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1、_______ from the HR department, old Ben makes an attempt to work as an trainee in a fashion shopping website.
A.Retired B.Retiring C.Having retired D.To retire
2、I'll need to ________ to have any chance of finishing this paper before class tomorrow morning.
A.burn the midnight oil B.pour oil on the flame
C.have butterflies in the stomach D.do my homework
3、John, ________ money is no problem, still leads a simple life.
A．for whose
B．of whose
C．of whom
D．for whom
4、After the clock _____ twelve, the students walked out of the lecture room.
A.beat B.hit C.struck D.rang
5、—I have studies gardening as one of my hobbies. Could I make some suggestions?
—_____.
A.Don't mention it B.Go right ahead
C.Take it easy D.You will make it
6、I will try to make it known to every teacher and more students ______the activities organized by the club.
A. who get involved in B. to involve C. involve in D. who involve in
7、______ the little kid wanted to do something himself made his parents very happy.
A.That B./ C.What D.Where
8、Jane had many new friends in the school, ______ she shared her feelings.
A．with whom
B．with which
C．to whom
D．for which
9、Tom was about to close the window his attention was caught by a bird.
A．when
B．if
C．and
D．till
10、We worked as fast as we could________ the work in time.
A.finish B.finished C.finishing D.to finish
11、The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune____.
A.is made B.would make C.would be made D.had made
12、All of her time _______ to carrying out a further study on the cause of Alzheimer’s disease
since she left school.
A. has been devoted B. devoted
C. has devoted D. was devoted
13、She tried to stay calm on the stage, but her trembling voice _______ her nervousness.
A.gave away B.gave up; C.gave off D.gave out
14、There were many causes for his failure, but ________, it was because his carelessness and little preparation.
A. as a result B. on the other hand
C. in a nutshell D. on the contrary
15、He always seems so confident, but _____ he's sometimes extremely nervous during some exams.
A.in trouble B.in anger C.in reality D.in relief
16、I want to know ______ the thief was caught on the spot.
A. whether B. where
C. which D. what
17、The parents attempted to marrying the boy, though motivated but without a handsome pay, a decent car or a respectable apartment.
A.encourage their daughter from B.discourage their daughter into
C.dissuade their daughter into D.persuade their daughter out of
18、During the Song Dynasty, people played a game called cuju, which is regarded as the ______ of ancient football.
A.resource B.cause C.origin D.reason
19、In my dream, I had a very vivid picture of ____ we used to live.
A.where B.that C.in which D.which
20、He was disappointed to find his suggestions ____________.
A. being turned down B. to turn down
C. to be turned down D. turned down
21、In the middle of the lake _______ a huge island, _______ lives a phantom.
A.lies, where B.locates, where C.stands, in which D.is situated, that
22、The “face-palm” is one of the 10 hot emojis nowadays used by young people, _______ many are frequently employed in online chats.
A．of whom
B．to whom
C．through which
D．of which
23、Many nurses, ______ were retired, headed for affected areas to help.
A.most of which B.most of whom
C.most of them D.most of who
24、I know nothing about the young lady _______ she is from Beijing.
A.except B.that C.except that D.except for
25、Dr.Smith,along with his wife and daughters,____visit the Metropolitan Museum in New York City this summer.
A.is going to B.are going to C.was going to D.were going to
26、Language experts say that spoken English was almost the same in the American colonies and Britain two hundred years ago. Americans began to change the sound of their speech after the Revolutionary War in1776. They wanted to make it different to separate themselves from the British in language, in the same way they separated themselves from the British government.
Some American leaders proposed(建议) major changes in the language. Benjamin Franklin wanted a whole new system of spelling. His reforms(改革) were not accepted. But his ideas did influence others. One was Noah Webster.
Webster wrote language books for schools. He believed the United States should have a system of its own language as well as government. Webster published a dictionary of the American language in 1828. It established rules for speaking and spelling the words used in American English.
Webster wrote that all words should be said in the order of the letters that spell them. This is why Americans use the letters “e-r” to end many words instead of the British “r-e.” He spelled the word “center,” for example, “c-e-n-t-e-r,” instead of the British “c-e-n-t-r-e.”
Webster’s rule for saying every part of a word made American English easier for foreign settlers to learn. They learned to say “waist-coat,” for example, the way it is spelled instead of the British “wes-kit.”
The different languages of many people who came to the United States also helped make American and British English different. Many of their foreign words and expressions became part of English As Americans speak them.
Sometimes Americans and British people do not understand each other because of different word meanings. For example, the word “jumper” in Britain means a sweater. In the United States, it is a dress. The British word “brolly” is an “umbrella” in America. And the British call potato chips “crisps”. All of these differences led British writer George Bernard Shaw to joke that Britain and America are two countries separated by the same language!
【1】What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?
A．Separating themselves from the British in language.
B．Written English in America.
C．Spoken English in America.
D．Spoken English in Britain.
【2】Why did American want their language to differ from British English?
A．Because they found British English hard to speak.
B．Because they found British English hard to spell.
C．Because they wanted to have their own language and government.
D．Because foreign settlers wanted them to change their language.
【3】Why do Americans use the word “meter” instead of the word “metre”?
A．Because Benjamin Franklin didn’t like the word “metre”.
B．Because the word “meter” was absorbed from other languages.
C．Because Webster thought the word should be said in order of the letters that are spelt.
D．Because Webster thought American English should be made easier for foreign settlers to learn.
【4】Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why English began to change in America?
A．The government leaders.
B．Noah Webster.
C．Immigration to America.
D．The difficulty Americans had in understanding the British.
27、根据黑布林文本阅读，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
To the Lighthouse
【1】What might be the relationship between Lily and Bankes?
A.Father and daughter. B.Teacher and student.
C.A couple of lovers. D.A pair of botanists.
【2】What does The Lighthouse refer to?
A.a playhouse B.a prison C.human kindness D.human desire
28、Secrets of Top Students
A professor of education who has made some studies of top students said that top grades do not always go to the brightest students. 【1】
Top students master a few basic rules that others can also learn. Top students study anywhere or everywhere. A top student who is also a top athlete recites biology terms as he works out every day. Another student learns a new word every morming while brushing his teeth. Top students are also well organized. Top students immediately put the day’s notes in different folder s(文件夹). 【2】 According to one professor, the student who turns in neat work is already on the way to scoring an A. In the classroom, it is equally important for students to speak up and ask question. 【3】 As a student puts it, “Better grades come from better understanding.” Another technique is to do more than the homework. A student says that if her teacher gives five problems, she will undertake ten. In the student’s words, “Part of learning is practising. The more you practise, the more you learn.”
【4】 It showed that students who discussed homework and problems together, tried different approaches and explained their solutions to one another scored higher than those on their own.
Last but not least, all experts and top students agree that the most important “secret” lies in the contribution by parents. They set high standards for their children and hold them to those standards. 【5】 They impress the lessons of responsibility on their children, and the children deliver.
A. They are taught the importance of learning by their parents.
B. In other words, study time is always placed above fun.
C. The value of studying together was shown in an experiment.
D. In this way, they are available for review when nearing examination time.
E. This is perhaps the best way for a student to clarify any doubts.
F. They encourage their children in their studies but do not do the work for them.
G. According to him, top students know how to make the most of their abilities.
29、Travelers to the Arctic islands of Svalbard would find a rough, ice-hardened land, sheltering polar bears in its frozen landscapes. This group of Norwegian islands is the land of the “midnight sun” with almost 24 hours of sunlight during the winter months. It is also home to one of the most important storage facilities in world farming — the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
The seed vault was opened in 2008 in an effort to safeguard the world’s food supply for future generations. Svalbard is the perfect frozen environment to house seed samples, set inside an Arctic mountain at 130 meters above sea level, so it is unlikely to be flooded. Low humidity , geological stability, and the surrounding permafrost can keep seed-keeping places cool, dry, and usable for centuries.
Seed gene banks from around the world have sent food crops seeds for safety in case a natural disaster or environmental damage destroys existing supplies. Worldwide there are more than 1.700 seed gene banks that store seeds locally and many choose to send back-up samples to facilities like the Svalbard’s vault.
There is space in the global vault for 4.5 million different crop varieties with each variety storing on average 500 seeds, meaning it can house 2.5 billon seeds. There are around one million seed samples from 80 institutes in the vault at present so there is a lot of spare capacity for the vegetables, grains, peas and beans that are banked annually. On the top of that, there are rare flowers from the Myanmar rain forests.
The largest numbers of samples in the vault are varieties of rice and wheat. The seed vault has been listed as one of the most influential projects of the past 50 years for its efforts. Seeds themselves are not kept for farmers or gardeners to grow produce. Their true value is as a genetic resource in plant upbringing to create new crop varieties.
【1】What makes Svalbard a global seed vault?
A．Its eco-friendly tourism.
B．Its rich supplies of food.
C．Its favorable environment.
D．Its strong sunlight in winter.
【2】Why do many seed gene banks send food crop seeds to the Svalbard’s vault?
A．To protect them from climate changes.
B．To exchange them for new crop seeds.
C．To make sure of the safety of food supplies.
D．To compare them with new crop varieties.
【3】What can be inferred about the Svalbard’s vault from Paragraph 4?
A．It values plant different types of plant.
B．It has little space for newcomers.
C．It is costly for most institutes.
D．It sees a big increase in seed samples every year.
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To explain how to store seeds safely.
B．To introduce an influential seed vault.
C．To seek sponsors for world seed vaults.
D．To call on seed institutes to work together.
30、 I enjoy photographing everything in nature, especially wild horses. I first _______ Alberta’s wild horses 20 years ago. Ever since, I had wanted to see and _______them. A friend of mine, who loves wild animals, got to know my _______ and last year, I was _______ enough to be invited to see the wild horses in the Williams Creek area of Alberta with him. It was an amazing _______.
On our first visit we _______ more than 100 horses. Since then, we have been back to the same area three more times.
One time, while taking photos of a herd (群) of around 30 horses, I didn’t _______ that not 20 feet away, a young horse was sleeping behind a tree. Suddenly, he _______，jumped up and just stood there _______ me to take photos of him. As I was photographing him, the herd stud (种马) noticed how ________ the little horse was to me and came running over, snaking his neck with his ears back, as if warning the young horse, “________，get away！” The young horse didn’t seem to understand what he was being told and didn’t ________，until his mom came over to ________ him. I didn’t feel unsafe at all by the horse being close to me and ________ taking photos.
Another time, I ________ to take photos of a young horse running and jumping for the joy (欢乐) of it. He was having ________ all by himself while the rest of his herd ate grass peacefully — it made me feel ________.
Having been out with the wild animals several times now, I hope to ________ again — as often as possible! They give me complete peace of mind. I’m ________ for having the chance to spend time with them. These horses are born wild and ________，and should always remain so.
【1】A.followed B.found C.heard about D.worried about
【2】A.Help B.photograph C.own D.train
【3】A.wish B.promise C.suggestion D.problem
【4】A.old B.careful C.patient D.lucky
【5】A.relationship B.experience C.opinion D.lesson
【6】A.raised B.led C.protected D.saw
【7】A.believe B.realize C.accept D.imagine
【8】A.awoke B.ran C.fell D.walked
【9】A.teaching B.warning C.asking D.allowing
【10】A.important B.close C.strange D.special
【11】A.Noise B.Pain C.Danger D.Doubt
【12】A.move B.look C.come D.stay
【13】A.change B.understand C.get D.trouble
【14】A.avoided B.kept C.stopped D.regretted
【15】A.agreed B.forgot C.managed D.failed
【16】A.fun B.power C.interests D.chances
【17】A.lost B.lonely C.relaxed D.excited
【18】A.attend B.choose C.remember D.visit
【19】A.hopeful B.sorry C.thankful D.afraid
【20】A.free B.similar C.nervous D.unsafe
31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
“Life of Pi” is narrated by an older Pi and takes place in the present as he tells his life story to a writer. Pi begins with how he got his name and how his family owned a zoo, but eventually leads into his family needing to leave India for financial 【1】. The heart of the story lies in Pi as a young man and the time he spent out at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker, but getting to that point is quite an ordeal（苦难考验）. Pi loses everything and everyone close to him in the blink of an eye and he doesn’t 【2】 on making what feels like an unbreakable bond with a Bengal tiger.
The 【3】 film offers a rather marvelous message about religion as Pi discusses the experimentation with several different religions as a young boy. Even though it seems kind of silly that a boy has 【4】 so many religions at one point in his life, it portrays a/an 【5】 message in a light that doesn’t seem too preachy（说教的）. But the religious aspect is really only a backdrop for being on your own 【6】 to finding who you really are. Feeling so alone for so long and having Pi talk about not being alone and not getting to say goodbye to those he cared about most is one of those things that just hits you really hard.
While witnessing Pi attempt to tame Richard Parker is really 【7】, there are so many unbelievable sights to witness in “Life of Pi”. There’s the whale, the jellyfish, the flying fish, that 【8】 storm, and that seaweed island with all of the meerkats (a kind of monkey). “Life of Pi” never really lets up on being 【9】 breathtaking and amazing from beginning to end.
“Life of Pi” is pleasantly satisfying. With a heartfelt message, beautiful visuals, and stunning camera work. “Life of Pi” is truly a sight to behold and illustrates how 【10】 3D can be to a film that isn’t just a summer hit or blockbuster.
32、你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语世界”写一则倡议书，号召大家珍惜粮食，杜绝浪费，内容包括：
1. 倡议的目的；
2. 防止食物浪费的做法；
3. 提出呼吁。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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