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1、The crazy fans ________ patiently in the rain for almost three hours, and they would wait until the famous star arrived.
A. were waiting B. have waited
C. had been waiting D. would wait
2、Friends are like old wine; the older, the _________.
A．good
B．bad
C．worse
D．better
3、While sending flowers as gifts, we can't choose flowers , because different flowers may carry different meanings.
A. originally B. cautiously C. arbitrarily D. thoroughly
4、The old rules have to be ________ because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made twenty years ago.
A．promoted
B．established
C．revised
D．observed
5、________ into use in April 2012, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns.
A. Putting B. Put C. Having put D. Being put
6、It was _____ impossible for anyone to get admitted without the password.
A. quite B. pretty
C. rather D. fairly
7、It was the third time that she _____ the Great Wall.
A.went to B.had been to C.visited D.visit
8、I ________ able to catch the fist light home, but my watch betrayed me.
A. were B. had been
C. would be D. would have been
9、— Do you know how Chinese acupuncture reduces pain?
— Well, well, _______．I’ve never read about that.
A． I can’t tell you
B． you really have me there
C． there is some doubt
D． what a shame
10、The final score of the basketball match was 96-97. We were only _____ beaten.
A. tightly B. slightly C. narrowly D. roughly
11、With many cities in China dreadfully blanketed by thick haze, the environment problem is _____ Chinese people concern most nowadays.
A. what B. which
C. where D. when
12、The writer conveyed a positive attitude through his works.______, his readers are motivated and are themselves becoming a source of motivation for others.
A. On the whole B. In the meanwhile
C. In the way D. On the contrary
13、Don’t respond to any e-mails _______ personal information, no matter how official they look.
A.indicating B.requesting C.committing D.representing
14、Tom made a small cage _____ the little injured bird till it could fly.
A. keep B. kept
C. keeping D. to keep
15、Today the number of people learning Kerean in China _________ increasing rapidly.
A．were
B．was
C．are
D．is
16、No wonder young people are fascinated with the film, ________ the youth culture in big cities is wonderfully shown.
A．what
B．which
C．when
D．where
17、With alcohol and drugs _______ out of their life, the post990s young people now tend to develop healthier hobbies．
A．kicked B．to kick
C．having kicked D．kick
18、— Could you meet me at the airport?
— I'd like to，but I'm afraid I ______ a very important meeting when you return.
A. am attending
B. was attending
C. will be attending
D. will have attended
19、______ today, he would get there by Friday．
A. Were he to leave B. If he had left
C. Did he to leave D. Had he left
20、He was sentenced to death ______ what he has stolen from the bank.
A．that
B．since
C．because
D．because of
21、 Every year migratory（迁徙的） bats travel from Mexico to Bracken Cave, where they spend the summer consuming insects that would otherwise hungrily eat common food crops. But the bats have been showing up far earlier than they did two decades ago.
In a study, scientists at Rothamsted Research, used radar data from 160 U.S. weather stations to analyze activity in the Texas bat colony from 1995 through 2017. They discovered the creatures were leaving their winter quarters in Mexico earlier and reproducing sooner. They were also astonished to find increasing numbers of bats overwintering（过冬）at Bracken Cave instead of heading back to their cold weather quarters in Mexico. Overwintering is a sign that warmer temperatures change the bats' annual rhythms, Rothamsted biologist Phillip Stepanian says.
A separate study of migratory bats in Indiana, published last year, found that temperature variations affected arrival and departure times-likewise hinting at the potential influence of climate change. Joy O'Keefe, a biology professor and co-author of that study, says early arrival at their summer habitats could expose these bats to cold snaps（寒流）, and they could freeze to death.
Joy O’Keefe and her colleagues also found that changing bat migration times can also clash with rainfall patterns. Many insects that bats eat breed in seasonal lakes and puddles. If the bats arrive too early to benefit from summer rainfall and the resulting abundance of insects, they may struggle to feed their pups（幼崽） or skip reproduction altogether, O’Keefe says. She fears this shift could cause Midwestern bats to decrease toward extinction, which would be bad news for humans. “Declines in bat populations could have severe effects for crop success,” she says, adding that bats also “control significant disease vectors, such as mosquitoes.”
However, scientists are not certain that climate change alone is causing the Bracken Cave bat colony to migrate earlier. They have found a direct link between seasonal temperatures and bird migration, but bats are also influenced by factors such as changes in wind speed and direction. And there are other complications. “Bats are mysterious little animals that move mostly at night and are difficult to observe and track ,” Stepanian says. “We have this conceptual picture of what might be happening, but really tying it to the cause is the next step.”
【1】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Bats’ habitants B.Endangered bats
C.Bats’ migration D.Bats, our good friends
【2】Scientists at Rothamsted Research found that ______.
A.bats prefer heading back to Mexico B.bats delay their reproduction
C.warming affects bat migration D.radar can be used to observe bats
【3】Joy O’Keefe discovered that ______.
A.bats are used to living in rainfall seasons
B.bats’ earlier migration might harm farming
C.insects' reproduction helps to spread disease
D.insects shortage makes bats reproduce earlier
【4】What does the underlined word they refer to?
A.Insects. B.migration times.
C.Bats. D.lakes and puddles.
【5】What does the last paragraph want to tell us?
A.Wind speed and direction affect bats.
B.It is difficult to observe and track bats.
C.Climate change makes bats migrate earlier.
D.Further research on the cause is necessary.
22、My grandparents actively practiced simplicity. They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression. Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consuming was their life philosophy. Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items, they chose to spend really simple life together, with family and in nature.
Over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community. Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes. As real estate prices rose, many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land. Soon theirs were the only small house on the block, surrounded by a sea of mansions. My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house. But they didn’t want a bigger place. They loved their little house and were content with what they had.
My grandparents avoided consumptive (浪费的) lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. They lived in a small home, but had a huge garden. They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill, improved their health, and gave them an excuse to be outside. They also reused and recycled everything. For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out.
Through their example I learned an important lesson: It is possible to live a simple and fulfilling life. My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn’t about self-deprivation. Instead, is about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams. Becoming debt free, downsizing to a smaller home, and going car-lite (减少用车频率) are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams.
【1】The underlined word “superfluous” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.
A．meaningful
B．unnecessary
C．increasing
D．troublesome
【2】The author’s grandparents didn’t expand their house because________.
A．they didn’t accept the family members’ advice
B．their house were really new and large enough
C．they were satisfied with the house they lived in
D．they were too old to do any house-building job
【3】Which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the grandparents’ opinion?
A．Repairing the house themselves.
B．Planting vegetables in the garden.
C．Reusing and recycling things.
D．Changing cars in a short time.
【4】The author thinks his grandparents’ lifestyle is________.
A．unacceptable
B．approvable
C．unreasonable
D．understandable
23、More investors are supporting a biotechnology company working on ways to bring back animals that have died off. Some scientists, however, are doubtful such research efforts are possible-or even a good idea.
Colossal Biosciences first proclaimed its plan to bring back a hairy ancestor of today's elephants, known as the woolly mammoth, two years ago. Recently, the company said it wanted to bring back the dodo bird: a large, flightless bird.
The dodo is a symbol of man-made extinction. The last dodo was killed in 1681 on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.
The possibility of bringing the dodo back is not expected to directly make money. But the genetic tools and equipment that the company develops to try to do it may have other uses, including for human health care.
The dodo's closest living relative is the Nicobar pigeon, said Beth Shapiro, a scientific advisor with the bioscience company. She has been studying the dodo for 20 years. She is a professor at the University of California.
Shapiro's team plans to study DNA differences between the Nicobar pigeon and the dodo to understand “what are the genes that really make a dodo a dodo,” she said. The team may then attempt to change Nicobar pigeon cells to make them seem like dodo cells. It may be possible to put the changed cells into developing eggs of other birds, such as pigeons or chickens. Then the birds might create young that could naturally produce dodo eggs, said Shapiro. The idea is not yet fully developed.
Shapiro said animals are a product of both their genetics and their environment-which has changed a lot since the 1600s. She added, “it's not possible to recreate a 100% identical copy of something that's gone.”
Other scientists wonder if it is even a good idea to attempt to recreate species that have died off. They question whether such efforts take attention and money away from attempts to save living species.
【1】What does the underlined word “proclaimed" mean in paragraph 2?
A．Praised.
B．Ignored.
C．Suspected.
D．Announced.
【2】What may bring fortune to the company?
A．Reborn dodo birds.
B．Inventions in the study.
C．Donations from the public.
D．Research in extinct animals.
【3】What is paragraph 6 mainly about?
A．The theory of recreating the dodo.
B．The closest living relative of the dodo.
C．The difficulty of bringing back the dodo.
D．The possibility of the rebirth of the dodo.
【4】What is the attitude of other scientists towards recreating the dodo?
A．Critical.
B．Favorable.
C．Doubtful.
D．Cautious.
24、Orwell’s Impact on the World
Few writers have had such an impact on the thinking of the modern world as British writer George Orwell(1903—1950)．Orwell wrote many things on a variety of topics，for example，poverty in England in the 1930s during the Great Depression and his experience in the Spanish Civil War(1936—1939)．
But he is most famous for his works of fiction，Animal Farm(1945) and，especially，Nineteen Eighty-Four(1949)．These last books became especially influential in the West in the 1950s during the early Cold War years．
In Nineteen Eighty-Four，Orwell imagined a Britain of the future, modeled on the Soviet union. His chilling tale of Winston Smith，a regular man who comes into conflict with the government，was close to the fears of many people of the time．Ideas from the novel soon entered everyday culture，and are still in use today．“Big Brother”，for example，is a phrase from the book that refers to how authority is always looking over one’s shoulder.
Other phrases used in the novel, like “War is Peace” and “Freedom is slavery” are also still used now．Indeed，many people see Orwell’s book as warnings about what might happen if those in power become corrupted．
Even today，Orwell remains an influential voice. Often，writers achieve great fame and popularity，but they don’t affect how people live their everyday lives．For example, British author JK Rowling is a huge literary success, but people wouldn’t say that Harry Potter has affect the way people think about politics. For better or for worse, however, George Orwell has.
It’s because of Orwell’s influence on popular thinking that UNESCO’S Memory of the World Programme recently decided to include a collection of Orwell’s writings on its register．
The Memory of the World register is similar to UNESCO’s world heritage site program，which protects places and buildings and natural features in the world．According to its website，the idea behind the body is “that the world’s documentary evidence belongs to all” and should be “permanently accessible to all”．
University College London，which proposed the idea to UNESCO，said in its application that Orwell’s work “had a great influence on human thought in all parts of the world，an influence that remains potent today”．
【1】What do we know about Orwell?
A. His most famous works were based on his own experience．
B. His books were well-received during the Cold-War．
C. He mainly wrote about imaginative, beautiful worlds．
D. His writings are often compared to those of JK Rowling．
【2】What’s the novel Nineteen eight-Four about?
A. The cruelty of war in the 20th century.
B. The serious effects of poverty in England.
C. People’s various conflicts with the government.
D. A corrupt UK government of the future.
【3】The phrases from Orwell’s books are mentioned in the article mainly to__________．
A. share some of his classic ideas
B. show how he used language in a creative way
C. stress his ideas are still meaningful today
D. show how he described the dark side of society
【4】Why were Orwell’s writings included on the Memory of the Word register?
A. They introduced a new way of writing．
B. They were a huge literary success．
C. They shaped political systems in Western countries．
D. They continue to have a great influence on human thought.
25、 In today’s American society, high school dropout (辍学) has become a big problem threatening social and economic stability, as many cases of family _______ or even tragedies, caused by youth dropout, are catching headlines in media. Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma (毕业证书) or equivalent _______ such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Although students who drop out come from various backgrounds, several _______ facts can be noticed. National data show that students from low-income, black or single-parent families are much more likely to drop out of school than their fellow students. _______ performance is also playing a role. Students receiving poor grades which, in turn, leads to _______ self-recognition, are sure to be on the high-risk list of dropping out.
In recent years, advances in technology have _______ the demand for a highly skilled labor force, changing a high school education into a minimum requirement for entry into the labor market. As high school completion has become a(n) _______ requirement for many entry-level jobs, dropouts are having a really hard time in today’s job market. On average, dropouts are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates and to earn less money even if they _______ find jobs. Employed dropouts in a variety of studies are usually working at unskilled jobs or at _______ service occupations offering little opportunity for promotion.
Considering the serious consequences dropping out may bring about, national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families take major measures to keep students at school. To make school attendance compulsory (强制的) looks like an effective measure. ________, many people fear that it will not go far as compulsory attendance usually indicates monitoring on students, which might cause ________ from the students. Others including President Trump, focus their dropout prevention efforts on a program to ________ class size, replacing large high schools with smaller learning communities where poor students can get ________ instruction from experienced teachers. Combined with frequent home visits by teachers, which definitely ________ families to participate in prevention efforts, the program is reported to take effect and the nationwide school attendance is ________.
【1】A.reunion B.conflicts C.establishments D.happiness
【2】A.opportunities B.lengths C.terms D.qualifications
【3】A.common B.strange C.possible D.positive
【4】A.Financial B.Communicative C.Academic D.Social
【5】A.separate B.negative C.significant D.standard
【6】A.fueled B.changed C.challenged D.supposed
【7】A.unbearable B.joint C.single D.basic
【8】A.eventually B.attentively C.readily D.generally
【9】A.long-lasting B.hard-working C.low-paying D.public-recognizing
【10】A.Furthermore B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore
【11】A.objection B.attention C.welcome D.study
【12】A.maintain B.evaluate C.narrow D.complete
【13】A.individualized B.popularized C.materialized D.socialized
【14】A.spare B.encourage C.corner D.sponsor
【15】A.calling up B.setting up C.picking up D.finishing up
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Two little birds were happily sitting on the rock, just having finished their lunch. Their parents had allowed them, for the first time, to go and hunt for their lunch by themselves. And they had enjoyed every bit of the freedom.
Suddenly, a net came and fell on both. They struggled to pass through it but in vain. Two boys jumped down from the branch above them. They quickly gathered the net. One of the boys, Eric, shouted to his little brother Max. “We have finally succeeded after ten days of waiting.”
“Yes, what luck! They look much more beautiful than ordinary birds. Let’s go home and put them in our cage,” Eric said joyfully. They ran home with the birds.
The two little birds were terribly frightened. They thought of their mother who must be anxiously waiting for them.
When the two boys got to the house gate, the sweet smell came out of the kitchen. Their mother Amla was baking cakes, which were what the boys couldn’t live without.
Hearing the boys’ footsteps, Amla anxiously asked, “Where have you been? I was getting worried. I’m cooking your favorite cakes.”
“Look, Mom, we have caught two beautiful birds! We are going to cage them. They will play with us.” Max proudly showed them to Amla.
Seeing the young birds shivering (发抖) in the boys’ hands, Amla said, “They are indeed beautiful. But they are so young and look so scared! They need their mother. Set them free.”
The boys said, “We will look after them.” Amla insisted that they shouldn’t keep them. They turned to their father John for help. Similarly,” John said, “It is not good to cage these birds. We should not take away their freedom.”
The boys were in tears and begged, “We love them so much. Please let us keep then.” “Well, just put them in the cage for the time being. Let’s enjoy your favorite cakes.” The boys jumped with joy. In the evening, John said to Amla, “The birds look very rare. We’d better do some research. Maybe we should call the police first.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
The boys woke up only to find a note, “Mom and Dad go to the police station.”
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Just then Dad and Mom returned. On seeing them, the boys asked, “Why did you see the police?”
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