1、For the Indonesians, red ________ the colour of sugar because of the plant that it comes from and white looks like rice.
A. resembles
B. analyzes
C. registers
D. substitutes
2、Hurry up! Mark and Carol ________ us.
A.expect
B.are expecting
C.have expected
D.will expect
3、The lift in that tall building went wrong and got trapped ______ the floors. People in it had no way out and were in panic.
A. among B. on C. between D. in
4、By the time he gets home, his father _____________ for Pairs on business.
A. has left B. will have left
C. had left D. will leave
5、They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives.
A. contain B. maintain
C. exclude D. Include
6、With her passionate singing, Zhang Bichen became the winner of the “Voice of China 2014” with more than 60 percent of audiences and judges voting in her ______.
A. charge B. favor C. need D. reward
7、The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.
A. until B. though C. because D. Unless
8、As can be seen, in the fierce competition, honesty is a vital ________ of her success.
A.evidence
B.criterion
C.concept
D.element
9、In the capital Kathmandu, thousands of people _______ the night on pavements, in parks and open fields in chilly temperatures before they returned to their collapsed homes.
A. would spend B. were spending
C. spent D. had spent
10、I was taught to sit quietly in class and not to speak______ someone asked me a question.
A.When B.unless C.because D.if
11、The world today _____ different without the amazing discoveries produced by great scientists.
A.were B.had been C.would be D.would have been
12、Nowadays, basic health care services are _________ to almost all the Chinese people. This accounts for the fact that the average life expectancy of the Chinese has already risen to 75.
A.alternative
B.abundant
C.accessible
D.creative
13、I lost the key to my dormitory. Could you ____ for the night?
A. put me up B. take me up
C. set me up D. bring me up
14、 I’m always ________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.
A. enthusiastic B. curious
C. doubtful D. cautious
15、 Wherever you prefer to work after graduation, _______ close contacts with your family members.
A. keeping B. keep C. to keep D. kept
16、He chose to face his problem ________ running away.
A.such as B.instead of C.because of D.according to
17、Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some ______ a life span of around 20 years.
A. having B. had C. have D. to have
18、Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting. It means the memories last, ________ contact is lost.
A.even so B.even though C.in case D.as though
19、— Alan seems a lot taller than when I last saw him.
— He ________.He’s grown a foot since you saw him in Shanghai.
A.is B.will be
C.has been D.Was
20、He stood up and looked forward to _______ what has happened over there and found there was a cinema around ______ he could see a film being shown.
A. seeing; which B. see; where
C. see; which D. seeing; that
21、Cheerleading is the fastest growing girls' sport, yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. Actually, competitive cheerleading is a sport.
A sport is a “physical activity against/with an opponent, governed by rules and conditions under which a winner is declared, and the primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants. "Because cheerleading follows these guidelines, it is a sport.
Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activities. Like gymnasts, cheerleaders must learn to tumble (翻滚) . They perform lifts and tosses. This is where the "flied' are thrown in the air, held by "bases" in different positions that require strength and cooperation with other teammates.
Just as basketball and football have guidelines for competitive play, so does competitive cheerleading. The whole routine has to be completed in less than 3 minutes and 15 seconds and the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area.
Competitive cheerleaders' goal is to be the best. Just like gymnasts, they are awarded points for difficulty, creativity and sharpness. The more difficult a mount, the sharper the motions, the better the score. Cheerleading is a team sport so without cooperation, first place is out of reach.
Cheerleading is the number-one cause of serious sports injuries to women. Emergency room visits for cheerleading are five times the number of those for any other sport, partially because they do not wear protective gear (特定活动的服装、设别). While many athletes are equipped with hip pads or helmets, smiling cheerleaders are tossed into the air and spiral down into the arms of trusted teammates. The fliers must remain tight at all times so that their bases can catch them safely. Also, because cheerleading is not yet recognized as a sport by many schools, neither proper matting nor high enough ceilings are provided to ensure safety. Instead, the girls use whatever space is available. More recognition of competitive cheerleading as a sport would decrease the number of injuries.
So why do many Americans not think cheerleading is a sport? Some people argue that cheerleaders are just "flirts in skirts" with their only job to entertain the crowd, but cheerleaders today work just as hard as other athletes.
Hopefully, cheerleading will become as well-known a sport as football and basketball, and even appear in the Olympics since cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those involved in the more accepted sports.
【1】What does the underlined word "bases" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Strength and cooperation.
B. Lifts and tosses.
C. Supporting teammates.
D. Physical activities
【2】Gymnasts are mentioned in the passage to _________.
A. explain the dangers of cheerleading
B. show their similarities with cheerleaders
C. suggest cheerleaders learn to do gymnastics
D. present the guidelines of gymnastic movements
【3】It can be learned from the passage that cheerleading ________
A. is a good sport for all people
B. lacks necessary guidelines to follow
C. is more than a form of entertainment
D. enjoys greater popularity than other sports
【4】This passage is written mainly to
A. attract more girls to cheerleading
B. draw people's attention to cheerleading
C. call for more recognition of competitive cheerleading as a sport
D. criticize some Americans who do not think cheerleading as a sport
22、 Blogging has been around for 25 years. There are some successful blogs that have been around from the very beginning and even some new bloggers who quickly gained success. Here are some successful blogs you should start following.
Boing Boing
Boing Boing is one of the oldest blogs. Its content ranges from pop culture to academic stuff, technology to inspirational stories, and plenty of political stuff. Their website design is simple. But once you start reading their blog, you will become interested in their fun writing style. That’s why Boing Boing is one of the blogs that inspired modern-day blog writing.
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur gives you tips on being a better worker. Even though most of their content targets business owners, anyone can gain something from reading their productivity advice. If you care about being successful, Entrepreneur is a blog you must follow.
Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton formed the 'most hated celebrity website'. The website mainly focuses on rumors that happen on the red carpet. Perez Hilton became famous because he wasn't afraid to blame certain celebrities for their crazy behaviors. Even though celebrities hate him, his blog still attracts millions of readers. You can still see Perez Hilton appearing on the red carpet today.
Tech Crunch
If you want to hear the latest news in tech, you will likely go to TechCrunch. Since its foundation in 2005, the blog began to cover all things about tech. The blog was founded by the lawyer and businessman Michael Arrington. He loved writing about different companies and technology. As of today, TechCrunch is the third-most popular website in the world.
【1】What do we know about Boing Boing?
A.It covers diverse topics. B.It is famous for its founder.
C.Its website design is outdated. D.It has the largest numbers of users.
【2】Entrepreneur helps people to ____.
A.have a good regulation B.get better job chances
C.promote their products online D.develop interesting writing styles
【3】Which blog is most suitable for people who are interested in digital products?
A.Boing Boing. B.Entrepreneur.
C.Perez Hilton. D.TechCrunch.
23、Complaining is often looked at as a negative, but if you perfect it great things can happen.
【1】 Articles and experts insist that too much complaining will lower your empathy (共情) and stop you achieving your dream and living the life you want. They suggest that you cut out negativity from your life, especially people who complain. But humans love to complain
I know this because I get paid to sit with people while they complain and process every week.
【2】 Once we discover how to effectively integrate it, great things can happen. Dr Robin Kowalski found those who complain with the hopes of achieving a certain result tend to be happier.
Complaining also influences how people see us, creates social bonds, encourages empathy and helps create real changes. It plays a very important role in our lives and is a skill that can be extremely effective.【3】
So here are some ways to deal with the art of complaining in a skillful way.
1. Clarify and organize your complaints. It will get your complaints across to others more easily.
2. Work out who can give you a hand.【4】 Pick those who can empathize with you or help with your goal.
3. Make connections with others. It would be possible for people to know what you needed. Conclude from specific things above, and our complaining is much more likely to feel useful and effective:
• Use facts and logic.
• Identify who has the ability to make it happen.
• 【5】
Whatever your complaining, it’ll make for your improvement when used correctly and effectively.
A.Get rid of your bitter complaints.
B.Don’t complain to the same people.
C.Actually, complaining has a bad reputation.
D.Socialize with others to make complaints accessible.
E.Complaining does serve as a real purpose in our lives.
F.However, the influences of complaining are not necessarily beneficial to us all.
G.Our goal is not to remove complaining, but make it more useful and effective.
24、How to Carry out Consistent Practice
Consistency is a great characteristic to build in your life. The key to consistency is setting and achieving specific goals. Here are some ways to help you through the process.
Create specific and realistic goals.【1】 When starting your new path, create easy, simple goals with specific, measurable results. Once you’ve identified your end goal, come up with smaller steps to reach it. For example, if you want to become physically fitter, you might set the goal to exercise for 5 days out of the week or to sign up for a class.
Create a schedule. It can be easy to pile on tasks and promises, but a calendar, planner, or schedule will keep you on track. A schedule will help you plan your day so that you get everything done on time.【2】 Use a paper planner or a desk calendar. Alternatively, download a scheduling app on your phone, like Google Calendar or Outlook.
【3】 Sometimes, it is easy to forget our new goals, habits, commitments, or promises, especially when we make them to ourselves. To remind yourself throughout the day, put messages to yourself in visible areas. Write down your goals on post-it notes and place them around your home, workspace, and belongings.
Make promises only if you can keep them. Consistency often involves making commitments and keeping them. It is easy to fail, however, if you make too many promises.【4】.
Reward yourself when you get something done. If you do complete your goals, give yourself a reward. For example, if you’ve managed to complete your work by 5 pm every day for a week, take an evening off.【5】 Even small goals deserve small rewards to help keep you motivated throughout the process.
A.Find a suitable place.
B.Place reminders around.
C.Go to a movie or treat yourself to a special dinner.
D.If you think a request may be difficult to do, say no.
E.If you can not keep your promises, your friends won’t be rewarded, either.
F.It will also help you understand what tasks you do and do not have time for.
G.It’s hard to be consistent if you don’t have a strong idea of what you need to do .
25、 Have you ever been asked the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I am someone who’s _________ been able to answer the question. The problem wasn’t that I didn’t have any _________ ---- it was that I had too many. In high school, I liked English, math and art and I built websites and I played the guitar. This _________ after my high school, _______ at a certain point, I started to get bored. And usually I would try and _______ anyway, because I had already devoted so much time and energy and sometimes money to this field. But eventually this sense of _______ would get to be too much. And I would have to let it go.
This pattern caused me a lot of _________ for two reasons. The first was that I wasn’t _______ how I was going to turn any of this into a career. I thought that I would eventually have to _______ one thing, deny all of my other passion. The __________ reason was that I worried that there was something wrong with this, and something wrong with me for being __________ to stick with anything. I was afraid of commitment. ________, there is nothing wrong with me. I am just a multipotentialite(多重潜力者). A multipotentialite is someone __________ many interests and creative pursuits. It is easy to see your multipotentiality as a limitation that you need to __________. But what I have learnt is that there are three multipotentialite __________: Idea synthesis(综合), rapid learning and adaptability.
In fact, some of the best teams are made up of a specialist and multipotentialites. The specialist can dive in deep ideas, __________ the multipotentialite brings a width of knowledge to the project. It is a __________ partnership. So what I hope is this: If you are a ________ at heart, then by all means, specialize. But to the multipotentiallites, please __________ your many passions and follow your curiosity. The world __________ multipotentialites.
【1】A.always B.sometimes C.never D.still
【2】A.thoughts B.interests C.questions D.subjects
【3】A.happened B.changed C.stopped D.continued
【4】A.because B.but C.so D.when
【5】A.insist B.agree C.save D.compare
【6】A.satisfaction B.achievement C.freedom D.boredom
【7】A.desperation B.surprise C.excitement D.anxiety
【8】A.curious B.brave C.sure D.careful
【9】A.know B.control C.involve D.pick
【10】A.other B.important C.simple D.same
【11】A.unable B.pleased C.easy D.willing
【12】A.Personally B.Actually C.Perfectly D.Luckily
【13】A.for B.like C.with D.regarding
【14】A.refuse B.guard C.search D.overcome
【15】A.powers B.results C.weaknesses D.restrictions
【16】A.since B.while C.because D.although
【17】A.real B.new C.beautiful D.limited
【18】A.thinker B.specialist C.scientist D.student
【19】A.achieve B.discover C.combine D.accept
【20】A.needs B.fears C.annoys D.challenges
26、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
Every Dog Has Its Day
Roscoe was a big, ugly bulldog. He wasn’t very smart, but he had a good heart. Roscoe’s owner left him chained up outside each day when he went to work. Roscoe liked being outside. He was always nice to everyone. He didn’t even bother the rat that lived in a nearby hole.
A group of boys often passed Roscoe on their way to and from school. One day, one of the boys had a candy bar in his hand as he walked by. Roscoe jumped up when he smelled that candy bar. He tried to run over to the boy, but his chain stopped him short. The boys all laughed when they saw Roscoe pulling on his chain. The boy with the candy bar held it in front of Roscoe’s nose. He kept it just out of reach to tease him. All the boys laughed as Roscoe tried to reach the candy bar but couldn’t.
From then on, those boys never passed Roscoe without doing something mean to him. Poor Roscoe was having a hard time and felt scared. The rat that lived in the alley had been watching. She understood that people were sometimes mean to animals for no good reason. She didn’t think it was nice. She decided to help Roscoe.
When Roscoe went to sleep for his afternoon nap, she quietly sneaked over to him. She began chewing on Roscoe’s leather collar around his neck which the chain was connected to. She had chewed through more than half of it when she heard out voices down the alley.
The rat raced back into her hole and saw that the boys were coming. Roscoe was awake now. When the boys saw him, they laughed and started throwing sticks at him. Roscoe was hit and he barked angrily at the boys with all his strength. This time when he got to the end of his chain, his collar broke off. He was free.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为75左右;
2.至少使用3个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3.续写部分为一段,开头语已为你写好;
4.续写完成后,请用下划线明确标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 2:
The boys ran off as fast as they could, but one of them slipped and fell.
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