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1、______ saving you time, the Internet also brings in a world of information and knowledge and keep you informed of the latest happenings in your field of interest.
A. Far from B. Instead of C. Regardless of D. Apart from
2、It was a crisis ________ she was totally unprepared.
A．which
B．for which
C．on which
D．that
3、Two armed men were caught ________ to cross the frontier at night.
A．try
B．trying
C．to try
D．tried
4、In some languages, 100 words make up half of all words ______ in daily conversations.
A. using B. to use C. used D. having used
5、Let those in need understand that we will _______ to help them.
A.go all out B.come across C.look forward D.come up
6、The news was________ and they were all________.
A．frightened, frightening
B．frightening, frightened
C．frightened, frightened
7、The soldiers soon reached ______ was once an old temple ______ the villagers used as a school.
A．which; where
B．what; which
C．where; which
D．what; where
8、Our manager didn't ________for the meeting because he was ill.
A. turn on B. show up
C. put on D. dress up
9、─ How did you find the goods, Mrs. White?
---- ______. They are well worth the money, I suppose.
A. On the Internet B. Couldn’t be better
C. Totally by chance D. Take it easy
10、Not until I began to work __________how much time I had wasted.
A. didn’t I realize B. did I realize
C. I didn’t realize D. I realized
11、China's high-speed railways ______ from 9,000 to 25,000 kilometers in the past few years.
A．are growing
B．have grown
C．grew
D．had grown
12、The church was built ______ and it looks magnificent with its lights on ______.
A．in 16th century; in the evening
B．in 16th century; in evening
C．in the 16th century; in the evening
D．in the 16th century; in evening
13、The girl used ______ shy, but now she has got used to ______ herself in the classroom.
A.to being; express B.to being; expressing
C.to be; expressing D.to be; express
14、We need to strike a _______ between the needs of the community and the rights of the individual.
A. silence B. difference C. balance D. weakness
15、Jack seems unhappy today, ________.
A．nor is Mike
B．nor does Mike
C．so is Mike
D．so does Mike
16、Upon arrival, _____ found a fully involved garage fire and flames and smoke coming out of the second floor of the house. They did not clear the scene until 4:45 p.m..
A．openers
B．containers
C．firefighters
D．flashlights
17、When I heard the news________ our team had won the swimming competition, I couldn’t help crying.
A．while
B．which
C．as
D．that
18、-Where can I meet you at 7:30?
-I in the gym then.
A. am working out B. will be working out
C. had worked out D. have been working out
19、Newly-built wooden cottages line the street, ________ the old town into a dreamland.
A．turn
B．turning
C．to turn
D．turned
20、_______, I had no difficulty in finding the famous actor’s house.
A. Directing by Jack B. I was directed by Jack
C. With Jack directing me D. Directing me
21、People there would step on your feet or push you with their elbows, ________ (hurry) ahead to get a ticket. But on no account ________ stir up trouble with them.
A．hurrying; you mustn’t
B．hurried; you mustn’t
C．hurrying; must you
D．hurried; must you
22、Kae, _________sister I shared a room with when we were at college, has gone to work in Australia.
A．her
B．whose
C．that
D．whom
23、—How's the young man?
— .
A. He's twenty B. He's much better
C. He's a doctor D. He's David
24、________ the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some home or will cause other family problems.
A. When B. While C. If D. As
25、With all their housework ________ , the elderly couple went for a walk along the bank, ________ the beautiful scenery to relax.
A．finished, enjoyed
B．to finish, to enjoy
C．finished, enjoying
D．finishing, enjoying
26、Aging is often mentioned in relation to smart homes. Technology can help older people stay independent and safe, and avoid the difficult transition to institutional care. Cox Communications display their new smart home in which every device is “smart”. A strong internet connection is central to their product, and the company also provides a network for other service providers.
The smart home is not only controlled far away, this home—called Home Life—also features direct connections to family members and health professionals. For example, a person can perform their physiotherapy (物理疗法) far away from home with online live guidance from a physiotherapist. Or, their relatives who live in another state can pop in and out through their smartphone or tablet, so loved ones are always there if required.
This super smart home also includes a smart pill container, a smart pot to water your plants, and motion sensors for indoors and outdoors which are useful for fall detection, as well as an automatic barcode scanner (条码扫描仪) that is attached to the home’s trash can so that the packaging gets scanned when it is thrown and the consumed items are added to the user’s shopping list.
In a modern smart home, many activities that are important to independent living can be monitored, and assistance is provided on an as needed basis. If something is out of place for example, a person has a fall or doesn’t take their medicine—family can be informed immediately. However, the person living in the smart home maintains his or her autonomy (自主权) and sense of independence.
【1】What is the advantage of Home Life?
A．It protects the house from danger.
B．It helps offer the guidance from health professionals.
C．It saves the time of going shopping.
D．It raises independence ability for the junior.
【2】What does the underlined phrase “pop in and out” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Make an order.
B．Make a difference.
C．Pay a visit.
D．Leave a message.
【3】What can be avoided in the smart home according to the last paragraph?
A．A teenage is late for school.
B．Seniors forget taking medicine.
C．A baby falls down with a babysitter.
D．Thieves are prevented from the smart house.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．A smart home for seniors
B．A family-friendly product
C．Aging rises in the community
D．Smart home slows down the aging
27、Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.
In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.
The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.
【1】What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1?
A. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.
B. People remember well what they learned in childhood.
C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.
D. Stories for children are easy to remember.
【2】The author explains the law of overlearning by ________.
A. presenting research findings
B. setting down general rules
C. using examples
D. making a comparison
【3】According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is ________.
A. a result of overlearning
B. a special case of cramming
C. a skill to deal with math problems
D. a basic step towards advanced studies
【4】What is the author's opinion on cramming?
A. It leads to failure in college exams.
B. It increases students' learning interest.
C. It's possible to result in poor memory.
D. It's helpful only in a limited way.
28、Exhibitions worth visiting Why do we collect: the story of the book collector.
Organized by the Smithsonian Libraries, this exhibition explores the stories of Western collectors over the centuries through the collection of ancient books and manuscripts（手稿）.
The exhibition will show the library's most special collections, helping visitors explore different eras and cultures, and introduce the history of American social life.
Place: National Museum of American History
Time: Nov 7,2018-July 1,2020
Closed on Christmas Holidays
Price: Free
Van Gogh and the United Kingdom
The Tate Britain in London will host the Van Gogh and Britain exhibition to exhibit more than 45 paintings of Van Gogh. This is the largest Van Gogh exhibition in the UK in the past 10 years.
One of the most important exhibits this time will be the painting "Sunflower" from the National Gallery of England. This painting was completed in 1888 and is one of the only four remaining pieces in the world.
Time: Nov 9, 2018-Apr 28, 2019 10：00am-17：30 pm
Stop ticking one hour and 15 minutes before opening
Place: Tate Museum, London SW1A
Price: Full Ticket 12 pounds Student Ticket 8pounds
Harry Potter: The history of magic
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the novel "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by British writer J.K.Rowling, the New York Historical Society and the British Library holds this exhibition.
During the exhibition, the museum will invite J.K.Rowling to give a special speech for the fans of Harry Potter. The speech requires to book free tickets online in advance.
Place: New York Historical Society Museum
Time: 10:00 am-18:00 pm daily
Price: Full Ticket 21 dollars Student Ticket 16 dollars
Mysterious Ocean
"Mysterious Ocean" is a popular science exhibition for teenagers. It introduces the latest developments and research results of marine science（海洋科学） in recent years to help students develop their interests in oceanography.
In the exhibition, visitors can see specimens（样本）and enjoy their photos, or observe their structures through microscopes to feel the endless charm of marine science.
Place：American Museum of Natural History
Time：Mar 9，2019 - Aug 18，2019
Price：Full Ticket 28 dollars Student Ticket 14dollars
【1】What is special for the exhibition in the Tate Museum？ ______
A. It is the largest exhibition in the UK in the past 10years.
B. It is held only once a year.
C. It has the one of the four remaining paintings Sun Flower.
D. It has the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's works.
【2】If you want to participate in J. K.Rowling's speech, what do you need to get？ ______
A. A ticket online for the exhibition.
B. Your student card.
C. One of the books written by JK Rowling.
D. A free online booking ticket.
【3】Which exhibition can a student get the biggest discount for a ticket？ ______
A. Why do we collect: the story of the book collector.
B. Harry Potter: The magic of history.
C. Mysterious Ocean.
D. Van Gogh and the United Kingdom.
29、North Atlantic right whales now grow smaller than they did 40 years ago, and new research suggests a leading cause is the damage that human activity has done to the critically endangered species.
The findings, published in the journal Current Biology, reveal that when fully grown, a North Atlantic right whale born today would be expected to be about one meter shorter than a whale born in 1980. Currently, full-grown members of the species average 13 to 14 meters in length.
Researchers used high-resolution photographs to ’track size and body condition of 129 right whales. Their research indicated that a major reason for the animals’ recent growth problem is entanglement (缠绕) in rope and fishing equipment.
North Atlantic right whales typically move up and down the Eastern seaboard, from Florida to Canada. In recent years, more than half the population can be found from late winter to early spring off the coast of Cape Cod, where they sail through a deadly maze (迷宫) of rope and fishing equipment.
Entanglements in the equipment can lead to life-threatening infections, starvation, or drowning (溺水). Even when they don’t kill the whales, they can cause long-term harm, the researchers found. When the whales get caught in fishing equipment and end up dragging it around, it forces them to expend more energy fighting to survive, instead of growing or reproducing. Not only does entanglement contribute to reduced body size for an individual whale, but female North Atlantic right whales entangled while nursing produce smaller babies. That threatens the repopulation of a species with so few remaining members.
In response, conservationists say managers of fishing grounds need to better manage the fishing grounds, whose equipment on the seafloor is considered the primary cause of entanglements. One potential answer is greater investment in the development and testing of ropeless fishing technology.
“There is no time to wait,” researchers said. “The species can’t tolerate any further impacts, or it will have no future.”
【1】What can we learn about North Atlantic right whales?
A．Overfishing slows their growth in size.
B．They could grow to 15 meters long decades ago.
C．They will soon become endangered due to human activity.
D．Hundreds of them suffer from entanglement every year.
【2】Which aspect of the whales will be harmed by entanglement in the long run?
A．Growth and reproduction.
B．Disease resistance.
C．Food-seeking.
D．Breathing.
【3】What does the underlined word “That” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A．Weight loss of nursing whales.
B．Decline in the number of whales.
C．Energy loss of individual whales.
D．Smaller size of the whales.
【4】Which might help save North Atlantic right whales according to the text?
A．Making ocean fishing completely unlawful.
B．Banning the use of fishing equipment.
C．Improving the seafloor environment.
D．Investing more in rope-free fishing technology.
30、Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my ________ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't ________ having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.
Last summer, I became involved with a(n) ________ coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of ________ for him and decided to help him ________ this tough time, so I tried my best to ________ his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I ________ and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of ________. One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He ________ my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was ________ and that I was very hurt by the way he had ________ me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad ________ on me. He told me he didn't have anything ________ me and that there was no need for me to ________ it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the ________ that the same things also made me ________. I said, “I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with ________ respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might ________ him.
People only change ________ they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future, but I would continue to ________ him through my patience, understanding and kindness.
【1】A. difference B. pressure C. absence D. distance
【2】A. risk B. escape C. avoid D. appreciate
【3】A. bad-tempered B. kind-hearted C. easy-going D. co-operative
【4】A. advice B. sympathy C. permission D. selection
【5】A. get across B. look after C. make out D. pull through
【6】A. resist B. tolerate C. criticize D. explain
【7】A. reached out B. carried out C. gave out D. turned out
【8】A. practice B. action C. control D. danger
【9】A. forgave B. noticed C. ignored D. understood
【10】A. appropriate B. unnecessary C. unacceptable D. traditional
【11】A. scolded B. instructed C. treated D. respected
【12】A. effect B. meaning C. content D. view
【13】A. for B. with C. on D. against
【14】A. mind B. doubt C. refuse D. praise
【15】A. summary B. analysis C. comparison D. expectation
【16】A. selfish B. unfriendly C. puzzled D. upset
【17】A. deserved B. proven C. promised D. intended
【18】A. annoy B. touch C. inspire D. satisfy
【19】A. before B. though C. so D. if
【20】A. convince B. regret C. comfort D. trust
31、课本原文填空
Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change 【1】 time. With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may 【2】 away and others may be established. One example is the 【3】 Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil 【4】 and celebrate the new year. 【5】, many big cities have given up this custom in order to 【6】 air pollution. Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, in spite of its 【7】 origins.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with business 【8】 advantage of the celebrations. Online shopping websites and 【9】 media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their 【10】 ones. Although some believe festivals should not be commercialized, others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
32、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校公众号正在征集同学们的英文作文，请你写一篇文章，描述一次难忘的旅行经历，积极投稿，字数100-120左右。
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