1、Her health ________ under the pressure of work.
A.put down
B.picked up
C.broke down
D.brought up
2、Americans eat _____________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A.more than twice
B.twice as many as
C.as twice as many
D.more than twice as many
3、Please pass me the dictionary ________ cover is black.
A.which
B.of which
C.its
D.whose
4、Miss Li found herself in an embarrassing position ________ she didn't know which side she should support.
A.where
B.that
C.which
D.when
5、________ difficult life is, we should believe in ourselves and believe that we can do something great.
A.No matter what
B.No matter how
C.No matter which
D.No matter who
6、Do you remember the place _____ we visited last year?
A. that B. where
C. when D. in which
7、 You ______ use a passport when travelling in your own country.
A.mustn’t B.don’t need
C.don’t have to D.needn’t to
8、The reason ______ his being late was ______ he got up late.
A.why; that
B.why; because
C.for; that
D.for; because
9、The doctor urged people who smoke to ______ the habit.
A.abandon B.acknowledge C.accustom D.achieve
10、Just be patient.You count on your English improving significantly in just two weeks.
A. mustn't B. needn't
C. can't D. won't
11、The Australian boy has a good ________ of Chinese and can communicate with others freely.
A. request B. command C. accent D. usage
12、Mr. Smith decided to give up his farm and devoted all his time to_______ those homeless children .
A.help
B.helping
C.be helping
D.being helped
13、The manager ______ the workers how to improve the program since 9 am.
A.has told
B.has been told
C.has been telling
D.is telling
14、We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it _______ very well.
A.knocked out
B.broke out
C.found out
D.worked out
15、When he woke up, he found himself _________ on the ground.
A.lying
B.lies
C.lay
D.laid
16、As he has been in a terrible state of mind these days, in no way _____ succeed in the coming English speech competition.
A.he does
B.does he
C.will he
D.he will
17、Playing online games too much will do ________ to your health.
A. good B. harm
C. wrong D. honor
18、It ______ me that I should treat myself a dinner after such an exhausting examination.
A. happened B. struck
C. occurred D. took
19、The poor man, lost his money just now, is called John.
A. that B. which
C. who D. whom
20、In Iraq nowadays, plenty of people are short of basic necessities of life, ______ food, water and medicine.
A. that is B. in other words
C. such as D. for example
21、______ a man sets a goal, he should stick to it ________ he eventually accomplishes it.
A.Once, until
B.When, then
C.Though, till
D.Before, when
22、—When was it that he_______ to lend you some money?
—After he talked with his father, he told me that he could lend me money.
A.gave up B.made up his mind
C.took his mind D.kept in mind
23、________ 8.4 on the Richter scale, the earthquake ________ left thousands of people homeless.
A.Measured, happened
B.Measured, happening
C.Measuring, that happened
D.Measuring, to happen
24、Tom’s parents’ behavior, as well as their words ________ a key effect on him during the past twenty years.
A.have
B.have had
C.has had
D.has
25、He ________ me and told me about his arrangements for the coming meeting.
A.organized
B.contacted
C.challenged
D.investigated
26、 My daughter, Liora Saraik, aged 13, is beautiful, positive and humorous. Her father and I love her, but she has life-long conditions: uncontrolled epilepsy and autism. She meets the government’s definition of vulnerable and should have been able to go to school when lockdown started.
So why are we not sending her to school? On the first day of the lockdown, I spoke to a school staff member on the phone. “It’s up to you, of course, but I wouldn’t send her,” he said. “I can’t see how it can be safe.”
Many of the pupils like Liora, can’t speak or understand simple words such as food, drink, toilet. They don’t know anything about the virus. Many are also violent to parents and teachers and they are not able to stop biting, punching and kicking. Liora is not violent to others, but she is to herself, banging her own head with her fists when in pain or frustrated.
Liora’s head teacher, Adrian Carver, says if he lets more children into school, they could simply die of contracting coronavirus. He has to run desperate parents away, which he hates doing, as he knows it is not easy for us.
But clearly he has no idea of how hard it is for thousands of families in the crisis to care for their vulnerable children full-time. Parents like myself can’t provide what a school can offer. We have constant big challenges with personal care, and with sleep deprivation, as our children are often up in the night. Without school, it’s not only our children who are vulnerable, it’s the whole family.
So what do we need? I want recognition at the highest level for families caring for their disabled children. I want professional carers to be valued and paid properly for their specialist skills caring for children like Liora. Skilled carers leave their jobs because their wages are so low. We parents are in a constant fight with each other, first to get carers and then to keep them — we are like rats in a trap.
【1】What is the problem with the writer?
A.She couldn’t afford to send her daughter to a special school.
B.She didn’t know how to communicate with her daughter.
C.She was afraid of contracting coronavirus by working in a special school.
D.She was stressed out by caring for her vulnerable daughter full time.
【2】Liora was kept home because ________.
A.all the schools were closed
B.she was turned down by the school
C.her mother can keep her safe at home
D.her teacher was afraid of desperate parents
【3】How did the writer most probably feel when writing this article?
A.Offended but hopeful.
B.Exhausted and annoyed.
C.Calm but depressed.
D.Puzzled and impatient.
【4】The mother wrote this article in an attempt to ________.
A.draw attention to families with special needs in this crisis
B.appeal to sill carers to help her family
C.complain about the school that mistreated her daughter
D.seek guidance on the upbringing of vulnerable children
27、I started out in life with few advantages. I didn't graduate from high school. I worked at menial (不体面的) jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.
And then I began asking, "Why are some people more successful than others?" This question changed my life.
Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement(成就). It seems that the reasons have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every possible way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self-discipline (自律). As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, "Success is tons of discipline."
Some years ago, I attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself, even though it was a table for four. A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit. With plenty of room at my table, I immediately invited the older gentleman to join me. He was hesitant (犹豫), but I insisted. Finally, thanking me as he sat down, we began to chat over lunch.
It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, I immediately knew who he was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study. I had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.
After we had chatted for a while, I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, "Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?”
He smiled at me, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, "The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ago. He said, 'Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.'"
He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work."
【1】Why did the writer ask the question in Paragraph 2 ?
A.Because he wasn't satisfied with himself.
B.Because he was a person of self-discipline.
C.Because he dislike those successful people.
D.Because he wanted to share his idea on success.
【2】What made the writer invite the older gentleman to join him ?
A.His great kindness.
B.The gentleman's fame.
C.His eagerness for success.
D.The gentleman's habit.
【3】What are the four large books about ?
A.Personal changes
B.The secret of success
C.Sayings of wisdom
D.The gentleman's manners.
【4】What's the best title for the text ?
A.The Magic of Reading
B.An Unexpected Conversation
C.A Question that Changed My Life
D.The Power of Self-discipline
28、In Armenia, when a baby’s first tooth arrives, often in four to seven months, a celebration takes place known as the “agra hadig” or “atam hatik”. As part of the celebration, objects(物品)related to different professions(职业) are placed in front of a child. Whichever object a baby chooses first is thought to be a sign of where the child’s professional talent lies.
With the appearance of teeth, a child can begin to eat solid food. It is believed to be a proper time to predict what the future holds.
“Parents may ‘arrange’ the future life of their children by offering only those objects that stand for respectable professions,” said Professor Antonyan from Yerevan State University. “A book for a writer; a pencil for an artist or a designer; a coin for a businessman.” Parents can also game the selection by putting objects nearer to or father from their kids’ reach. At one recent celebration, “the father of the baby asked to place a ladle(长柄勺) a bit far from his daughter to save her from a future of a housewife,” Antonyan said.
In the earliest written records of the event, from the 19th century, just two objects were put before the teething child. But the prediction then was not about an adult profession. In the event, holding a knife meant a brother was on the way, a comb or a mirror a sister.
“The prediction for the future profession was developed in the modernized environment of Soviet Armenia when the future career would determine the baby’s life,” Antonyan said. Today, teeth-shaped cakes, toys and balloons are popular party favors at these celebrations.
【1】After the American children have the first tooth, a celebration is held to ________.
A. predict their future jobs
B. honor their skills of eating
C. know if they are healthy
D. understand what they like to eat
【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Parents can change children’s future by changing the objects.
B. A girl picking up a ladle is often considered to become a cook.
C. A book is often put farther than a ladle for a baby to choose.
D. Parents can influence their children’s choices in the celebration
【3】What may be Antonyan’s attitude towards the mentioned prediction method?
A. Supportive B. Objective
C. Disappointed D. Unconcerned
【4】What is the text mainly about?
A. A traditional celebration in Armenia.
B. How Americans celebrate birthdays.
C. Armenian children’s health problems.
D. How childhood influences one’s future
29、Food safety is a problem in all places around the world and people in different areas of the world prepare foods in different ways. The WHO released five simple rules for preparing food in a safe way. 【1】
Key 1: Keep clean.
The first key tells about the importance of washing. People should wash their hands often—before touching food, while they are preparing food, and any time after they go to the toilet. People should wash all surfaces and equipment used for preparing food. 【2】
Key 2:【3】
People should separate raw, or uncooked foods from foods that are already cooked and foods that will not be cooked. People should store raw meat, chicken, and fish in containers, or in separate areas. Raw foods should not touch prepared foods.
Key 3:Cook completely.
People should cook eggs and meat, like birds, seafood, and animals, especially carefully. These foods may carry more microorganisms than other foods. Food like soup must be boiled for at least a minute to make it be cooked completely. It is also important that people reheat cooked food completely.
Key 4:Keep food at safe temperatures.
When people are finished with eating, they should keep the left food in a refrigerator below 5℃ and shouldn’t store it for too long. At room temperature, about 20℃, the amount of microorganisms can increase very quickly. 【4】 They cannot grow as quickly in a very hot or very cold environment.
Key 5:Use safe water and raw materials.
【5】 Damaged or old food may develop harmful chemicals as it gets older.
A.Separate raw and cooked foods.
B.Eat cooked food immediately while it is still hot.
C.They call these rules the “Five Keys to Safer Food”.
D.People should use safe water and choose fresh foods.
E.Keeping everything clean helps people to avoid microorganisms.
F.People should also protect cooking areas and food from insects and animals.
G.But temperatures above 60℃ or below 5℃ control the growth of microorganisms.
30、Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog walking around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on it. Ann said that she could ______ it only for the day.
Tracy took photos of the ______ and printed off 400 FOUND fliers and put them in mailboxes. ______, Ann bought some pet foods in the dollar store nearby, and ______ her two sons not to fall in love with it. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was ______ from a heart operation, was 21 years old.
Four days later Ann was still ______ the dog, whom they had started to ______ Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog ______ itself against the screen door and barked ______ at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley ______ into the boys’ room where Ann ______ that Jack was suffering a heart attack caused by the operation. Riley ran over to Jack, and as soon as Ann bent over to help him, the dog went ______.
“If it hadn’t come to get me, the ______ said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. ______, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to ______ it.
The next morning Tracy got a ______. A man named Peter ______ his dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started ______, and told him, “That dog ______ my friend’s son.”
Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to ______ you; maybe you should keep it.”
【1】A. accept B. assist C. watch D. train
【2】A. dog B. neighbor C. school D. house
【3】A. However B. Therefore C. Thankfully D. Meanwhile
【4】A. recommend B. warned C. command D. urge
【5】A. escaping B. removed C. recovering D. dying
【6】A. bringing up B. looking after C. thinking of D. worrying about
【7】A. call B. adopt C. mean D. mention
【8】A. rested B. supported C. attached D. threw
【9】A. joyfully B. madly C. aimlessly D. weakly
【10】A. stared B. passed C. rushed D. followed
【11】A. believed B. found C. heard D. remembered
【12】A. silent B. wild C. crazy D. bad
【13】A. reporter B. doctor C. writer D. owner
【14】A. For a long time B. In the end C. At this point D. For a start
【15】A. reward B. hide C. comfort D. keep
【16】A. call B. letter C. message D. flier
【17】A. appreciated B. missed C. recognized D. concerned
【18】A. arguing B. complaining C. crying D. shouting
【19】A. saved B. trusted C. needed D. understood
【20】A. search B. find C. join D. contact
31、阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,从方框中选择恰当的词填空,其中有两项为多余选项。
Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family. Preparations begin a week before the festival. First, the house is 【1】 from top to bottom. People say it is to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready for the new year.
Next, the Chinese 【2】 Fu is attached upside down to the front door. It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives.
The greatest excitement begins the night before Spring Festival. Fireworks are let off 【3】 the city, suddenly lighting up the night sky. Children will 【4】 their ears but with an expectant look on their faces. It is 【5】 to scare away the monster Nian. Then people sit together to enjoy Jiaozi. They are a sign of our wishes for 【6】 and happiness in the coming year.
This is Spring Festival—the joy of a family gathering.
32、假如你是李华,学校举办一场有关建党100周年的英语演讲比赛,你的朋友Allen获得了第一名,请你给他写一封祝贺信。内容包括:
1. 表达祝贺;2.向他学习,并希望他能够分享提高英语口语的方法
注意:1.开头和结尾已给出不计入总词数之内
2.词数100词
3.参考词汇:the 100th anniversary ceremony of the Communist Party of China中国共产党100周年纪念庆典
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