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1、— Why are you still here! Everybody has gone to attend the lecture by the president!
— Oh, I ____ about it!
A. wasn’t informed B. didn’t inform
C. haven’t informed D. hadn’t been informed
2、Tourism, _______ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World Heritage sites there．
A．once B．while C．if D．as
3、---Where did you see the sponsor, Madame?
---It was in the supermarket __________I was doing some shopping with my husband.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
4、—— At the end of the day we can gather our guests to enjoy fine wine.
—— You seem to be getting off the point．How is that _________ to the discussion?
A. suitable B. tentative C. parallel D. relevant
5、Doris’ success lies in the fact _______she is co-operative and eager to learn from others.
A.which B.that C.when D.why
6、Mr. Smith let off upon me the speech he_______ to make all along.
A. had died B. died
C. was dying D. had been dying
7、He reminded us to speed up, as the time______for the project.
A. ran out B. has run out C. had run out D. was running out
8、____ he had worked out the challenging math problem aroused our curiosity.
A．What
B．How
C．Which
D．Where
9、Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to ______ before the party.
A. get changed B. get change
C. get changing D. get to change
10、The silence of the library ______only by the sound of pages being turned over.
A. had been broken B. breaks
C. broke D. was broken
11、5. --- Do you know why Jane was so angry?
--- Her roommate gave in to _________ and opened the letter addressed to her.
A. curiosity B. consideration
C. concern D. convenience
12、—Hello ,is Mr Smith in?
—Sorry ,there is_____person________you referred to in my office!
A. such no; that B. such no; as C. no such ; that D. no such ;as
13、It’s reported that the fire that ________ at two o’clock last night caused a lot of damage.
A．breaking out
B．breaks out
C．broke out
D．was broken out
14、As expected, the boy who shows great ______ in playing badminton has been admitted to the sport university for his talent.
A．requirement
B．respect
C．addition
D．promise
15、______ Air Asia aircraft of Indonesia, with 162 people on _____board, is reported to have crashed into the sea.
A. An; a B. The; a
C. An; 不填 D.不填; 不填
16、If Kate had known what was _______ for her, she would not have married Tom.
A. in response B. in return
C. in reaction D. in store
17、There is solid evidence ________ some computer games ________ violent behavior in young children.
A.that; contribute B.that; encourage C.which; encourage D.whether; contribute
18、French writer Patrick Modiano, 69, devoted himself to his writing, and won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature.
A. entirely B. extremely C. gradually D. generally
19、Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication ______.
A.barrier B.bar C.blame D.blank
20、He’s more of a talker than a doer, which is _____ he achieves nothing.
A. why B. when
C. where D. that
21、 Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don't be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you're listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as: What happened? When, where, and how? What does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.
Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time.When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
【1】This passage mainly talks about some________.
A.tips on listening B.tips on speaking
C.tips on reading D.tips on writing
【2】It's better for you to keep ________when you start to have a listening test.
A.excited B.relaxed
C.stressed out D.worried
【3】We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us ________.
A.the answers to the questions B.where to write the answers
C.the main idea of the passage D.how much time left for the listening test
【4】When you're listening, it's important for you to ________.
A.remember every word B.take some notes
C.understand all the words D.think about one or two words for a long time
【5】The________ usually help(s) us understand the passage better.
A.questions B.first sentence C.notes D.A, B and C
22、Obviously!
Until Descartes came along in the seventeenth century, everyone assumed that we exited. Obviously. The fact seemed so mind-blowing obvious that it wasn’t really discussed. We could see ourselves in the mirror, we could feel pain and pleasure, we could think thoughts for ourselves and, more importantly, perhaps, all the world’s main religions assumed that we do exist. So we exist.
No you don’t it!
You don’t exist. That’s because it’s impossible to show once and for all that you do. There’s no proof. You might think you exist-that you are sitting at a table reading this book, for instance-but how could you show with 100 percent certainty that this is true? There’s no experiment that could prove it. Although Descartes said just you could prove your own existence by the fact that you are able to think, this isn’t actually, according to the British philosopher A. J. Ayer. Just because we know that we are thinking, this doesn’t mean that there is a “you” doing the thinking. It just shows that the thoughts are happening, not that anyone is having them. Thoughts exists, “You” don’t.
_____________!
What a waste of time this question is. Although you can argue until the end of time whether you exist or not, it doesn’t get you anywhere. Unless you forget about this unanswerable question, you’ll be stuck thinking about it forever, and that isn’t of any use to anyone. Move on. Think about something more important! This very roughly, is the view of almost all philosophers, who prefer to answer other, apparently more useful, questions.
Yes, but…
You exist, but not in the way you might think. According to the great French philosopher Ren Descartes, you can’t show that anything exists—apart from your own self. The existence of the entire world can be doubted in one way or another, but the facts you’re having thoughts shows that there might be something (that’s you) having them. This let Descartes to write the famous philosophical phrase, “ I think before I am”.
【1】Which of the following can be the missing heading?
A. Forget about it B. What a ridiculous point
C. Think about it D. What a pointless question
【2】This passage is anything but a(n)___________.
A. comment B. discussion
C. argument D. debate
【3】The famous answer to the question “Do I exist?” is ___________.
A. No, you don’t exist.
B. I think, therefore, I am.
C. Yes, you do exist.
D. It won’t get you anywhere
23、For my grandpa Tatay's 90th birthday, our family threw him a surprise — we decorated the backyard with Philippines style and asked guests to wear traditional Filipino costume.
While I was jazzed to put on a sarong-like skirt and wrap, my white husband Darren, felt nervous in his barong, a traditional shirt for Filipino man. “I feel like this is cultural appropriation（文化挪用）,” he said, “I honestly feel uncomfortable.”
I could understand Darren. Just over this past year, a number of well-known people have gotten into hot water for wearing the dress of other cultures. They had been blamed by the media and the public. But I felt wearing a barong to Tatay’s birthday party was not appropriation. I reassured him that it was just a way to express support and a sense of unity with my Filipino family. And we were wearing these outfits as an act of kindness to Tatay. He is losing his memory, but barong is something that remains in his mind.
Still, I wasn't sure whether Darren was appropriating. I turned to an expert for advice.
Erich Matthes, a professor of philosophy, told me that there's no clear definition of cultural appropriation, “It's a really messy thing.”
“It was OK that Darren wore a barong to your family party, for he's been invited to do so. And it's an act of cultural union,” he says. “But it's not OK if you're wearing the clothing of another culture as part of a cultural exploration or education or to intentionally offend or make fun of the group. If you want to wear a qipao to a party hosted by Chinese friends, but you are not a member of this group, you should ask the most relevant representatives of the culture. Last, be aware that wearing a culture's dress comes with great responsibility.”
What the expert suggested hit a big point home for me: What we choose to wear has real power.
Seeing Darren in that barong, I knew that he was making an effort to understand and connect with my family. And that, for me, was a beautiful thing.
【1】The author asked her husband to wear a barong mainly because it ________.
A. makes him look great
B. helps show family unity
C. keeps a family tradition
D. gives her family a surprise
【2】The underlined phrase “have gotten into hot water” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.
A. have gotten into trouble
B. have lost their tempers
C. have bathed in hot water
D. have become more popular
【3】According to the article, wearing a culture’s dress probably indicates _____.
A. accepting cultural education
B. expressing cultural exploration
C. supporting cultural appropriation
D. shouldering cultural responsibility
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. How to Prepare a Birthday Party?
B. What to Dress in Different Cultures?
C. Wear Clothing of Another Culture?
D. Wear Traditional Shirts on Birthday?
24、Why Do Cats Love Boxes So Much?
There is an object that’s pretty much guaranteed to arouse your cat’s interest. That object, as the Internet has so thoroughly documented, is a box. Any box, really. Like many other really strange things cats do, science hasn’t fully cracked this particular feline (猫科的) mystery.
【1】 In fact, when you look at all the evidence together, it could be that your cat may not just like boxes, he may need them.
The box-and-whisker plot
Understanding the feline mind is extremely difficult. Still, there’s a sizable amount of behavioral research on cats who are, well, used for other kinds of research. These studies have been taking place for more than 50 years and they make one thing quite clear: 【2】
This is likely true for a number of reasons, but for cats in stressful situations, a box or some other type of separate enclosure can have a strong impact on both their behavior and physiology.
Ethologist Claudia Vinke of Utrecht University in the Netherlands is one of the latest researchers to study stress levels in shelter cats. Working with domestic cats in a Dutch animal shelter, Vinke provided hiding boxes for a group of newly arrived cats while keeping another group from them entirely. 【3】 In effect, the cats with boxes got used to their new surroundings faster, were far less stressed early on, and were more interested in interacting with humans.
The ‘If it fits, I sits’ principle
Some feline observers will note that in addition to boxes, many cats seem to pick other odd places to relax. Some curl up in a bathroom sink. 【4】 This brings us to the other reason why your cat may like particularly small boxes: It’s really cold out.
So there you have it: Boxes are insulating, stress-relieving, comfort zones—places where cats can hide, relax, sleep, and occasionally launch a surprise attack against the huge, unpredictable apes they live with.
A．Your furry companion obtains comfort and security from enclosed spaces.
B．Others prefer shoes, bowls, shopping bags, coffee mugs, empty egg cartons, and other small, enclosed spaces.
C．She found a significant difference in stress levels between cats that had the boxes and those that didn’t.
D．A box, in this sense, can often represent a safe zone, a place where sources of anxiety, hostility (恶意), and unwanted attention simply disappear.
E．So rather than work things out, cats tend to simply run away from their problems or avoid them altogether.
F．Thankfully, behavioral biologists and veterinarians have come up with a few interesting explanations.
25、As temperatures dropped during the deadly New York blizzard(暴风雪), Jay Withey’s truck was running low on fuel so he was left _______ in Cheektowaga, New York, on December 23. Instead of waiting for rescue, he _______ : he decided to seek _______ by breaking one of the windows to get them inside as he began to _______ more people stuck outdoors with nowhere to go The school alarm went off, _______ police officials were unable to reach the school during the storm. He also left the front door open so others could make their way inside. Once inside, he opened the kitchen door and grabbed just the _______ food to feed people. The group _______ indoors for about 24 hours and left the next morning. As the storm _______ , Withey found a snowblower (吹雪机) inside the school and helped people dig out their cars. He _______ helping 24 people during the storm. Before leaving, he left a note ________ for breaking into the school and explaining his ________ .
On December 29, the police posted on their social media asking for help in seeking the hero, a man who assisted several people ________ the blizzard. They wanted to thank him for “his ________ actions that saved people’s lives.”
Of course, no ________ are expected to be made against Withey for bursting in. “The selflessness that people ________ is what western New York is really proud of,” concluded the Police spokesperson.
【1】
A．trapped
B．buried
C．occupied
D．injured
【2】
A．stood still
B．took action
C．pulled in
D．moved on
【3】
A．fortunate
B．assistance
C．direction
D．shelter
【4】
A．wait
B．meet
C．gather
D．choose
【5】
A．because
B．though
C．but
D．and
【6】
A．necessary
B．delicious
C．fresh
D．healthy
【7】
A．played
B．suffered
C．stayed
D．hesitated
【8】
A．blew
B．cleared
C．burst
D．raged
【9】
A．brought about
B．called off
C．carried out
D．ended up
【10】
A．appreciating
B．excusing
C．apologizing
D．applying
【11】
A．request
B．situation
C．change
D．plan
【12】
A．beyond
B．off
C．through
D．under
【13】
A．heroic
B．deliberate
C．secret
D．united
【14】
A．complaints
B．comments
C．awards
D．charges
【15】
A．cultivated
B．recognized
C．exhibited
D．noticed
26、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Bruce 要来体验元宵节，请你帮他预定酒店，并回一封邮件，告知你所找的酒店的具体情况。内容包括：
1．表示欢迎；
2．酒店的相关情况；
3．预祝游玩快乐。
注意：
1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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