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1、It came as a great surprise to the public ______ some state leaders’ cellphones might have been monitored by America’s National Security Agency.
A. that B. whether C. what D. which
2、—It is said that John’s paper got an A.
—He deserves it．He _________ a lot before he handed it in.
A． prepared B． prepares
C． had prepared D． has prepared
3、 Not until the 11th century, when a young lady brought a fork to Italy, _____.
A. and the custom reached Europe
B. the custom reached Europe
C. did the custom reach Europe
D. had the custom reached Europe
4、To protect the rare birds better, scientists have been_____ the changes in their number in the past decade.
A. securing B. charting C. displaying D. undergoing
5、- You seem busy these days．
- Yes．I’m writing a story．You know, it’s really not easy to write ______ with attractive plots．（ ）
A．this B．one C．it D．that
6、Thompson has two plans, neither of ________ to be practical.
A．them seem
B．which seems
C．which seeming
D．that seem
7、–– Do you think you can pass the exam?
–– En…I’m not sure. It _______ be possible if I work hard.
A. must B. might
C. should D. would
8、People can find so many good things, such as useful information and lovely pictures on the web, ________ it is also a global village filled with bad things.
A. what B. when C. where D. while
9、Follow your doctor’s advice, ________ your cough will get worse.
A.or B.and C.then D.so
10、If you can’t trust your friend to have a relationship with another person you consider a friend, it’s a clear ______ of a problem in your friendships.”
A. disappearance B. symbol
C. symptom D. settlement
11、He found it increasingly difficult to read, ________ his eyesight was beginning to fail.
A. though B. for C. but D so
12、The manager _______ his workers how to improve the program since 9 am.
A. has told
B. is telling
C. has been telling
D. will have told
13、He ______ himself to a search by the guards before entering the government building．
A． objected B． compromised
C． submitted D． identified
14、Sorry for not having got what you wanted．She kept her mouth shut and just said __________．
A． that’s her feet of clay
B． a little bird told her
C． she wanted to kill the fatted calf
D． she was the salt of the earth
15、---Is everything settled?
---Not yet．_____ I approached the problem, I couldn’t find a solution．
A．Whatever B．However C．Whenever D．Wherever
16、When Madam Curie did the science experiment again, she was more careful ________ she had made a mistake.
A．what B．when C．which D．where
17、Their relationship，______ on years of open communication with each other，will last.
A.base B.to base C.basing D.based
18、The stronger the ________ is, the more quickly a man will learn a new skill. In other words, it is up to whether he has an interest in it.
A．motivation
B．cooperation
C．qualification
D．interaction
19、 All the scientific evidence ______ that increasing use of chemicals in farming______ damaging our health.
A. show; are B. shows; are
C. show; is D. shows; is
20、---What's new?
---The upcoming 40-day Spring Festival travel ____ , also known as chunyun, will ___ on Jan 10 and end on Feb 18.
A.dash; kick out B.rush; kick off C.flow; kick in D.jam; kick up
21、2017 TFK Poetry Contest
Calling all poets! TIME For Kids has a challenge for you: Write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter it in the TIME For Kids Poetry Contest. As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, TIME For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.
Contest Rules
1. How to enter: This contest begins 12:01 am on March 6, 2014 and ends 11:59 pm on July 24, 2014. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme(韵律); (b) Entrant’s first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. By entering, Entrant promises that the entry (1) is original, (2) has not been published in any medium and (3) has not won an award.
2. Judging: All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50％), use of language and rhyme (25％) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25％). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.
3.Prizes: Our judge will select four semifinalists(半决赛选手)from which one grand-prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand-prize winner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately value: $275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand-prize winner will be published at timeforkids.com.
4.Eligibility(参赛资格): Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.
5. Winner’s list: For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids.com(after August 1, 2017, available for a period of 10 days).
【1】The purpose of the contest is to__________.
A. encourage children to learn from other poets
B. help children realize the dream of poetry writing
C. encourage children’s interest in poetry writing
D. encourage children to read more original poems
【2】Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?
A. Being creative and original
B. Using a proper number of words
C. Using proper language and rhyme
D. Being appropriate to the contest theme
【3】According to the contest rules,____________.
A. poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail
B. all children have the right to take part in the contest
C. the number of poems to enter the contest is not limited
D. the result of the contest will be unknown before August, 2017
22、New research shows that the healthy brain may hold memories which we don’t even remember. In The Journal of Neuroscience, experts report that the brain might hold more memories than people realize, but that restoring those memories can be tricky.
Memory Check
First, participants saw a list of 120 real words mixed with 80 nonsense words. Next, they saw another word list and tried to remember which words had been on the first list. Meanwhile, their brains were scanned with functional magnetic resonance(核磁共振) imaging.
While participants reviewed the second word list, their brain scans showed more activity in a certain brain area -- the posterior（后部的） median temporal lobe(脑叶) -- when they saw words that had been on the first word list.
But participants didn’t always remember that they’d seen those words before. Sometimes, they goofed and said they hadn’t seen those words before. In other words, the posterior median temporal lobe was more sensitive to memory than participants’ consciousness, the researchers note.
“Album”of Memories
Another part of the median temporal lobe also attracted the scientists’ attention. The anterior（前面的）median temporal lobe showed more activity when participants thought they were seeing a new word, the study shows.
So, why did participants sometimes mess up their memory recall? It might be that two parts of their brain -- the posterior and anterior median temporal lobes -- might be dueling(决斗) for the upper hand in deciding what actually happened in the past, the study notes.
In other words, memories might have a photo album in the brain, but sometimes we forget what’s on all of the photo album’s pages.
【1】A person sometimes has difficulty recalling because .
A. he is unconscious when he gets his memories
B. he forgets what is on the pages of the photo album
C. there are two parts in his brain dueling for the upper advantage
D. the anterior median temporal lobe is more active than the posterior
【2】According to the passage the researchers are .
A. studying how a person remembers things
B. studying a magazine The Journal of Neuroscience
C. examining posterior and anterior median temporal lobes
D. doing experiments to find out what disturbs a person’s memory
【3】What did the experts discover when the participants saw the words on the first word list appear on the second word list?
A. The instrument worked faster.
B. The participants were more conscious.
C. The posterior median temporal lobe was more active.
D. The anterior median temporal lobe was more active.
【4】 The underlined wordgoofedin the fourth paragraph means .
A. made a mess of B. made an answer for
C. made out of D. made the best of
23、What Does Food Mean to you?
My whole relationship with food has become consumed by the after-effects of my illness and dealing with them. As a result, I’ve forgotten that there’s more to food than this. And I don’t think I’m the only one. 【1】 While it is fantastic that there are so many inspiring books that encourage healthy eating this simply can’t be the extent of our relationship with food. What about our experiences with food? Putting aside the other stuff, what does food mean to you?
When I think about my experience with food, my thoughts immediately go to my family. For me, food is family. Every evening, my dad would make it home by 6pm so that we could all sit down and have dinner together. We would share the highs and lows of our days and on a Sunday we would chat about our plans for the week. We never ate dinner in front of the television and very rarely was it ever just my brother and me. 【2】 Now, despite the fact my brother and I have long since left home, whenever we return, it’s always about the food. Our parents plan the meals, sharing new recipes and dishing out family favourites, so that ultimately the food enhances our trip and creates new memories. Food truly is family.
【3】. Children who eat regularly with their families are at a lower risk of developing poor eating habits, weight problems or substance addictions. It also gives families a chance to reflect on their days together and forges stronger bonds between parents and children.
Everyone has a different attitude to food, and it will mean different things to different people. For me, though, good quality, healthy food is important, but without the socio-familial aspect, there is something sorely lacking from my relationship with food. 【4】. So while I will continue watching what I eat (because I have to), I’ll remember this is not food’s main attraction, but only a part of what food really means to me.
A．Studies have shown the importance of eating together.
B．This is certainly not true for me, and the relationships that were built over the kitchen table with my family are very important to me.
C．The social importance of food, and eating together, should not be downplayed or replaced by a focus on purely what we are eating.
D．Many recipe books on sale have got caught up in an obsession with ‘clean eating’, dieting, watching what we eat and generally eating healthily.
E．It’s common knowledge that you are what you eat and this reflected in the ideas behind eating healthy, clean and unprocessed food.
F．Food and meal times were, and still are, the glue that brought us together and keeps us together.
24、Lawn Games for Adults That’ll Make You Feel Like a Kid Again
Experts say that engaging in playful activities through adulthood can help lower stress, improve cognitive functions, and build social bonds with others, which is so much more than what your phone can do for you. So what are you waiting for? Round up the family, grab one of these lawn games for adults, and let the good time sroll.
Spikeball Game Set $59.99
The flexible, hula-hoop-sized net stands on its foldable legs and can be taken to the beach or the park to give four players plenty of space to run around. Start the two-on-two game by bouncing a ball off the net, sending it flying toward your opponents—they have three passes between them to send the ball back over to your team. When they miss, you score, and the first one to get to 21 wins.
The Pocket Shot $25.00
Who doesn’t love lining up cans and shooting them down with a slingshot? It’s demanding yet thrilling. The Pocket Shot is a super powerful slingshot that shoots at two or three times the rate of a regular slingshot. It’s super tiny, so it fits in your pocket.
Giant 4-Connect-In-A-Row $79.99
Two players at a time try to insert their red or blue coins into the wooden frame to form a vertical or horizontal line of all the same color. It’s way more challenging than you’d think.
【1】According to the first paragraph, in what way can lawn games benefit adults?
A．Ridding them of pressure.
B．Boosting their intelligence.
C．Stopping their phone use.
D．Helping them gain strong build.
【2】How many players are needed when Spikeball Game Set is played?
A．Two.
B．Four.
C．Five.
D．Six.
【3】What do the second and third game have in common?
A．They need two players.
B．They are cheap to buy.
C．They take skills to play.
D．They are of pocket size.
25、 I woke up to the sound of the alarm clock at six in the morning. I walked down the stairs, ____，still wanting to go back and sleep for______hour or so. But that idea soon ____ as the words of the doctor，______I had met the previous day, ______inside my head. A few weeks before this, when I had been in Paris, I had felt some ______ heaviness in my chest. On returning, I went to a doctor who cautioned me to work on my ______. So there I was, jogging down a ______ narrow lane. A few weeks went by, and every day when I went to jog, I saw an old man ______ on that bench. And I just couldn't ______ why he was there doing nothing. My ______ was building up as each day ______.
The next morning, I went and sat beside him on the bench. I asked him, “Why are you seated here every day?” He answered, “______this is the most beautiful place that I know.”______, I asked again, “What is so beautiful about this place?” and he said, “Look！” And I tried to ______.I saw the rising sun shining from behind the clouds, and several rays penetrating (穿过) through them. Birds were singing _______from the trees of the surrounding wilderness. The sun's light glittered on the water, and it looked as if there was a______of light between me and the far-off mountains. I had been through that place _______times, but I had never looked; it was one of the most beautiful places I'd ever seen. And I realized that I don't have to travel miles to ______ the beauty. All I have to do is to look_______.
【1】A.bad-tempered B.warm-hearted C.half-awake D.fast-moving
【2】A.other B.another C.the other D.the others
【3】A.occurred B.disappeared C.came D.spread
【4】A.whom B.what C.where D.that
【5】A.heard B.described C.reacted D.resounded
【6】A.strange B.delighted C.necessary D.unique
【7】A.mind B.appearance C.fitness D.assignment
【8】A.various B.wide C.fast D.lonely
【9】A.sitting B.standing C.approaching D.sleeping
【10】A.take out B.look out C.turn out D.figure out
【11】A.judgment B.curiosity C.observation D.power
【12】A.passed B.remained C.spared D.reached
【13】A.For B.Because C.Since D.As
【14】A.Worried B.Satisfied C.Interested D.Confused
【15】A.speed up B.get away C.look around D.come along
【16】A.terribly B.nervously C.sweetly D.patiently
【17】A.wall B.path C.length D.speed
【18】A.many B.few C.rare D.any
【19】A.respect B.desire C.attract D.admire
【20】A.luckily B.completely C.closely D.mainly
26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
近期，你就影响选择大学的考虑因素在高三学生中做了调研，结果如图所示，请结合图表信息，写一份调研报告，内容必须包括：
1) 说明图表反应的基本内容，
2) 列出你认为相对重要的两项因素（影响你自己选择大学的考虑因素）并说明原因。
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