury D. rescue
【6】A. doubted B. appreciated C. knew D. remembered
【7】A. Secretly B. Quickly C. Gently D. Violently
【8】A. wet B. thick C. loose D. clean
【9】A. regularly B. hardly C. occasionally D. instantly
【10】A. hand B. face C. paw D. tongue
【11】A. familiar B. new C. ordinary D. large
【12】A. scratching B. smelling C. cutting D. nursing
【13】A. named B. gave C. brought D. made
【14】A. growth B. operation C. recovery D. development
【15】A. board B. stick C. gun D. rope
【16】A. conscious B. tolerant C. favorite D. aware
【17】A. downloading B. following C. documenting D. exploring
【18】A. lift B. save C. break D. turn
【19】A. happiness B. troubles C. competitions D. ambition
【20】A. attention B. interest C. charm D. bond
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A Teacher’s Dream
When handball was introduced to Sri Lankan schools in 2010,I wanted to bring it to my school, St Anthony’s, in the remote village of Wasalakotte in central Sri Lanka. This became a challenging task as the sports teacher was unwilling to initiate anything other than traditional sports, such as cricket, rugby and basketball.
I was not a sports teacher and I had never played handball before. In fact, I was an English language teacher before assuming my post as vice principal. However, I was determined to start this game at any cost. Handball is a fascinating game which combines speed, strength, flexibility, technical precision, skill and teamwork. As a new sport, I foresaw it as a golden opportunity for our school as we had never secured a place in traditional sports.
The boys were immediately interested and 40 students aged between 13 and 19 signed up to play. I had the support of their parents. Ultimately, I managed to convince the sports teacher to agree. However, we still needed a coach.
Heshan Pradeep, a St Anthony’s old boy who graduated some nine years earlier, volunteered to coach the team. He was a member of the Air Force handball team and was happy to take on the role in his free time. He assigned exercises and drills to do in his absence.
Although handball is an indoor game, we trained outdoors as our school had limited facilities. Training started early in the morning before class and continued after school until it was dark. The boys loved the game and were enthusiastic about training.
“This handball craze will ruin your studies!” complained some of the teachers in an attempt to discourage the game. Whenever the boys were late for class after morning practice, they were scolded or punished by their teachers, but I was able to keep them cheerful.
After three months of intense training, we were able to send an under-19s boys’ team to compete with 50 other schools at the first all-island school handball tournament held in Colombo—the country’s richest city.
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However, the Handball Association rejected our application because we weren’t association members.
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The victory sent the whole school into festive mode.
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