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1、--Look at the picture. Tom looks so excited. He must have been on a wonderful trip.
--Yeah, he ______ himself in Australia.
A.is enjoying B.was enjoying
C.has been enjoying D.would enjoy
2、— Did you remember to pay the telephone bill?
— The telephone bill? _____.
A．I mean it.
B．That isn’t due yet.
C．My telephone is out of order.
D．Please remember the amount.
3、You may not agree, but my____ opinion is that this program is not suitable for children.
A.unique B.personal C.optimistic D.generous
4、He found it increasingly difficult to read,________ his eyesight was beginning to fail.
A.and B.but C.or D.for
5、Not until the end of the performance ________ the chance to take photos with the respectable actor.
A. the audience got B. the audience had got
C. did the audience get D. had the audience got
6、Though the program was well-designed, cooperation between the two companies eventually_______ because neither of them was willing to make a compromise.
A.took down B.broke down C.put down D.settled down
7、A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really “ ”.
A. All’s well that ends well B. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
C. It never rains but if pours D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
8、The school has a system of________ and punishments to encourage good behavior.
A．prices
B．funds
C．awards
D．rewards
9、Group activities will be organized in and after class _____ children develop team spirit.
A. helping B. having helped
C. helped D. to help
10、The economy of the last quarter was much stronger than ______ predicted, driven by a rare increase in government spending.
A. vaguely B. randomly
C. consistently D. originally
11、Languages across the world are becoming extinct______ endangered mammals and four times endangered birds.
A. at twice the rate of B. as twice fast as
C. twice faster as D. twice at the rate of
12、Because of the tight schedule and heavy workload of Grade 12, many students________ their lunch break to finish homework.
A．make fun of
B．take advantage of
C．keep pace with
D．keep an eye on
13、To more accurately demonstrate students’ language competence, we’ll take advantage of written and oral exams and other forms of ____.
A.assessment B.education C.interview D.restriction
14、China's most celebrated martial art novelist and essayist, Jin Yong, under________influence many people have become interested in martial arts, passed away in a Hongkong hospital.
A.his B.whose C.which D.whom
15、Most spending that results in debt is like a drug: a quick hit of pleasure that _____only to drag you down for years to come.
A.sets off B.shows off C.takes off D.wears off
16、________ people food, housing and jobs is what a government should first consider after a natural disaster happens.
A. Offered B. Offering
C. Offer D. Being offered
17、It’s nearly four years since I worked in that firm. I ________ a band with other fellows.
A. operated B. had been operating
C. was operating D. am operating
18、— I am bored with running.
— Why not try trampoline, a new fitness craze that ______ the world by storm?
A.took B.is taking C.had taken D.will take
19、Can you make yourself __________ in English?
A.to understand B.understand C.understanding D.understood
20、I could speak their language and ________ with their problems because I had been there.
A.interfere B.interpret C.identify D.interact
21、Search “toxic parents”, and you’ll find more than 38, 000 posts, largely urging young adults to cut ties with their families. The idea is to safeguard one’s mental health from abusive parents. However, as a psychoanalyst, I’ve seen that trend in recent years become a way to manage conflicts in the family, and I have seen the severe impacts estrangement (疏远) has on both sides of the divide. This is a self-help trend that creates much harm.
Research by Karl Pillemer, a professor at Cornell University, indicates that 1 in 4 American adults have become estranged from their families. I believe that’s an undercount, because others have stopped short of completely cutting off contact but have effectively broken the ties.
“Canceling” your parent can be seen as an extension of a cultural trend aimed at correcting imbalances in power and systemic inequality. Certainly the family is one system in which power has never been balanced. In 1933, the psychoanalyst Sándor Ferenczi warned that even the simple indication that someone has more power than we do could potentially be damaging.
Today’s social justice values respond to this reality, calling on us to criticize oppressive and harmful figures and to gain power for those who have been powerless. But when adult children use the most effective tool they have-themselves-to gain a sense of security and ban their parents from their lives, the roles are simply switched, and the pain only deepens.
Often, what I see in my practice are cases of family conflict mismanaged, power dynamics turned upside down rather than negotiated. I see the terrible effect of that trend; situations with no winners, only isolated (孤独的) humans who long to be known and feel safe in the presence of the other.
The catch is that after estrangement, adult children are not suddenly less dependent. In fact, they feel abandoned and betrayed, because in the unconscious, it doesn’t matter who is doing the leaving; the feeling that remains is “being left”. They carry the ghosts of their childhood, tackling the emotional reality that those who raised us can never truly be left behind, no matter how hard we try.
What I have found is that most of these families need repair, not permanent break-up. How else can one learn how to negotiate needs, to create boundaries and to trust? How else can we love others, and ourselves, if not through accepting the limitations that come with being human? Good relationships are the result not of a perfect level of harmony but rather of successful adjustments.
To pursue dialogue instead of estrangement will be hard and painful work. It can’t be a single project of “self-help”, because at the end of the day, real intimacy (亲密关系) is achieved by working through the injuries of the past together. In most cases of family conflict, repair is possible and preferable to estrangement—and it’s worth the work.
【1】Why do young people cut ties with the family?
A．To gain an independent life.
B．To restore harmony in the family.
C．To protect their psychological well-being.
D．To follow a tendency towards social justice.
【2】What does the underlined word “catch” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A．Response.
B．Problem.
C．Operation.
D．Emphasis.
【3】To manage family conflict, the author agrees that young adults should .
A．break down boundaries
B．gain power within the family
C．live up to their parents’ expectations
D．accept imperfection of family members
【4】What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A．To advocate a self-help trend.
B．To justify a common social value.
C．To argue against a current practice.
D．To discuss a means of communication.
22、I call my story the story of a bad boy, partly to distinguish myself from those faultless young gentlemen, and partly because I really was not an angel. I may truthfully say I was a friendly, impulsive(易冲动的)teenager. I didn’t want to be an angel. In short, I was a real human boy, such as you may meet anywhere in New England.
Whenever a new scholar came to our school, I used to ask him “My name’s Tom Bailey; what’s your name?” If the name struck me favorably, I shook hands with the new pupil cordially, but if it didn’t, I would turn and walk away, for I was particular on this point.
I was born in Rivermouth almost fifty years ago, but, before I became very well acquainted with that pretty New England town, my parents moved to New Orleans. I was only eighteen months old at the time of the move, and it didn’t make much difference to me where I was, because several years later, when my father proposed to take me North to be educated, I had my own view on the subject. I instantly kicked over the little boy, Sam, who happened to be standing by me at the moment, and declared that I would not be taken away to live among a lot of Yankees! You see I was what is called “a Northern man with Southern principles,” I had no recollection of New England: my earliest memories were connected with the South. I knew I was born in the North, but hoped nobody would find it out. I never told my schoolmates I was a Yankee, because they talked about Yankees in a scornful way which made me feel that it was quite a shame not to be born in the South.
And this impression was strengthened by Aunt Chloe, who said, “There wasn’t no gentlemen in the North no way.”
With this picture of Northern civilization in my eye, the readers will easily understand my terror at the bare thought of being transported to Rivermouth to school, and possibly will forgive me for kicking over little Sam, when my father announced this to me. As for kicking little Sam, I always did that, more or less gently, when anything went wrong with me.
My father was greatly troubled by this violent behavior. As little Sam picked himself up, my father took my hand in his and led me thoughtfully to the library. He appeared strangely puzzled on learning the nature of my objections to going North.
“Who on earth, Tom, has filled your brain with those silly stories?” asked my father calmly.
“Aunt Chloe, sir, she told me.”
My father devoted that evening and several evenings to giving me a clear account of New England: its early struggles, its progress, and its present condition. I was no longer unwilling to go North; on the contrary, the proposed journey to a new world full of wonders kept me awake nights. Long before the moving day arrived I was eager to be off. My impatience was increased by the fact that my father had purchased for me a fine little Mustang pony, and shipped it to Rivermouth two weeks before the date set for our own journey. The pony completely resigned me to the situation. The pony’s name was Gitana, which is the Spanish for “gypsy”, so I always called her Gypsy.
Finally the time came to leave the vine-covered mansion among the orange-trees, to say goodbye to little Sam(I am convinced he was heartily glad to get rid of me), and to part with Aunt Chloe. I imagine them standing by the open garden gate; the tears are rolling down Aunt Chloe’s cheeks; they and the old home fade away. I am never to see them again!
【1】The second paragraph is intended to _______.
A. support Tom’s opinion that he is a “faultless young gentlemen”
B. show just how much confidence Tom possesses
C. contradict other people’s belief that Tom is not a well-behaved, friendly boy
D. provide an example that Tom is friendly and not an angel
【2】The underlined word “cordially” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.
A. sincerely B. unbelievably
C. officially D. closely
【3】Tom Bailey’s feeling on moving to Rivermouth can best be described as _______.
A. cold, as he was too young to know any better
B. unwilling until his father corrected his misunderstandings about life in the North
C. angry because he would be forced to leave his pony, Gypsy, behind
D. excited until he realized that he would have to part with Aunt Chloe and little Sam
【4】From what Aunt Chloe said, we can know_________.
A. She didn’t want Bailey to leave her.
B. She had prejudice towards Yankees.
C. She had a sad memory of living in the North.
D. Tom Bailey was brought up and loved by Aunt Chloe.
【5】It can be inferred from “a Northern man with Southern principles” that ______.
A. Tom is a Yankee, unwilling to adapt to a Southern lifestyle
B. even though Tom now lives in the South, he is proud of his Northern heritage
C. Tom has successfully subscribed to some Northern values and some Southern values
D. although Tom was born in New England he liked the way of life and culture in the South
【6】At the end of the story, Tom Bailey went to North______.
A. sadly B. reluctantly
C. impatiently D. willingly
23、Strawberry shortcake. Strawberry mochi. Strawberries a la mode. These may sound like springtime treats. But in Japan, the strawberry crop peaks in wintertime－a freezing season of superb berries. To recreate an artificial spring in the winter months, farmers grow their out- of-season delicacies in huge greenhouses heated with giant, gas-consuming heaters.
The swing has made strawberry farming much more energy intensive. “We looked at all aspects, including transport, or what it takes to produce fertilizer－even then, heating had the biggest footprint,” said Naoki Yoshikawa, a researcher, who led the produce emissions study.
Examples like these complicate the idea of eating locally, namely the idea embraced by some environmentally conscious shoppers of buying food that was produced relatively close by. They did this in part to cut down on the fuel and pollution associated with transportation. However, according to Miller, a professor at the University of Michigan, transportation of food often has less climate impact than the way it is produced. “It’s ideal if you can eat both in-season, and locally,” she said, “so your food is produced without having to add major energy consumption.”
In Japan, the energy required to grow strawberries in winter hasn’t proven to be just a climate burden. It has also made strawberry production expensive, particularly as fuel costs have risen, hurting farmers’ bottom lines. Research and development of berry varieties, as well as fancy branding, has helped ease some of those pressures. Strawberry varieties in Japan are now sold with fancy names like Beni Hoppe (“red cheeks,”) and (“Bijin Hime beautiful princess”), helping farmers fetch higher prices. The most picture-perfect ones have even sold hundreds of dollars to be given as special gifts.
Tochigi, north of Tokyo, has been developing a new variety of strawberry called Tochiaika, which produces a higher yield from the same inputs, making growing them more energy-efficient. Researchers in Sendai have been exploring ways to employ solar power to keep the temperature inside strawberry greenhouses warm. Strawberry farmer Ms. Yoshimura is working to gain local recognition for her “unheated strawberries. It would be nice,” she said, “if we could just make strawberries when it’s natural to.”
【1】What makes the strawberry crop peak in winter?
A．Solar power.
B．Low temperature.
C．Industrial heating.
D．Global warming.
【2】What might Miller think of some shoppers’ eco-friendly attempt?
A．It’s useless.
B．It’s insufficient.
C．It’s ideal.
D．It’s harmful.
【3】How does the Japan strawberry industry respond to the rising production cost?
A．It reduces investment in branding.
B．It raises the prices of strawberries.
C．It adjusts the strawberry growing season.
D．It slows down the development of varieties.
【4】What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．Benefits from organic farming.
B．New studies of strawberry varieties.
C．Attitudes towards energy consumption.
D．Efforts to conserve energy in production.
24、 A young lawyer named Gabriel Massote, from Uberlandia, a city in southeastern Brazil, was diagnosed with blood cancer at age 26. He had chemotherapy(化疗)for almost a year. However, his cancer returned in a worse form, so he had to receive a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植)。
Brazilian news medium Sempre Familia shared his story. It said how over 1, 000 miles away, in a small town in the state of Rondonia, an unemployed hairdresser named Elza dos Santos came across a series of posters near a supermarket in the city of Ariquemes and went to see what they were about. After learning about the whole thing, Elza signed up as a donor.
Just when the possibility of Gabriel's finding a match in the Bone Marrow Donor Registry in Brazil was about1 in 100, 000, he was blessed. In Rondonia, Elza was informed her marrow was a match for that of a person in need of a transplant and she didn't say no.
She traveled to Rio Grande o Norte, on the opposite side of Brazil, for the transplant. The first attempt didn't work. Elza was called again and she immediately made a second trip in order to repeat the process. Gabriel, now 35, concludes, "She saved me twice, and today my blood cells are Elza's. "
Deeply grateful, Gabriel wanted to find the donor. "When I met Elza and found out that she and her husband were unemployed and living in borrowed space, I was sure I should help them. "The lawyer started a campaign online and soon 465 people donated about$28, 500. Thanks to this generosity, Elza and her family bought a house.
＂I was just a drop of water in the life of this young man, but today he's the whole ocean in my life, "Elza told Sempre Familia.
【1】What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?
A.Blood cancer is very common in Brazil.
B.Elza learnt Gabriel's story accidentally.
C.It's impossible to find a donor who matches.
D.Elza hoped to get a great job in Uberlandia.
【2】Why did Gabriel want to discover the identity of Elza?
A.To start an online campaign.
B.To do something in return.
C.To ask her to do another favor.
D.To buy a house for her family.
【3】Which of the following words can best describe Elza?
A.Helpful and outgoing.
B.Kind and hardworking.
C.Determined and confident.
D.Warmhearted and grateful.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.One Good Turn Deserves Another
B.Where There Is Hope, There Is Love
C.It's Never too Late to Spread Kindness
D.God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
25、 Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first________ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an______ , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done ______ his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities_________ he didn't have the time or the ________. He had only one good suit. He tried ______ the football team. but the coach turned him down for being too_______. During this period Dale was slowly ______ an inferiority complex (自卑感) , which his mother knew could________him from achieving his real potential. She_______that Dale join the debating team, believing that______in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts______made it. This proved to be a _____ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the________ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in _________ . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they. _____ , were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to ______ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to _____ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, ______ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do-and so could others.
【1】A.admitted B.filled C.recognized D.supplied
【2】A.assignment B.instruction C.advantage D.education
【3】A.board B.training C.teaching D.equipment
【4】A.during B.between C.over D.through
【5】A.while B.once C.though D.because
【6】A.permits B.preparation C.clothes D.exploration
【7】A.for B.on C.in D.With
【8】A.flexible B.light C.Optimistic D.cautious
【9】A.gaining B.achieving C.obtaining D.developing
【10】A.protect B.prevent C.promote D.predict
【11】A.demanded B.suggested C.inspected D.insisted
【12】A.practice B.presence C.passion D.potential
【13】A.hopefully B.immediately C.naturally D.finally
【14】A.key B.breaking C.turning D.basic
【15】A.progress B.experience C.confidence D.competence
【16】A.speech B.football C.horse-riding D.farming
【17】A.in return B.in turn C.in brief D.in fact
【18】A.overcome B.convey C.approach D.possess
【19】A.recommend B.stress C.contribute D.express
【20】A.besides B.beyond C.with D.around
26、假定你是李华，你校举办了一场“用英语讲好中国故事”的主题演讲活动，请你写一则英文报道。要点如下：
1. 时间和地点；
2. 活动的过程；
3. 活动的意义。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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