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1、---Where does your granny live?
---She lives in Nanjing now, but she _________in Boston for 10 years.
A.had lived B.has lived C.lived D.is living
2、We spend more time studying on our lessons than we .
A. taking exercise B. take exercise
C. have taken exercise D. do taking exercise
3、Tom knew he would certainly get ________ if he was late home
A．shout at
B．to shout at
C．shouted at
D．to be shouted at
4、According to the job advertisement, _____ will be given to the candidates with working experience.
A. presentation B. profession
C. preference D. protection
5、He had little idea that it was getting so late， ?
A．didn’t he B．wasn’t it
C．did he D．was it
6、Reading for fun means much to us and we _______ never tell where its influence stops.
A. must B. need C. can D. should
7、As the population of the world is growing at the disturbing rate of 10，000 people an hour, nature is beginning to ________ us.
A. turn against B. turn up C. turn off D. turn around
8、It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ________ we’ve actually had that lesson.
A．until
B．after
C．since
D．when
9、________ is no doubt that the Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.
A．There
B．It
C．This
D．That
10、 —Look at those clouds!
—Don‘t worry． __________ it rains, we‘ll still have a great time．
A． Even if B． In case
C． As though D． If only
11、—I can't believe you took my phone! Give it back!
—________!It was Tony.
A.You are killing the fatted calf
B.You are barking at the wrong tree
C.You are the pot calling kettle black
D.You are making a mountain out of a molehill
12、Many Internet users make _____ most of the half-price promotion and it is _____ good opportunity for online shopkeepers to get their names known．
A. a; the B. /; the C. the; / D. the; a
13、He switched off the light and was about to leave the classroom and only then____ to rain heavily.
A. it began B. it begins
C. does it begin D. did it begin
14、--- Tom, you go and pick up Mary from the station, _____?
--- But she’s already got home.
A. don’t you B. do you
C. shall you D. will you
15、The factory produced many famous cars, none of _____ were shipped to foreign countries.
A.them B.what C.those D.which
16、—Dear me! It’s you, Bob! I ______ to recognize you at first sight!
—Nor did I! Time has changed us a lot!
A. fail B. failed
C. have failed D. had failed
17、Studies have explored how dogs categorize and _______ between different images.
A. illustrate B. discriminate
C. circulate D. demonstrate
18、I forget where I learned the saying, or I _____ it to you now.
A. will show B. would show
C. am going to show D. am showing
19、—How are you getting along with your presentation?
—Almost ready, and I ______ all I am supposed to.
A.did B.had done C.have done D.shall have done
20、 People planted trees on the waste hills_________ water and soil loss.
A. to decrease B. decreasing
C. decreased D. decrease
21、Jude and Leo Hawes have come a long way since they entered the world, born at just 29weeks. Airlifted from their home in Launceston to hospital in Hobart, the twins, now happy and healthy two-year-olds, were delivered into the ICU to be cared for and monitored. A gift from the Tasmanian branch of Octopus for a Preemie (早产儿) for them was a light in the dark.
“These stories really do remind us why we all spend so much time and our own money making these octopuses (章鱼),” Bianca, the co-founder of the project, tells Woman’s Day. “It means the world to me that I can do something in whatever small way to make the journey for the babies and parents just that little bit easier. I believe if we can help others, no matter how small a way it is, then we should.”
The eight-legged creatures are specially created to calm and comfort early newborns.“In instances where the babies can’t be held for weeks, or even months, the familiarity of the parents’ scent (气味) on the octopuses can help with the bonding process because babies already know it as a safe scent when parents can finally hold them,”Bianca says.
The volunteer project began after a nurse reached out to Bianca to create a prototype of octopus she could take into hospital for a trial.
“It took me a good four to five months to teach myself how to write a pattern and get it approved,”explains Bianca, who creates the handmade helpful octopuses for no cost to families in need.
“I started making them as fast as I could, but I wasn’t able to make the amount they needed.” Soon Bianca met the group’s other co-founder Andrea Carey and the pair started creating the creatures in together in their spare time.
“I have always enjoyed being creative and my imagination runs wild with colour combinations,” says Bianca, her Facebook page Octopus for a Preemie Tasmania accumulating more than 2000 followers.“It makes my day!”
【1】What is the purpose of the project?
A．To promote octopuses to preemies.
B．To comfort the preemies’ parents.
C．To reach out to nurses for preemies.
D．To bring a sense of security for preemies.
【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “prototype” In paragraph 4?
A．Certificate.
B．Model.
C．Patent.
D．Trademark.
【3】What can we learn about the project from the last two paragraphs?
A．It is well received.
B．It is highly profitable.
C．It needs to be improved.
D．It takes ages to see the results.
【4】What does Bianca’s story imply?
A．Good is rewarded with good.
B．Two heads are better than one.
C．Small deeds make a difference.
D．Actions speak louder than words.
22、Maya Angelou, the American poet and author, died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday. She was 86. Her son, Guy B Johnson, confirmed the news in a statement. He said Angelou "passed away quietly in her home" sometime before 8 am on Wednesday.
Angelou’s failing health was reported as recently as Tuesday, when she canceled an appearance honoring her with a Beacon of Life Award for “health reasons”. The ceremony was part of the 2014 MLB Beacon Award Luncheon, in Houston, Texas, part of Major League Baseball’s Civil Rights Games. Last month, forced to cancel an appearance at a library in Arkansas, she wrote: "An unexpected condition put me into the hospital. I will be getting better and the time will come when I can receive another invitation from my state and you will recognize me for I shall be the tall Black lady smiling. "
Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson, in St Louis, Missouri, in 1928.She survived several personal trials: she was a child of the Depression, grew up in the segregated(种族隔离的) south, and gave birth as a teenager. She wrote seven autobiographies, including the 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and was a playwright, director and novelist.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was a condemnation(谴责) of the racial discrimination she experienced during her childhood. "If growing up is painful for the southern black girl," she wrote, "being aware of her displacement is the rust(铁锈) on the razor that threatens the throat. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” has had a wide appeal and continues to appear on school and university reading lists in the US and the UK.
In 1993, she read her poem On the Pulse of the Morning at President Clinton's first inauguration(就职演说), a performance that made the poem a bestseller. The poem celebrates the diversity of ethnic groups in the US, and calls on the nation to leave behind cynicism and look forward to a new pride in itself, and a new belief for the country. Clinton on Wednesday said he would "always be grateful for all the years of friendship that followed. America has lost a national treasure, and Hillary and I a beloved friend."
Angelou was a long-time Clinton supporter. One month before his inauguration, she told the New York Times: “Since the election, I have found it easier to wake up in the morning.” And her loyalty to Hillary Clinton has been steadfast, even as Barack Obama campaigned to be America's first black president.
The mayor of Winston-Salem, Allen Joines, said the town would probably remember Angelou best for her commitment to health and theatre. She supported the founder of the National Black Theater Festival, and eventually became its first chairperson in 1989. In 2012, the Maya Angelou Women’s Health and Wellness Center opened in the city. Despite her many accomplishments, the mayor said small moments seemed to touch the poet. In April 2008, the town threw Angelou an 80th birthday party. Despite entertainers and speakers present at the party, the mayor said, “The thing that seemed to touch her the most was a group of little kids.”
【1】Maya Angelou was ________ .
A. originally named Marguerite Annie Johnson and a black female poet.
B. first confirmed to be ill last month in Arkansas and put into hospital.
C. honored with Civil Rights Award in Major League Baseball Games.
D. described as the national treasure by the mayor of her hometown.
【2】We can NOT infer from the passage that ________.
A. Angelou's unhappy experience as a black girl in the south inspired her writings.
B. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and On the Pulse of the Morning were among her most famous works.
C. Angelou supported Barack Obama when he campaigned to be President
D. Angelou died peacefully in her home on a Wednesday morning in 2014.
【3】The underlined sentence "...being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat." implies that ________
A. Her being away from her parents is like a sharp razor that brings much pain.
B. Her realization that she doesn't belong here makes her feel emotionally painful.
C. People who think she is different from others threaten to kill her with a razor.
D. People's refusal to accept her makes her want to cut her throat with a razor.
【4】Which one is true according to the passage?
A. In America, Angelou's accomplishments in health and theatre were best remembered.
B. Angelou was the founder and chairperson of the National Black Theater Festival.
C. A group of children moved her the most on her 80th birthday party.
D. Clinton's performance of the poem On the Pulse of the Morning made it a bestseller.
23、 Tests are not fun—but they’re necessary．But in places like Colorado, Connecticut and New York, we’re seeing a new and problematic movement within public education to convince parents to pull their children from participating in any standardized testing．They’re opting out of（决定退出）the exams designed to measure how well our schools are teaching our children.
Let’s look at why some parents are opting out．The most common argument is that standardized testing takes too much classroom time away from instruction．Yes, in too many schools and in too many districts, there is an overemphasis on testing．As a parent, I understand that problem．My daughter came home from public school one day and said class was easy now that “the test” was over．And I thought, “What are we communicating to our kids if they think the test is the most important thing—and once it’s over, learning ends?”
Those test-crazed districts need to change．But a new study by Teach Plus, an organization that advocates for students in urban schools, found that on average, in grades three and seven, just 1.7 percent of classroom time is devoted to preparing for and taking standardized tests．That’s not shocking at all．Most people spend a larger percentage of their waking day choosing an outfit to wear or watching TV.
We also shouldn’t accept the false argument that testing restricts educators too much, stifles innovation(革新) in the classroom or takes the joy out of teaching．That line of thought assumes that the test is the be-all and end-all—and if that’s the perspective, the joy is already long gone．Teachers enter this profession because they care about kids, believe each one has the ability to succeed and want to teach far beyond minimum proficiency．The most valuable teachers are those who impart knowledge, not just information, and do so in a way that engages students and makes school interesting.
“Okay,” the opt-out crowd replies, “what about kids who are stressed out and suffering from anxiety because of standardized tests?” You know what? Life can be stressful; it can be challenging．The alternative is to hand out prizes just for participating, give out straight A’s for fear of damaging a kid’s ego—and continue to fall further and further behind as a country．I reject that mind-set(心态).
Rather than encouraging parents to opt out of testing, it would be much more productive for the leaders of this distracting movement to help improve the assessments．Make the exams more reflective of student learning．Ultimately, students and educators need test data—opting out does harm to both．And it risks endangering the progress that all of our children need.
【1】The author uses her daughter’s example to show ________.
A．some schools overemphasize testing
B．her daughter is not a good student
C．the test is most important
D．the quality of tests should be limited
【2】The underlined word “stifles” in paragraph 4 can best be replaced by ________.
A．prevents
B．encourages
C．expects
D．guides
【3】In the author’s eyes, stress ________.
A．can be got rid of easily
B．should be treated objectively
C．is more important than praise
D．affects children’s development
【4】Which of the following shows the structure of the text?
A．
B．
C．
D．
CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point C: Conclusion
24、In the days before the Internet, critical thinking was the most important skill of informed citizens. But in the digital age, according to Anastasia Kozyreva, a psychologist at the Max Planck Institute of Human Development, and her colleagues, an even more important skill is critical ignoring.
As the researchers point out, we live in an attention economy where content producers on the Internet compete for our attention. They attract us with a lot of emotional and eye-catching stories while providing little useful information, so they can expose us to profit-generating advertisements. Therefore,we are no longer customers but products, and each link we click is a sale of our time and attention. Toprotect ourselves from this, Kozyreva advocates for learning the skill of critical ignoring, in which readers intentionally control their information environment to reduce exposure to false and low-quality information.
According to Kozyreva, critical ignoring comprises three strategies. The first is to design ourenvironments, which involves the removal of low-quality yet hard-to-resist information from around. Successful dieters need to keep unhealthy food out of their homes. Likewise, we need to set up a digital environment where attention-grabbing items are kept out of sight. As with dieting, if one tries to bank onwillpower not to click eye-catching “news”, he’ll surely fail. So, it’s better to just keep them out of sightto begin with.
The next is to evaluate the reliability of information, whose purpose is to protect you from false and misleading information. It can be realized by checking the source in the mainstream news agencies which have their reputations for being trustworthy.
The last goes by the phrase “do not feed the trolls.” Trolls are actors who internationally spread false and hurtful information online to cause harm. It may be appealing to respond to them to set the facts straight, but trolls just care about annoying others rather than facts. So, it’s best not to reward their bad behaviour with our attention.
By sharpening our critical ignoring skills in these ways, we can make the most of the Internet while avoiding falling victim to those who try to control our attention, time, and minds.
【1】What can we learn about the attention economy from paragraph 2?
A．It offers little information.
B．It features depressing stories.
C．It saves time for Internet users.
D．It seeks profits from each click.
【2】Why does the author mention dieters in paragraph 3?
A．To discuss the quality of information
B．To prove the benefits of healthy food.
C．To show the importance of environments.
D．To explain the effectiveness of willpower.
【3】What should we do to handle Internet trolls according to the text?
A．Reveal their intention.
B．Turn a deaf ear to them.
C．Correct their behaviour.
D．Send hard facts to them.
【4】What is the text mainly about?
A．Reasons for critical thinking in the attention economy.
B．Practising the skill of critical ignoring in the digital age.
C．Maximizing the benefits of critical ignoring on the Internet.
D．Strategies of abandoning critical thinking for Internet users
25、Last week I wrote about how giving to others can and does lift your life and brings more happiness, contentment, and even better health and a longer life. It must have _________ me to practice what I was preaching (宣扬) because later I _________ myself in my car driving to the high school that all my kids attended and going _________ to the office where I made a pretty sizable donation.
As I walked out of the building, I felt so good and happy in the _________ of my heart and brain that I _________ another school. I made a couple more _________ that day and felt like I was on top of the _________. It’s very _________ that when I make donations, including all those $2 bills that I _________ give to kids, I always feel that I __________ much more out of it than the recipient (接受者). What a great __________ it gives me! As science has proved, there is a great __________ between the brain and the __________. This allows us humans to help and __________ our entire physical being by what we run through our heads. __________ is one of those things that can set off a lot of good __________ feelings in our bodies.
Most of us, when we talk about giving, tend to think __________ in terms of giving money. But there are so many other ways and things to give. With very little __________, I came up with this list of things we can give to others that can be a __________ help to those people and, at the same time, can give a __________ to our brains, souls, and bodies.
【1】
A．attracted
B．prohibited
C．motivated
D．allowed
【2】
A．found
B．devoted
C．committed
D．dressed
【3】
A．suddenly
B．specially
C．well
D．straight
【4】
A．presence
B．center
C．edge
D．absence
【5】
A．got through
B．registered for
C．rolled over
D．headed for
【6】
A．donations
B．experiments
C．predictions
D．decisions
【7】
A．voice
B．building
C．-world
D．mountain
【8】
A．surprising
B．interesting
C．annoying
D．convincing
【9】
A．often
B．purely
C．simply
D．deliberately
【10】
A．make
B．share
C．get
D．change
【11】
A．shock
B．feeling
C．gift
D．reward
【12】
A．difference
B．restriction
C．gap
D．connection
【13】
A．body
B．heart
C．muscle
D．ankle
【14】
A．handle
B．improve
C．spread
D．block
【15】
A．Purchasing
B．Organizing
C．Giving
D．Changing
【16】
A．official
B．foreign
C．familiar
D．positive
【17】
A．fortunately
B．constantly
C．primarily
D．eventually
【18】
A．effort
B．contribution
C．requirement
D．chance
【19】
A．real
B．legal
C．formal
D．huge
【20】
A．terminal
B．lift
C．train
D．rest
26、一家英语报社举行征文活动，主题是“我的高中生活”。请根据以下要点完成短文。
1. 校园生活； 2. 收获； 3. 感想。
注意 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语已为你写好。
High school is a golden time in one’s life with great fun and fond memories.
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