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1、-Where can we get Mo Yan's new novel? -I'm sorry, it and will come out next week．
A. has been printed
B. will be printed
C. is being printed
D. is printed
2、I think that, _____the cost, we have to address this problem. We have to bring justice and compassion to the victims.
A.whichever B.whatever C.however D.wherever
3、There's only one for learning oral English: Practice. You can't improve your oral English if you don't speak, just like you can't learn how to swim on the bed.
A．reference
B．recipe
C．regulation
D．request
4、________ much media attention is paid to the topic of raising children or caring for elderly parents in their final years, it seems ________ not much is explained on being a parent.
A．While; that B．As; like
C．Because; that D．Since; /
5、- Haven’t seen you for ages. Do you still work in Shenyang?
- No, I don’t. It’s two years ________ I worked there.
A.before B.as C.when D.since
6、Mom, don’t you think it's OK to play once in a while it doesn’t affect my studies?
A. even if B. unless
C. so that D. as long as
7、Teenagers set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all ________ crowding round listening to the same record．
A．turn up B．set up C．end up D．wake up
8、—How elegant and attractive our teacher is today!
—Yes. The red dress ____ her hidden beauty.
A. brings out B. takes out
C. lets out D. gives out
9、The computer centre, ______ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.
A．open
B．opening
C．having opened
D．opened
10、City life is more convenient than of the country but not quiet and easy.
A. that; as B. such; too
C. which; rather D. one; quite
11、A number of foreigners______ to watch the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC on Oct.1".
A.Attracted B.have attracted
C.was attracted D.were attracted
12、All of us are pleased to see the problem ________ so quickly．
A．solve B．solving C．to solve D．solved
13、Martin was sick with a high fever：as a result，he _____ neither eat nor sleep.
A． should B． might C． need D． could
14、Bob likes the camera very much because it can be _______ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A.adapted B.admitted C.adopted D.adjusted
15、Would you mind ______ the door? I can’t make it with both hands occupied.
A. to open B. for me to open
C. opening D. my opening
16、The manager should take_______ action if safety standards are not being met．
A．awkward B．average
C．appropriate D．automatic
17、––My car is making a really strange noise.
––You’d better get it ______ before you drive to Denver.
A. looking at B. looked at
C. to look at D. being looked at
18、—I bought the dress for only fifty yuan at the sales.
—Really ? It was a real ________. How I wish I would have such a good chance!
A．goal
B．bargain
C．exchange
D．business
19、There ______ be any difficulty about winning the speech contest now that you’re well prepared for it.
A. mustn’t B. shan’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
20、Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him go.
A. cautious B. grateful C. tolerant D. wild
21、People in the western state of California who are in the United States illegally can now request a driver's license. The law went into effect on January l. California is not the first American state with such a law, but it has the largest number of illegal immigrants. More than a million people began to request licenses shortly after the new state law went into effect. Among them was Christian Alvarado. Mr. Alvarado entered the United States from El Salvador eight years ago without permission from the U.S. government. Some call such people "illegal immigrants." Others call them "undocumented immigrants "
Mr. Alvarado thinks is so exciting, for be has been waiting for the license for a long time. But some are worried that their personal information will be used to find them and deport them. Armando Botello is a spokesman for the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or DMV. He says people should not be afraid, for such information will not be shared.
The new licenses are the same as licenses given to citizens except that they have the words "Federal Limits Apply". That means the license cannot be used to travel on an airplane or enter a federal building. Ana Garcia, working at the Central American Resource Center, says some illegal immigrants fear those words will be used to abuse them. Civil rights groups say the police and others
Dan Schnur , a political scientist at the University of Southern California, said that the main argument against the new law is that it rewards illegal behavior. But Professor Schnur argued that young, white Americans generally support immigration reform, including giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants
"It's simply because they grew up a much more multicultural society than their parents or their grandparents did:" Professor Schnur says he believes the changes in beliefs about illegal immigrants that have taken place in California will spread throughout the United States.
【1】Why did the new law make Mr. Alvarado excited?
A. Because he can request a driver's license.
B. Because he became a legal immigrant of California.
C. Because he got his driving license as an illegal immigrant.
D. Because a law went into effect for the new immigrants.
【2】What is the difference of the new licenses compared to those given to citizens'?
A. The words “Federal Limits Apply” will abuse illegal immigrants
B. They can't be used to travel on an airplane or enter a federal building.
C. They can be used to act against the police and other people.
D. With the words "Federal Limits Apply", immigrants can enjoy special rights.
【3】What's the public's attitude towards the new law released on January l in California?
A. supportive B. negative
C. neutral D. Controversial
22、France has the most beautiful castles throughout Europe. Here are some of the best French castles to visit. You’ll surely want to visit one of them during your travels in France. Have a look and enjoy!
Chateau de Versailles
The Chateau de Versailles is about 20kms southwest of Paris. When the castle was built, Versailles was a small village. Today, however, it is a famous area in Paris. The castle was built as a small hunting lodge (乡间小屋) for Louis XIII in the 1620s. Years later, he made it bigger. Later, louis XIV also made it larger, making it one of the largest palaces of the world.
Chateau de Chambord
The Chateau de Chambord is one of the largest castles around the world. It sits in the Loire Valley. Being at the heart of Europe’s largest enclosed wooded park, Chambord, it was built for King Francis I to serve as a hunting lodge. It is one of the world’s most well-known castles in the world because of its French Renaissance (文艺复兴) building.
Chateau de Chenonceau
As one of the most famous castles in the Loire Valley, the castle was built during the 11th century on the River Cher. It was passed through many bands. The castle was not destroyed during the French Revolution because it was the only bridge across the river for many miles.
Chateau de Chantilly
This historic castle sits in the town of Chantilly, France. This beautiful castle is made up of two buildings: the Petit Chateau built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency, and the Grand Chateau which was destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s. There are many interesting pieces of 17th century history about the castle. Every two years a fireworks competition is held in the castle gardens.
【1】What makes the Chateau de Chambord special?
A．Its long history.
B．Its wealthy owner.
C．Its building style.
D．Its fireworks competition.
【2】Why did the Chateau de Chenonceau manage to get through the French Revolution?
A．It was far from Paris.
B．It played a very important role.
C．It hid in the Loire Valley.
D．It was built by a famous French king.
【3】Which castle has a fireworks show every two years?
A．The Chateau de Chantilly.
B．The Chateau de Chenonceau.
C．The Chateau de Chambord.
D．The Chateau de Versailles.
23、Earthquake can disrupt whales’ hunting for food for up to a year, according to a new study.
On November 14, 2016, the Kaikoura earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island, causing a destructive tsunami. Under the surface, the earthquake caused strong currents that swept away and mostly killed off diverse ecosystems of creatures living along the Kaikoura underwater canyon.
As a result, whales had to dive deeper and longer to find food—“a major shift” in their behavior, says co-author Liz Slooten, a marine biologist at the University of Otago in New Zealand.
The impact earthquakes have on land animals has been well documented, but scientists know relatively little about what happens underwater. Such research is important for government agencies, which may need to take recent earthquakes into consideration when considering fishing quotas（限额）, notes Rochelle Constantine, a marine mammal ecologist at the University of Auckland.
The canyon’s upper reaches are rich in creatures, supplying food for the fish that make up the whales’ diet. So when these smaller life forms were washed away, it had “severe consequences for the community around there”, says study co-author Will Rayment. “That effect flowed all the way through the food chain.”
As part of their ongoing study, the scientists were tracking 42 individual whales. After the earthquake, in all, the team managed to record data on 40 whales, showing that the abundance of whales in the general area didn’t change after the earthquake. However, the whales changed how they used their habitat.
A year after the earthquake, the researchers observed the whales returning to their previous surface-breathing intervals. This could have been because the communities of animals that make up the whales’ food began to recover. “It gives you an idea of how resilient（有复原力的） these deep-sea communities are,” says Rayment.
But he and his colleagues will continue long-term monitoring to see if there are effects they missed. Whale activity in the area had already been declining, though it’s unknown whether it is due to natural changes in food abundance, whale-watching tourism, fishing, or warming ocean temperatures. “There is something going on in Kaikoura,” says Rayment.
【1】What happened after the Kaikoura earthquake in the Kaikoura canyon?
A．Several destructive tsunamis struck the area.
B．Whales had to swim to other oceans to find food.
C．Nearly all marine creatures in Kaikoura were killed off.
D．Strong currents washed away many smaller creatures.
【2】Which is one of the findings of the study?
A．Earthquakes can make it easier for whales to find food.
B．The whales changed their habitat after the earthquake.
C．It usually takes whales a year to adapt to their new diet.
D．The number of whales in the area dropped sharply after the quake.
【3】What does Rochelle Constantine think of the study?
A．It can help government agencies to make some decisions about fishing.
B．It can help government agencies to solve problems in the fishing industry.
C．It is a breakthrough in research on what happens underwater after an earthquake.
D．It offers a detailed description of the impact earthquake have on marine mammals.
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Something is affecting the whale activity in Kaikoura.
B．Fishing quotas have been increasing in recent years.
C．The team missed some effects in the research process.
D．The scientists will continue studying earthquakes.
24、 Fifty four years ago, young Quentin entered this world. “Action!” he must have yelled then to his mum. When he was two, his whole family moved to Los Angeles, and before Quentin Tarantino turned a teenager, he had already seen more movies than most people . In his twenties he started working at the Manhattan Beach Video Archives, where he made some important friendships and tried his hand at making a first movie. It would take another few years until he would sell the scripts for True Romance and Natural Born Killers, and shortly after go on and conquer the film festival circuit in a storm with Reservoir Dogs. And so it began ...
With Pulp Fcition, QT finally turned Hollywood upside-down for good, and established himself as, what they would then call, an “enfant terrible” of the new film-making community. to this day, Pulp Fiction counts as a completely original masterpiece, that sometimes even to his most loyal fans he has not matched again. After Jackie Brown, he took a pause for a while, not turning out a major motion picture until Kill Bill. Kill Bill turned into an epic, and manifested director Tarantino as the truly great filmmaker, opening the eyes of millions among the younger generations to lost classics, foreign cult cinema and the wild world of exploitation film.
Then in 2007, he made Grindhouse together with his long time friend Robert Rodriguez. The movie was well-received among critics, but was a financial disaster. Tarantino has talked about a war movie for many years, but not until 2008 did any of those rumors come together, when he announced that he had in fact finally finished a script for Inglourious Basterds, a massive war epic. The movie went into production that same year, starring Brad Pitt in the leading role. It was a huge international success and gathered quite a few awards.
In 2011, Tarantino announced the completion of his latest script, a movie about slavery in the old US south of the 1860s, titled Django Unchained. The movie has attracted enormous attention, especially because it stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz, who won an Oscar for his role in Inglourious Basterds, and whose acting talents have been truly recognized. And 2015 marked the release of his 8th film, appropriately titled The Hateful Eight, a post Civil War era Western mystery and thriller.
At the age of 54, Quentin Tarantino has recently gone on record saying he will retire some time soon, but all of the movie fans definitely hope the speak of film-making stays strong in his heart of a long time still. Because in a world densely crowded with average filmmakers QT seems to be one of the few who never play it safe.
A Salute to Quentin Tarantino
【1】The underlined phrase “enfant terrible” in paragraph 2 means ________.
A.rude and unpleasant B.ordinary but arrogant
C.smart but unconventional D.boring and traditional
【2】According to the passage, which one of the followings is Right?
A.Quentin Tarantino was born and raised in Los Angeles.
B.After Jackie Brown, Tarantino shot Kill Bill right away.
C.The film Grind-house made in 2007 gained huge profits
D.2008 witnessed the production of Inglourious Basterds.
【3】We can infer from the paragraph 4 that ________.
A.Tarantino finished his shooting of Django Unchained in 2011.
B.Christoph Waltz has at least worked with Tarantino two times.
C.The all-star cast helped Django Unchained gain wide publicity.
D.The story of The Hateful Eight was set during the Civil War.
【4】What might be the author’s attitude towards Quentin Tarantino?
A.indifferent B.negative
C.neutral D.favorable
25、 I was a self-employed writer. But I had been in a bad_______since my new neighbor moved in. Whenever I became_________to write, I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well at all, even_________-it was absolutely a headache for me._________, it became a daily routine for me to_________. How could I keep up my_________and go on writing?
One day, it was too noisy and my thoughts were entirely_________. I had my husband go to_________her about the matter. Minutes later, he returned. “That girl is only 17,” he_________with a sad look, “but she has bone cancer.” My mind suddenly went__________. “Her mother said that the more__________it is, the louder her daughter sings. It helps her__________the pain. The poor mother begs our pardon for interrupting us.” In a flash, I felt guilty about my thoughtless__________.
From that day on, I no longer felt anything__________, and even got used to her singing-I felt as if__________by the smell of flowers. Afterwards I was on business and happened to know the girl had been__________into a hospital. When I returned home in late summer, I__________felt that something was__________. I couldn’t hear the girl next door sing anymore.
“However hard the winds blow, you will stray(走失) no more from my__________…You shall believe that I am brave only with you…” Her singing always__________in my mind. I hope the voice is everlasting for you, me, and everyone.
【1】A.appetite B.condition C.mood D.state
【2】A.bored B.inspired C.safe D.afraid
【3】A.out of place B.out of fashion C.out of order D.out of tune
【4】A.Gradually B.Suddenly C.Surprisingly D.Particularly
【5】A.understand B.explain C.tolerate D.follow
【6】A.interests B.head C.hope D.spirits
【7】A.disturbed B.lifted C.buried D.touched
【8】A.indicate B.approach C.complain D.scold
【9】A.cried B.yelled C.sighed D.declared
【10】A.cold B.silent C.calm D.blank
【11】A.hurtful B.wonderful C.effortless D.difficult
【12】A.accelerate B.gather C.ease D.cover
【13】A.manners B.step C.movement D.action
【14】A.personal B.wrong C.complicated D.stubborn
【15】A.blown B.absorbed C.greeted D.moved
【16】A.admitted B.laid C.transformed D.suspended
【17】A.instead B.somehow C.otherwise D.anymore
【18】A.explicit B.abstract C.complex D.missing
【19】A.company B.distinction C.prejudice D.reputation
【20】A.develops B.rises C.flows D.changes
26、假设你是新华中学的学生会主席。近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。为了保护传统民族文化——汉字，校学生会提出倡议。请你根据以下内容提示，为学校《英语沙龙》的同学们写一封倡议书。
内容要点：
1.少上网，多读书、勤记笔记；
2.养成练书写和写日记的习惯；
3.自拟一项其他方面的倡议内容。
注意：短文字数不少于100词。
参考词汇: 汉字Chinese characters
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