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1、Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 seemed to have been _______to only a mystery after so long and hopeless a search.
A. reduced B. formed
C. trapped D. absorbed
2、Housing prices ________ since the end of the last year. Therefore, it’s time the central government ________ some effective measures to bring them under control.
A. have increased; would take
B. have increased; will take
C. have been increasing; take
D. have been increasing; took
3、Tony kept silent at the beginning of the discussion, but finally he ________ his opinion on the subject.
A．gave voice to
B．kept an eye on
C．turned a deaf ear to
D．set foot on
4、The atomic weight of oxygen is_____than ______of the hydrogen.
A. 15 times heavier; that
B. 15 times heavier: those
C. 16 times as heavier; that
D. 16 times as heavy; those
5、There are 12 fantastic lamps hanging ______ the ceiling in the restaurant.
A. on B. around C. in D. from
6、She is is known as a nosy person—she is always dying to know is going on in others’ lives. A. what B. who C. whom D. that
7、I shall never forget those years ________ I lived in the country with the farmers, ________ has a great effect on my later life.
A.that; which B.when; which C.which; that D.where; that
8、Kate ________ by the teacher for she had made an excellent contribution to group discussion.
A. praised B. was praised
C. has praised D. has been praised
9、The use of an alcohol breath test by the police greatly reduces the ____of drivers causing traffic accidents．
A．possibility B．pressure
C．preference D．Production
10、---______you___ TV at the moment? ---No. You can turn it off.
A. Did; watch B．Are; watching
C. Do; watch D. Have; watched
11、It’s only after marriage and having children ________ a person understands others’ feelings.
A. what B. when C. that D. who
12、—Cathy, did you attend the lecture given by Mr.Black last night?
—No． I ________ a report at the office．
A．was writing B．wrote
C．had written D．have been writing
13、—You seem to be very upset this afternoon.
—________. I should not have said so much about Jack’s family.
A．Never throw in towel
B．Pull your weight
C．Loose lips sink ships
D．Get a load of it
14、When the authorities refuse to register The Slants as an Asian American band’s name, are they ___ its rights?
A. challenging B. violating
C. abusing D. confirming
15、As long as your team win the basketball match to be held at the weekend, we'll be content ______ it happens.
A.whatever B.wherever C.however D.whenever
16、Didn’t it ever occur to you the English poem was about? Understanding its theme is the most important thing.
A．that
B．how
C．what
D．whether
17、---Could we see each other at 3 this afternoon?
---Sorry, let’s make it ____ time.
A. another B. other
C. the other D. other’s
18、Have you heard news that he is ranked ________first in the competition?
A．a; / B．/; the C．the; the D．the; /
19、The research results seem to _________a connection between poor housing conditions and bad health, but more work must be done to test it.
A.indicate B.analyze C.identify D.prove
20、Too high house prices can be brought under control, ________ the authorities introduce a series of regulatory policies.
A. even if B. as if
C. so that D. provided that
21、If you’re a camping lover, the scenery of the following campsites will provide you with an experience that you will never forget.
North Rim Campground, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Address: North Rim, AZ 86052, USA
Camping in the famous Grand Canyon, with its layers of million-year-old red rock, is the favorite thing for many people. After all, it is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. You will see rural views of the canyon which is shaded by towering pines. And it is home to vast wildlife including wild wolves and deer.
Apgar Campground, Glacier National Park, Montana
Address: US Hwy 2, West Glacier, MT 59901, USA
There are plenty of original forests, mountain meadows, lakes, and rocky mountains in Glacier National Park. Adventurous visitors and campers visiting Montana enter a hiker’s paradise when coming here. Apgar Campground is situated among the trees and wildlife there ranges from mountain goats to grizzly bears.
Watchman Campground, Zion National Park, Utah
Address: UT-9, Springdale, UT 84767, USA
Located a quarter-mile from the south entrance of Zion National Park in Utah, Watchman Campground is surrounded by hug sandstone cliffs, tall rocky peaks and pines. There is the Virgin River near the campgrounds, allowing campers access to bike trails along the riverbank plus hiking to a nearby archeological (考古学的) site.
Hidden Valley Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Address: California 92277, USA
For campers wanting to enjoy a unique experience in the desert, sleeping under the starry skies and surrounded by cacti and rock formations, Joshua Tree National Park is the answer. The campgrounds and park become even more breathtaking at sunset when the colors of the sky are noticeable against the vast ground.
【1】What will campers enjoy at North Rim Campground?
A．Bike riding along a river.
B．Sunsets against the vast desert.
C．Goats and bears in ancient forests.
D．Red rocks formed in ancient times.
【2】If a camper is a historian, where might he prefer to go?
A．California 92277, USA.
B．North Rim, AZ 86052, USA.
C．UT-9, Springdale, UT 84767, USA.
D．US Hwy 2. West Glacier, MT 59901. USA.
【3】Which campsite can offer a chance to appreciate the starry night in the desert?
A．Apgar Campground.
B．Hidden Valley Campground.
C．North Rim Campground.
D．Watchman Campground.
22、While training for a half-marathon last fall, Janet Sherman, 57, started noticing pain in her left foot. A diagnosis of plantar fasciitis(足底筋膜炎)led to shoe inserts and cross-training. Before long, the Wyoming-based teacher was “just good enough” to go back to training, and so she did, although she chose to drop down to a shorter 10K race distance.
On race day, Sherman’s foot began bothering her early, and by a water stop two-thirds of the way through the course, she knew she should drop out. “It was so painful, but I was stubborn and finished out the race.” she said. “Afterward, I could barely walk.”
To the inactive, Sherman’s attitude might be hard to understand. But for amateur athletes and weekend warriors, pushing through pain is a common refrain.“As a society, we are more active in sports than ever before” said Adrienne Langelier, a Texas-based sports psychology consultant.“But at the same time, as a culture we have developed a “no-days off mentality”.
That needs to change, said Mark Cucuzzella, a physician and professor at the West Virginia University School Medicine. “ʻNo pain, no gain’—no, thank you”, he said jokingly. “For too long we have beautified that way of thinking. It’s not sustainable.”
Pressing too hard can lead to injury, illness and exhaustion. With running, for instance, pushing through pain can lead to a secondary injury, said Adam Tenforde of the Spaulding National Running Center at Harvard Medical School. “A stress fracture(骨折), if you continue to run on it, may progress to a full fracture and require a much longer recovery period, for example.” He said. “I advocate for addressing pain early, rather than ignoring it”.
【1】From the text,what do we know about Sherman?
A．She gave up training because of pain in her left foot.
B．She insisted on finishing a half-marathon race.
C．She recovered from injury fully to get back to training.
D．She finished out a shorter 10k despite of severe pain.
【2】What does underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．It is very common to push through pain while doing sports.
B．We should drop out of training because of pain.
C．More and more people are addicted to sports nowadays.
D．People are bearing greater burden than reasonably supposed.
【3】What’s Mark Cucuzzella’s attitude towards “No pain, no gain”?
A．Favorable.
B．Neutral.
C．Disapproving.
D．Uncaring.
【4】What did Adam Tenforde advise us to do?
A．Develop a “no days off” mentality.
B．Deal with pain as soon as possible instead of ignoring it.
C．Carry on training regardless of pain.
D．No pain, no gain.
23、For most caffeine(咖啡因)consumers, its chief benefit is that it helps you get more done. This is what makes it unusual, says Stephen Braun, author of Buzz: The Science and Lore of Alcohol and Caffeine.
“Its appeal is that it helps us earn more money,” he adds. “What makes it different from other drugs is that it’s used as a productivity tool –– not for pleasure.”
Many of history’s creative minds have also been associated with a large amount of caffeine consumption.
According to one biographer, the French novelist and playwright Balzac drank as many as 50 cups of coffee a day. “Were it not for coffee one could not write, which is to say one could not live,” he once insisted.
For seven years, the film-maker David Lynch ate at the same Los Angeles diner every day, drinking up to seven sweetened cups of coffee “with lots of sugar” in one sitting, which he said would guarantee that “lots of ideas” arrived.
Ludwig van Beethoven was said to have painstakingly counted out exactly 60 coffee beans per cup when he brewed(煮)coffee.
Perhaps recent tales of caffeine excess featured the singer Robbie Williams, who reportedly consumed 36 cups of black coffee and 20 cans of Red Bull a day.
It is the routine task itself, as much as the stimulating(刺激的)effects of caffeine, that makes the process so important, says Mason Currey, author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work. “A lot of artists use the process of making coffee as a gateway to the creative process,” he adds. “You need to get into the right mindset to do that sort of work, and the preparation process provides a focus.”
One problem with attempting to control caffeine, says Braun, is that it affects everyone differently –– it is impossible to work out a “safe” limit that works for everyone. “Eventually, you have to become your own scientist –– there isn’t an alternative to careful self-experimentation,” he says.
【1】Stephen Braun mainly stresses caffeine’s _______.
A. creating ideas B. improving work efficiency
C. helping people to relax D. stimulating people
【2】The examples of some famous people are given to show that _______.
A. most artists like drinking coffee
B. drinking coffee helps artists make more money
C. there’s a link between drinking coffee and creating ideas
D. drinking coffee makes artists become more successful
【3】What leads to the artists’ creative process according to Mason Currey?
A. Getting a good mindset. B. Drinking the coffee.
C. Being lost in thought. D. Brewing the coffee.
【4】What does Braun advise us to do in the end?
A. To drink less coffee.
B. Never to take more coffee than you need.
C. Never to limit caffeine use.
D. To work out a safe level of caffeine use.
24、“The really frightening thing about middle age,” the actor Doris Day is said to have joked, “is that you know you'll grow out of it.” We may bravely try to claim that life begins at 40- but for many people，it can feel more like the beginning of the end.
Mid life wasn't always seen this way. It isn't clear why we have a more negative view today, but Margie Lachman, director of the lifespan development lab at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, suggests it may be linked to the pressures that begin piling up in our 30s. “Midlife is a period of high stress today, more so than in the past,” she says. “One is exactly in the middle of work and family careers. This can affect one's ability to focus on one's own well-being.”
There are, however, many reasons to feel positive about this crucial period. In a series of experiments, Laura Germine at Harvard Medical School has tested tens of thousands of people to examine the differences in cognitive abilities between age groups. Germine's studies have included the famous “mind in the eyes” test, for instance, which gets people to infer emotional states from small differences in facial expressions. She found that people in their late 40s scored highest. This may be due to practice, she suggests. “When you think about the amount of social differences that one has to learn across the lifespan- that's where we think that comes from.”
Germine found similar patterns in a task demanding continuous attention. In this, the participants had to watch different scenes fade into one another and adapt their response according to what they saw-pressing a button when they saw a city and releasing it when they saw a mountain. 40-somethings found it much easier to “get into the zone” than younger people.
It is interesting to note that middle-aged people frequently bring in the most supplies in traditional hunter-gatherer societies. According to various studies, hunter-gatherers often take decades to learn their skills, and these abilities continue to grow into their 40s.
There are some downsides to hitting this age, of course. Our skin tends to become loose and our body fat starts to be redistributed around the midriff. But after a drop in life satisfaction, happiness is already set to rise at the end of this decade and the beginning of the next.
Contrary to popular opinion, humans seem to have evolved to flourish into middle age and beyond.
【1】What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A．Doris Day felt excited in her 40s.
B．It's believed that life begins at 40.
C．Lots of people feel worried at 40.
D．We are supposed to be braver at 40.
【2】Which of the followings is TRUE according to the text?
A．People in their 40s attach more importance to their well-being.
B．There seem to be reasons for us to be optimistic about middle age.
C．The participants in their 40s did badly in Germine's experiments.
D．Humans' physical appearance definitely gets worse in their 40s.
【3】The underlined word “flourish” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A．Succeed
B．Panic
C．Calm
D．Decline
【4】Where is the text probably taken from?
A．A textbook
B．An art review.
C．A science magazine.
D．A biography.
25、When I was young, I often had outdoor activities. One day, we decided to hold an archery (射箭) _______, shooting plastic animals. It was a _______ activity, and it was great to relax with my friends.
That day, the first target was a “_______”. One of our friends was about to shoot it when a strange woman came _______ from her car parked beside the road. My friend _______ shooting as she kept walking before the target. We were puzzled until we _______ that she thought our target was a _______ deer. We tried to explain, but she totally _______ it.
All the competitors came to see what was happening. I rushed to stop her because she was still trying hard to _______ this “poor animals”. I pulled the head of the deer off its body to __________ it was artificial (人造的). The woman was too __________ to speak for a long time. She then said “Sorry”, walked away __________ with a red face, and returned to her __________.
We decided to replace (替换) the deer with a false snake. And we thought no one __________ to stop us. Anyhow, the woman was worth __________ for her determination to protect wild animals.
【1】
A．competition
B．party
C．meeting
D．class
【2】
A．boring
B．wonderful
C．necessary
D．valuable
【3】
A．fox
B．snake
C．deer
D．sheep
【4】
A．disappearing
B．escaping
C．laughing
D．shouting
【5】
A．continued
B．stopped
C．hated
D．practised
【6】
A．noticed
B．doubted
C．hoped
D．understood
【7】
A．brave
B．dirty
C．real
D．dead
【8】
A．disregarded
B．forgot
C．minded
D．changed
【9】
A．steal
B．calm
C．attack
D．protect
【10】
A．find
B．learn
C．show
D．decide
【11】
A．bored
B．shocked
C．worried
D．tired
【12】
A．quickly
B．thankfully
C．happily
D．proudly
【13】
A．office
B．car
C．home
D．seat
【14】
A．needed
B．wanted
C．dared
D．waited
【15】
A．praising
B．loving
C．trusting
D．thanking
26、作为一名中学生，你在成长的过程中会学到很多东西，如：如何有爱心、承担责任、学会感恩、
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