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1、Base your research on ____ evidence, or its conclusions will be doubtful.
A.fierce B.severe C.solid D.potential
2、Lucy pretended to be cheerful，____________ nothing about the argument．
A．says B．said C．to say D．saying
3、If you completely ____ foods and drinks that you love， you'll only set yourself up to go on a large amount of those items later．
A．take out B．cut out C．give out D．put out
4、In the 1950s in the USA, most families had just one phone at home, and wireless phones _______yet.
A．haven’t invented
B．haven’t been invented
C．hadn’t invented
D．hadn’t been invented
5、The professor can answer almost any question __________we have about any history topic.
A. as B. that C. why D. where
6、Managing the family _________must have been a very hard task, but she made it look effortless.
A.boycott B.budget C.countless D.betray
7、As we know, it will still be some years before all the metro lines in Suzhou _____ into operation.
A.will be put B.are put C.will have been put D.are being put
8、This is the first time that I’ve come to London, so I would like to try something ________British.
A.normally B.clearly C.generally D.typically
9、The more one is the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.
A.exploded to B.experienced in C.caught on D.exposed to
10、 --I believe that more effective measures have to be taken before we can breathe cleaner air.
--______. Air pollution has become too serious a problem.
A. I don’t like it
B. I am with you on that
C. I dont care about it
D. I cant agree with you
11、--- Do you think I should join the singing group, Mary?
--- ______ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would.
A. None of your business． B. It depends.
C. Why not? D. I don’t think so.
12、---Johnson said that he had a headache and wouldn’t come to the discussion.
---____________. He always uses that excuse.
A. You are kidding.
B. I won’t buy his story.
C. You have my word.
D. I can’t agree more.
13、The book I have chosen is Fu Lei’s Family Letters _____ Fu Lei shared his views about art and life.
A.that B.whose C.where D.who
14、– You left your umbrella.
– ______. I’m becoming so forgetful these days.
A. So did I B. So I did
C. So was I D. So I was
15、I wonder when it was_______you came to realize ________his words meant.
A.that; what B.what; that C.what; what D.that; which
16、 of our classmates are good at basketball.
A．Three quarters B．Three fourth
C．Third four D．Three four
17、An American student turned her exam notes into Van Gogh’s Starry Night, amazed all her teachers.
A. which B. when
C. where D. as
18、—How did the game ________ last night? —I don't know. I fell asleep in the middle of it.
A. come out B. bring out C. pick out D. get out
19、He is a newcomer in the team, but I have the __________ that I’ve seen that man before.
A．function B．impression
C．comprehension D．association
20、--- Tom, you go and pick up Mary from the station, _____?
--- But she’s already got home.
A. don’t you B. do you
C. shall you D. will you
21、Last night my husband and I were on the way to a show. We were both hungry and wanted to grab a quick bite on our way there, so we swung through a Jack-In-the-Box-Drive-thru Restaurant and placed our order.
When we got up to the window the lady smiled at me, which is sometimes rare and asked how I was doing while she was collecting our money for the food. I replied, "Fine, and how are you'?" She went to get our order ready and I asked my husband to pass my "Drive-thru Smile bag" to me. He handed it to me and watched in amazement as I gathered together a "You make a difference" paper, including a smile card, a smile stamp and a smile button.
She came back to the window almost before I finished putting it all together. Without looking too closely she passed the bag and said, "Thank you. Have a good day." I said, "Wait! This is for you." As I placed the little smile gifts in her hand a smile spread across her face. As she looked at the items it got a little bigger but when I thanked her for her smile there was no holding back. She gave the biggest smile and she was laughing. It was very heartwarming.
My husband was very impressed by it. It made him smile too. It just takes a little effort to connect in a human way to everyone we have dealings with, even with something as small as a Drive-thru transaction.
Remember, we all make a difference!
【1】All the followings are included in my "You make a difference" paper EXCEPT ________.
A. a smile card B. a smile stamp
C. a smile button D. a smile bag
【2】The lady became happy because she received ________.
A. some food B. some kindness C. some money D. some help
【3】What may be the best title for the text?
A. Jack-In-the-Box-Drive-thru Restaurant
B. Biggest Drive-thru Smile Ever
C. You Make a Difference through Effort
D. Don't hold back Your Smile
22、IQ is set at around 20 years old and later effort will not improve it much, recent research finds. The complexity of people’s jobs, higher education, socializing and reading all probably have little effect on cognitive (认知的) ability.
Naturally, these activities have many other benefits, but little influence on IQ. However, education is particularly important at an early age when the brain is still developing. By early adulthood, though, most people’s IQ has settled down.
While some studies have suggested that cognitive activities in later life can improve IQ, Professor William Kremen, the study’s first author, thinks otherwise, “The findings suggest that the impact of education, occupational complexity and participation in cognitive activities on later life cognitive function likely reflects the opposite. In other words, they are largely the results of young adult intellectual capacity.”
The study included 1,009 men now in their 50s and 60s whose IQ was assessed when they were around 20 years old. They were given tests of abstract reasoning, verbal fluency and memory, along with other cognitive measures.
The results showed that most of the difference between the men’s IQs in mid-life was explained by the difference between them at around 20-years-old. In comparison, the complexity of the job they had, the intellectual activities they engaged in, and their education in the meantime hardly had any effect on their IQ. Brain scans also showed that IQ at age 20 was associated with the surface area of the cerebral cortex, which is the brain’s gray matter, the part that performs the higher functions of thinking, perceiving and language.
Most of the benefits of education for IQ likely happen before young adulthood, said Professor Kremen. “Our findings suggest we should look at this from a lifetime perspective. Improving cognitive reserve and reducing later life cognitive decline may really need to begin with more access to quality childhood and adolescent education.”
【1】What does Kremen’s study mainly focus on?
A．Who has high IQ.
B．How is IQ improved
C．What determines IQ.
D．When is IQ fixed.
【2】What is the key factor affecting a person’s cognitive ability according to the study?
A．Higher education
B．The intellectual capacity around 20 years old
C．Occupational complexity
D．Cognitive activities in adulthood
【3】Why are the men in the study given the tests?
A．To evaluate their IQ in mid-life.
B．To improve their cognitive abilities.
C．To introduce cognitive measures to them.
D．To find out reasons for their IQ differences.
【4】What does Kremen suggest people do?
A．Get engaged in complex jobs.
B．Keep on learning for a lifetime.
C．Have a high-quality adolescent education.
D．Join in as many cognitive activities as possible.
23、Speak confidently and think logically. Year 13 schoolboy Arunabh Prakash can't agree more. Anmabh is one of the five students that will represent New Zealand at the 26th World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) to be held in Thailand from August 5 to l5 this year.
"You've got to be persuasive, regardless of the fact that you believe in a topic or not," says the 17-year-old.
"There are a lot of speakers who are eloquent (雄辩的) but find it difficult to think logically and then there are those who have a good argument but can't deliver."
Endurance (忍耐) is another quality he says one must have in the heated arena (赛场) of expressing opinions and ideas.
"There are times when you have to debate for five hours at a go and are completely exhausted. It's quite intense. You must have the energy to debate for long hours," says Arunabh, who began debating in year 10.
The WSDC is a debating competition in the world for high school students from different countries. It involves four prepared debates and four impromptu debates — debates without specific preparations.
To gain selection for the national team for the global final, Arunabh had to compete with regional teams. Despite the mounting pressure, he says he was confident of winning.
"We didn't loose a debate in the first two days. And we had a very strong team. We were confident of our ability to win," he says.
【1】What can we know about Arunabh from the text?
A. He started debating at the age of ten.
B. He is on his country's national debating team.
C. He argues only on the topics that he believes in.
D. He is unsure of winning the debating competition.
【2】According to Arunabh, what are important in debating?
A. Eloquence and logic thinking. B. Confidence and dreams.
C. Endurance and experience. D. Talent and teamwork.
【3】The WSDC is a debating competition ______.
A. based in Thailand
B. for young New Zealanders
C. with prepared and unprepared debates
D. lasting for five days
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. The Skills of Debating
B. Growing from the Regional Team
C. Schoolboy to Compete on the International Stage
D. The 26th World Schools Debating Championships
24、Queen Elizabeth is known for her devotion to her country, her close relationships with her family and, most importantly, her corgis.
Unfortunately, over the weekend she lost the last of her royal corgis, Willow. According to The Daily Mail, the 15-year-old dog had to be put to death after suffering a cancer-related illness. This marks the first time that the 91-year-old Queen is without a corgi in the royal household since World War Ⅱ.
In 2015, Monty Roberts, the Queen’s dog trainer, shared some details with Vanity Fair about her pets. Roberts encouraged Queen Elizabeth to continue breeding (繁殖) corgis, but, in her old age, she didn’t want to leave any young dog behind. She did, however, adopt a full-grown Corgi named Whisper in 2017, after its owner, who was a gatekeeper at the palace, died.
It was also said that Queen Elizabeth was worried she’d trip over the dogs playing at her feet. It was a pretty real fear. Former royal staff Paul Burrell claimed that he was once tripped by nine corgis while walking them down the steps at the palace.
Willow was a dog with equally blue blood, although she never found social media stardom. It was a 14th-generation child of Susan, the corgi who was gifted to Elizabeth on her 18th birthday by her father, King George Ⅵ.
One of Willow’s most memorable moments was posing with James Bond at the 2012 London Olympics. Holly, Queen’s another corgi, also starred in the video, but she passed away more than a year ago, at the age of 13.
This is truly the end of an era, as Queen Elizabeth has owned more than 30 corgis throughout her life. At one point, she had 13 at once.
“She was sad for each loss of her corgis over the years, but she has been particularly upset about Willow’s death,” a Buckingham Palace source told The Daily Mail. “It is probably because Willow was the last link to her parents and a pastime that goes back to her own childhood.”
【1】What happened to Willow over the weekend according to The Daily Mail?
A．It was killed in a car accident.
B．It was put to death.
C．It had an unsuccessful operation.
D．It was found to have cancer.
【2】Why did Queen Elizabeth stop breeding corgis according to Monty Roberts?
A．She was too weak to take care of the dogs.
B．She became tired of those crazy little dogs.
C．She was afraid that she’d trip over the dogs.
D．She was worried about the dogs after her death.
【3】What do the underlined words “blue blood” in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．Noble ancestor.
B．Bad mood.
C．Cold heart.
D．Terrible disease.
【4】What does Willow probably mean for Queen Elizabeth?
A．The end of an era.
B．Her control over the country.
C．A tie with her parents.
D．The hardship in her childhood.
25、One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying_________and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds blew hard against the kites, a_________kept them in check.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great_________They shook and_________, facing upward and against the wind. But the restraining (约束，控制) string and the heavy_________grasped them closely behind. As the kites_________and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They soared_________even as they fought the restriction of the string._________, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet_________from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic__________. It flew up and down__________to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”—free to lie powerless in the__________, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to stuck lifeless against the first__________.
Let us each rise to the great heights,__________that some of the restraints that we may chafe (擦伤，摩擦) under are actually the steady force that helps us__________and achieve.
【1】
A．colours
B．shapes
C．weight
D．noises
【2】
A．handle
B．hand
C．string
D．child
【3】
A．success
B．power
C．possibility
D．heights
【4】
A．pushed
B．pulled
C．escaped
D．knocked
【5】
A．tail
B．head
C．material
D．wing
【6】
A．broke
B．struggled
C．headed
D．leaned
【7】
A．hopelessly
B．awkwardly
C．lightly
D．beautifully
【8】
A．Finally
B．Gradually
C．Continuously
D．Expectedly
【9】
A．respect
B．freedom
C．trouble
D．change
【10】
A．rain
B．storm
C．wind
D．sunlight
【11】
A．ungracefully
B．cheerfully
C．shamelessly
D．hopefully
【12】
A．sky
B．city
C．dirt
D．ocean
【13】
A．roof
B．block
C．step
D．slide
【14】
A．recognizing
B．wondering
C．announcing
D．insisting
【15】
A．wake up
B．show off
C．stand by
D．climb up
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Yesterday I was leaving a restaurant when I saw a homeless man having a hot dog, just sitting on the ground. He had a soda with him, too. He was eating that hot dog as if he hadn’t eaten for months and the scene just broke my heart.
I was afraid that I didn’t have extra money at that time to buy him more food. I said to myself the next time I had money and I saw the man, I would buy him food.
Recently, I had done part-time jobs all day so I had some extra money. But I thought of going to Walmart to buy the water drinking fountain (饮水机) for my cat, which cost a lot. I ended up with just $5 left on my card and I had $2 cash. Suddenly, I found I forgot to buy a gallon of water for the new cat water drinking fountain. I didn’t return to Walmart. Somehow, I went to the same restaurant to buy the gallon of water instead.
I came out of the restaurant and there was that man again and he was going to sit down on the ground again. All he had was a drink. I kept saying to him, “Hi, sir, let’s go inside and I’ll pay for you.”
The other day, on my app for shopping, it had a buy-one-get-one free slice of pizza and I told him. His face beamed with happiness, “Oh, I would like to have that!” The coupon (优惠券) was out of date, but I still had enough money so I bought him two slices of pizza. When I asked him if he would like a cup of ice cream, he said sure.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
While he was eating, I inquired about his past experience.
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His experience was regrettable, and I wanted to help him.
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