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1、In an economy income per head used to rise by barely 1% a year, current growth rates feel like a miracle.
A. when B. whose C. that D. where
2、—Can you tell me how many people will go to the exhibition?
—Of course．About 3,000 students from 15 schools ______, and I think two-thirds will come．
A． invite B． will invite
C． have been invited D． had been invited
3、Thanks to advances in technology, the way we make friends and communicate with them has changed ________.
A．currently
B．regularly
C．significantly
D．typically
4、When you find peace within yourself，you become the type of person who can live peace with others．
A．in B．by
C．for D．on
5、Our goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable________ his financial situation.
A．in view of
B．in case of
C．in terms of
D．regardless of
6、He knew that it is cholera _________ would never be controlled until its cause was found.
A．who
B．whom
C．which
D．that
7、What the doctors really doubt is________ my mother will recover from the serious illness soon.
A．when B．how C．whether D.why
8、It is not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do ______ makes life happy.
A. which B. that C. what D. who
9、________ around the Water Cube，we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest．
A． Having shown B． To be shown
C． Having been shown D． To show
10、（2015·福建） the students came from different countries, they got along quite well in the summer camp.
A．While
B．Unless
C．Since
D．Until
11、During the rush hour they were in the heavy traffic．
A．held on B．held up
C．held down D．held out
12、—You didn’t invite Mary to the ball?
—___ her, too?
A. Must I invite B. Would I have invited
C. Must I have invited D. Should I have invited
13、Pick yourself up. Courage is doing _______ you are afraid to do.
A.whether B.which C.how D.what
14、— Do you mean the neighbors are coming over to discuss the problem?
—Yes, the whole thing has got intolerable, or they ________ have to be calling a meeting.
A.mustn't B.can't C.wouldn't D.shouldn't
15、 —I’m afraid the project may be several days behind schedule due to bad weather.
—Don’t worry. Three more assistants will be _______ in no time at all.
A. at your convenience B. at your command
C. at your risk D. at your request
16、Busy with their business, they had no time to ______ their wedding, so they had it organized by a company.
A. accelerate B. arrange
C. approve D. acknowledge
17、During the nineteen years of his career, France Batiste has won the ________ of a wide audience outside Italy.
A. comprehension B. recognition
C. evaluation D. reputation
18、She is expected to a good doctor when she graduates from the medical college.
A.turn B.develop C.make D.get
19、—I don‘t think I can afford an iphone 6． It‘s expensive．
—__________ You‘re rich．
A． Who cares? B． So what?
C． No doubt． D． Come on．
20、After years of hard work, his dream of travelling around the world _________.
A．came true
B．realized
C．made progress
D．get through
21、Have you ever seen your favourite celebrity talking about a product on social media? These endorsements (名人代言) might not be random, but are actually seen as a vital part of the marketing process. Human desire for status and making friends, combined with our need to belong to a group, makes us easy to be “socially influenced”. Companies often use that desire to have a similar lifestyle to a celebrity to sell or launch a product. So, what do these endorsements actually do?
Firstly, they can be used to build brand awareness. A social media influencer should have a strong understanding of the platform they operate on, and therefore can create engaging content that not only sticks to the brand image, but sparks their followers' interests in a product they might never have seen before.
Secondly, influencers can improve a company or product's relationship with their customer base. According to a report on customer loyalty, 77% of buyers have been brand loyal for more than ten years. This is also true of 60% of millennials. A popular celebrity can target key customers and talk or blog about a product, which can create an instant and lasting bond with the consumer.
Lasty, influencers can improve customer buying habits with seemingly “fair opinions”. We are more likely to respond to “peer recommendation” than traditional ads, meaning the fact we see an influencer as a “friend” can make us less likely to be sceptical about what we are seeing.
So, next time you see a celebrity talking about a product, you might want to consider this could be a carefully crafted marketing strategy designed to target your core needs. If you find yourself perusing a product you've seen on social media, you may well have been influenced.
【1】What factors make “social influence” so effective?
A．The need for social position and belonging.
B．The need to join a group and be accompanied.
C．The need to have a famous and successful career.
D．The need for famous friends and a good reputation.
【2】Why can social influencers make content appealing?
A．Because they are friendly and easy to approach.
B．Because they have a good knowledge of the product.
C．Because they can spark people's interests in what they use.
D．Because they know how to make use of the platform they work on.
【3】How do influencers affect our buying habits?
A．By improving the quality of the product.
B．By building a good relationship with us.
C．By giving fair opinions on the product they are selling.
D．By making us convinced of what they talk or blog about.
【4】What of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Do social influencers affect our buying?
B．Are we persuaded into buying products?
C．Do celebrities make a fool of their followers?
D．Are we aware of the designed marketing strategy?
22、Given the tradition of students bringing apples to their teachers, it somehow seems fitting that an old apple barn(谷仓)will find a new life as a one-room schoolhouse. And it is just as fitting that a retired schoolteacher will become the caretaker of that historic treasure.
My friend Velma, a teacher for more than 30 years, has been retired for some time now, but that doesn’t stop her giving history lessons at the old Englewood School, located on her family’s
California farm. The lovingly restored building was constructed around 1850 as a home for a woodsman and later was used as apple barn. Then, in 1870 it began a new life as a schoolhouse.
Originally located in the nearby Englewood meadow, it was now moved its current site in 1978 by Velma’s late husband and his brother, Robert and Richard, who thought it would help keep
Velma busy in retirement. No nails had been used in the original construction, so each piece of wood had to be carefully marked and the building was reassembled（重装）on its new site. The brothers worked with much care and hard work to ensure a perfect fit of mitered（斜接的）corners.
After the relocation, Velma and her family furnished the school with some of its original desks. They also added a collection of schoolbooks, the oldest dating back to 1845. Perhaps the school’s most cherished souvenir is the diploma of student Hettie Essig, who graduated on June 30, 1904. Hettie’s daughter, Flora, presented Velma with the precious keepsake.
Nowadays Velma gives tours to local schoolchildren and other groups, who learn what it was like to attend school back in the good old days. She has kids ring the school bell, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing “Good Morning to You” as they might have done in days gone by. Then, with twinkling eyes and much enthusiasm, she tells the history of the school, and gives a short sample lesson.
【1】The Englewood School was originally built as __________.
A. a man’ s house B. a schoolhouse
C. a restroom D. an apple barn
【2】Which word can best describe the school’s being relocated?
A. Inspiring B. Refreshing
C. fashionable D. Challenging
【3】What does the underlined part “the precious keepsake” in Para.4 mean?
A. The school’s original supplies
B. The collection of schoolbooks
C. The oldest schoolbook
D. The diploma of Hettie Essig.
【4】Which can serve as the best title of the passage?
A. The Good Old Days in the Schoolhouse
B. A Mysterious Building with a Long History
C. A Historic One-room Schoolhouse
D. A Teacher Devoted to Restoring Old Buildings
23、On the edge of the Atlantic, there is much more water on islands. Experts say the Uists (尤伊斯特群岛) in the UK are on the front line of climate change and some of those who call this home are already adapting to their changing landscape. Donald MacPhee, an islander told BBC, “We seem to be getting a lot more rain—very unpredictable, but back in my father’s days you could guarantee that you’d have plenty of dry weather in August. But now it’s very unpredictable.” This low-lying watery landscape is weak to changes in our climate—with predictions that the sea level here could rise by as much as half a metre over the next few decades.
And that’s not the only challenge facing these islands which are so exposed to wet and stormy weather. Professor Stewart Angus, a coastal ecologist said, “A lot of the land actually lies below the level of the sea for much of the tidal cycle (潮汐). Secondly, you have rising sea levels. Thirdly, you have rising rainfall in winter. And you have the great difficulty in a very low-lying environment of removing that water.”
The airport here provides a lifeline service to islanders. A million pounds has been spent on the latest work to protect the runway, which ends just metres from the shore. At the islands’ arts centre, a picture of a rising line is shown. Andy Mackinnon, an artist told us, “So, the line represents a symbolic level that the sea will rise to. I hope that it does make people think about what we’re doing.”
And from the children here, out taking care of their local beach, messages in English and Gaelic (盖尔语) of their hopes and fears are being sent to the UN climate summit in Glasgow. “Stop sea levels rising. We could be under the water soon.” These small islands hope for big commitments from world leaders to lessen the worst that climate change might bring.
【1】What does Paragraph 1 imply?
A．All islands have been under the water.
B．The weather here now is still predictable.
C．Islands are at risk due to climate change.
D．The sea level will rise by 5 metres in decades.
【2】What is the big challenge for islanders now according to Paragraph 2?
A．Dry and hot weather.
B．Irregular tidal cycle.
C．Protecting the runway.
D．Getting rid of the water.
【3】What is Andy Mackinnon’s attitude towards the islands?
A．Concerned.
B．Indifferent.
C．Pessimistic.
D．Relieved.
【4】What might be talked about in the paragraph following the text?
A．How the islands are flooded.
B．What help UN can provide for islanders.
C．What life children here live.
D．What effect climate change may bring.
24、Does money buy happiness？Not！Ah, but would a little more money make us a little happier？Many of us smirk(傻笑，假笑) and nod．There is, we believe, some connection between financial fitness and emotional fulfillment．Three in four American college students—nearly double the 1970 proportion— now consider it “very important” or “essential” that they become “very well off financially”．Money matters．
But a surprising fact of life is that in countries where nearly everyone can afford life’s necessities, increasing wealth matters surprisingly little．The connection between income and happiness is “surprisingly weak,” observed University of Michigan researcher Ronald Inglehart in one 16-nation study of 170,000 people．Once comfortable, more money provides diminishing returns(报酬递减)．The second piece of pie, or the second $100,000, never tastes as good as the first．Even lottery winners and the Forbes’ 100 wealthiest Americans surveyed by University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener have expressed only slightly greater happiness than the average American．Making it big brings temporary joy．But in the long run wealth is like health: its complete absence can create suffering, but having it doesn’t guarantee happiness．Happiness seems less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what we have．
Has our happiness, however, floated upward with the rising economic tide？Are we happier today than in 1940s, when two out of five homes lacked a shower or tub？Actually, we are not．Since 1957, the number of Americans who say they are “very happy” has declined from 35 to 32 percent．Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, the teen suicide(自杀) rate has increased nearly three times, the violent crime rate has gone up nearly four times, and depression has mushroomed．Economic growth has provided no boost to human morale．When it comes to psychological well being, it is not the economy．
I call this soaring wealth and shrinking spirit “the American paradox．” More than ever, we have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low confidence, secured rights and reduced civility．We are good at making a living but often fail at making a life．We celebrate our prosperity(繁荣) but long for a purpose．We treasure our freedoms but long for connection．In an age of plenty, we feel spiritual hunger．
【1】Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s view？
A． The more money we earn, the less returns we have．
B． The more money we earn, the happier we would be．
C． In the long run, money cannot guarantee happiness．
D． In the long run, happiness grows with economy．
【2】“The second $100,000 never tastes as good as the first” because _____．
A． it is not so fresh as the first $100,000
B． it is not so important as the first $100,000
C． profit brought by it is less than that from the first $100,000
D． happiness brought by it is less than that from the first $100,000
【3】According to the passage, people do well in making a living but don’t _____．
A． have any primary aim
B． know how to spend money
C． know how to enjoy life
D． keep in touch with other people
【4】The things that happened after 1957 are given to show that _____．
A． people’s spiritual needs cannot be fulfilled by wealth
B． family problems become more and more serious
C． young people are not happy about their life
D． social crimes have increased significantly
25、A Tribute to the Dog
The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ______. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith.
The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of _____ action. The people who are prone to fall on their ______ to do us honor when success is with us, may be the first to throw the stone of malice(恶意) when _____settles its cloud upon our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never ______ him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in ____ and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives _____, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to _____.
He will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the ______ of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master ______ he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as ______ in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.
If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the ______ dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to _______ him against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last _______ of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in ______watchfulness, faithful and true even in death.
【1】A.distasteful B.dutiful C.regretful D.ungrateful
【2】A.well-behaved B.duty-bound C.ill-considered D.poorly-trained
【3】A.hands B.knees C.shoulders D.feet
【4】A.confusion B.fortune C.luck D.failure
【5】A.deserts B.demands C.divides D.defeats
【6】A.property B.prosperity C.productivity D.priority
【7】A.fiercely B.gently C.gracefully D.randomly
【8】A.consume B.breed C.offer D.apply
【9】A.subtleness B.roughness C.unworthiness D.delightfulness
【10】A.as if B.even though C.in case D.let alone
【11】A.constant B.resistant C.distant D.instant
【12】A.faithful B.cheerful C.insightful D.tearful
【13】A.prevent B.protest C.struggle D.guard
【14】A.scene B.consequence C.memory D.climax
【15】A.pleasant B.alert C.desperate D.thrilled
26、你校英文报正在举行主题为“How Can We Relieve Pressure?”的征文比赛，请你写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1.压力的来源及其影响；
2.缓解压力的方法。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
How Can We Relieve Pressure?
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