1、The reason_________he explained at the meeting didn't sound reasonable.
A.why B.for that C.for which D.which
2、Almost 100 computers _________to us by a local computer company since the end of last year.
A.have donated
B.are donated
C.have been donated
D.donate
3、When ________ in India, she used to balance a pot on her head and walk a long way for water.
A.lived
B.lives
C.living
D.was living
4、I have told you the truth. I keep repeating it?
A. Can B. Must C. May D. Will
5、We had no rain for four months and the harvest ________.
A.was ruined
B.is ruined
C.ruined
D.ruins
6、The old man could buy nothing ______.
A.with his money to steal
B.with his money stolen
C.with his money stealing
D.with his money having stolen
7、The old man was deeply struck by the beautiful light show ______ he came to the city.
A. the first time B. for the first time
C. at the first time D. the first time when
8、Our headteacher____for months to make sure that we understand the importance ofconcentration.
A. tried B. was trying C. has been trying D. is trying
9、Today is the best day of my life! Al my years of training as an engineer has finally .
A. took over B. picked up
C. paid off D. paid for
10、At a rough estimate, China is _____ its neighboring country India.
A.three times the size as B.the size three times of
C.three times as the size of D.three times the size of
11、In order to the cultural heritage of the city, the government has taken measures to protect and restore historical buildings.
A.affect
B.preserve
C.recognise
D.unearth
12、______ the little boy came to Zhuhai alone yesterday remains a mystery.
A.How
B.When
C.That
D.If
13、The teacher told us to remain silent unless _______.
A. to be asked B. asked C. being asked D. you asked
14、The of this illness in the area is of concern to all doctors.
A. fluency B. frequency
C. determination D. guidance
15、After graduation she reached a point in her career___she needed to decide what to do.
A.that
B.what
C.which
D.where
16、—How long ______ you ______? —For five years. We ______ in 2001.
A.have; been married; got married. B.did; marry; got married.
C.have; got married; married. D.were; married; married.
17、I attended many social _____while working abroad.
A. meetings B. functions
C. weddings D. committees
18、My computer began to return to the ________ running state after I killed the virus.
A. common B. ordinary C. general D. normal
19、The cloth ________ fine, but ________ well.
A.looks; doesn’t wash
B.looks; isn’t washed
C.is looked; doesn’t wash
D.is looked; isn’t washed
20、As many people do, you often pretend ________ work when actually you are just wasting time online.
A. doing B. to do C. to be doing D. to have done
21、I didn’t feel ________ at all when ________ myself at the beginning of this school year.
A.confident, introducing
B.confidently, introducing
C.confident, introduced
D.confidently, introduced
22、_________ this is the biggest progress you have made this term.
A.In the way B.By the way
C.In a way D.On the way
23、— Has Sam finished his homework today?
— I have no idea. He ________ it this morning.
A.did B.was doing C.has done D.had done
24、People were ____________ about what they should eat to stay healthy.
A.confusing B.confuse C.confused D.to confuse
25、— I am going to have a holiday soon.
— _________.
A.It’s my pleasure
B.Never mind
C.Leave it alone
D.Good for you
26、“It’s been a long time since I have played such a good character, and I’m deeply attracted by her complexity (复杂),” actress Gong Li told Beijing News. Gong spoke of her latest role as Yu Jin, a movie star and a spy, in the Saturday Fiction (《兰心大剧院》).
“Gong makes use of her timeless screen power to play the role of Yu,” Indie Wire commented. She has the ability to fill tiny moments with surprisingly deep feelings. For example, in a scene, Yu tells the other character to simply “take care”, nothing more. “But Gong’s posture, look and delivery raise this parting greeting to the level of a Greek tragedy,” the Hollywood Reporter noted.
It is such power that earns Gong the praise for being the character she plays in her acting career. In fact, it is a habit for her to spend two or three months preparing for her roles ahead of filming. “Every character is special for me. So I learn special techniques to play them or try to get used to their living environments,” Gong told China Daily. When shooting Saturday Fiction, Gong was trained to quickly load a gun in the darkness, repeating the process many times until the skill almost turned into a physical instinct. Although the gun-loading scene was cut from the final version of the film, Gong said the skill helped her to better understand her character.
Her pure love for films also makes her performance of characters convincing. Gong told CGTN that she tries to live a simple life to get rid of distractions. She hardly appears in reality shows, thus having more time for focusing on the character. “As an actor, sometimes it’s hard to stick to it because there are so many temptations (诱惑). Only true love can make you stick to it,” Gong said.
【1】What can we know about Gong’ latest movie Saturday Fiction?
A.Her character led a simple life.
B.It was adapted from a Greek tragedy.
C.Its parting scene was performed perfectly.
D.There are scenes of training shooting in it.
【2】Why does the author mention Gong’s training gun-loading?
A.To stress her precious spirit of her acting.
B.To show she has a wide range of interests.
C.To show she is an actress easily distracted.
D.To show she is an actress loving shooting.
【3】Which of the following words can best describe Gong Li?
A.Creative and responsible.
B.Diligent and passionate.
C.Brave and emotional.
D.Intelligent and devoted.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Acting Skill
B.Love for Shows
C.Shooting Scenes
D.Character Focus
27、PEOPLE— ________
This Thursday, Irena Sendler will be honoured for her work as a smuggler (偷运者). During World War II, the Polish social worker smuggled nearly 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto (聚居区). She gave them new identities, found them safe places with good-hearted Christians, and kept the children’s real names buried in jars in her neighbours’ gardens. (The play, Life in a Jar, based on her story, is being performed.) At 93, Sendler lives in a Warsaw nursing home and is too weak to travel to Washington D.C., to receive the 2003 Jan Karski Award for Valor and Compassion from the American Center of Polish Culture. One of the children she saved will accept the award for her.
You risked your life to save the children.
I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you don’t ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help. During the war, everyone was drowning, but mostly the Jewish children.
How did you persuade parents to give up their children?
I had to answer honestly that I didn’t even know if we would get past the guards.
What was the most frightening moment?
When I saw a priest (牧师) in charge of an orphanage for Jewish children in the ghetto walk with them out to be killed. The children were in their best Sunday suits. The priest was killed with them.
How did you get the children to behave as you smuggled them out?
I told the older children to act as if they were sick and sometimes gave the younger ones a sleeping pill. They were told to remember their new names. I also told the children to tell guards they had only been visiting a servant in the ghetto and were going back to their real homes outside.
Did you tell your own two children what you did?
I never told them. Only when my daughter went to Israel did she learn all about me. I thought it was only normal to do so. And it was a very painful subject. It was always on my mind that I couldn’t do more.
【1】We can learn from the passage that Irena Sendler ________.
A.will go to Washington to accept the award with her daughter
B.was caught a few times while she was rescuing the Jewish children
C.told those parents that their children’s lives would be guaranteed
D.saved thousands of Jewish children at the risk of her own life
【2】The expression “everyone was drowning” can best be replaced by “________”.
A.everyone was involved in the war
B.all the people were drowned
C.all the people were facing danger and death
D.Jewish children were being killed
【3】Which one could NOT be expected when Sendler was smuggling the Jewish children?
A.The children pretended to be brothers and sisters from one big family.
B.Some children pretended to be returning home after visiting servants in the ghetto.
C.The children were asked to remember and use new names instead of real ones.
D.Some children were told to pretend to be sick in front of the guards.
【4】Which of the following is best for the blank in the title?
A.DISASTER SURVIVOR B.IMPRESSIVE SMUGGLER
C.AWARD RECEIVER D.SECRET DEFENDER
28、Two world championships were decided this weekend on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In England, the Rugby World Cup was decided. In New York, the baseball season saw its final match. More than 80,000 audiences watched New Zealand win the Rugby championship 34-17 over Australia. The match was held on Saturday at the famous Twickenham Stadium near London.
It was the second world title for New Zealand. Fans call the team “All Blacks” because of their black uniforms. A day later, the baseball World Series came to a close with a win by the Kansas City Royals over the New York Mets.
In the World Series, the first team to win four games claims victory. The Royals won four of the first five games played with the Mets. Kansas City last won in 1985.
The Rugby World Cup opened on September 18, when England defeated Fiji. Forty-eight matches and six weeks later, New Zealand won the title. Going into the tournament, the All Blacks were ranked No.1 in the world.
Every tournament like this has a “favorite”, or the team expected to win. The tournament also has an “underdog” , or the team less likely to win. But the underdog often becomes a favorite. This year in the Rugby World Cup, the “underdog” team was Japan.
Coming into the tournament, Japan was ranked 13th in the world. But after an inspiring showing in the group stage of the tournament, Japan moved up three places to 10th. Aside from the championship game itself, the match that created the biggest surprise came when Japan defeated world No.3 South Africa 34-32.The Associated Press called it “the biggest shock in Rugby World Cup history”.
South Africa was a two-time World Cup champion. Japan had only ever won one match in the World Cup before that game.
【1】Why were the two major sports events reported together?
A.They were both held in developed countries.
B.Their results both came out at the same time.
C.The winners were both not expected.
D.They both belong to sports competitions.
【2】The underlined word “favorite” in Paragraph 4 refers to________.
A.a player regarded as the most valuable
B.a team whose players are most skilled
C.a player who is the most popular
D.a team more likely to come first
【3】How did Japan perform in the matches?
A.It created a big surprise.
B.It tried their best to play.
C.It acted as it was expected.
D.It surprisingly won third.
29、It's difficult not to admire the talent of a skilled musician. Whether it is a pianist, a violinist or a drummer, these individuals have shown devotion and passion over a long period of time to reach the highest levels of performance. But they say it is never too late to learn a musical instrument.【1】
Learning to play an instrument when growing up can improve hearing in adulthood. According to a study by Professor Nina Kraus, children who played musical instruments were better at recognizing different frequencies. This enhanced hearing skill into later life.Moreover, it could also have some academic benefits too, 【2】
For the adults who don't have the opportunity to learn one in childhood, whether you choose to play the piano. or learn a drumbeat, you could end up joining a band or orchestra. This can in turn enrich your social life. 【3】 Mastering the perfect chord is one way, but what if you got together with a bunch of friends and entered into a competition-and won?
【4】 Obviously, picking up an instrument can help them kill time. But more importantly,it can effectively prevent them from dementia(老年痴呆)as several regions in the brain are active in the process of playing instruments.
【5】 Why not begin by yourself? Chances are that you can establish a band with your children and parents.
A.They also take pride in their own achievements.
B.Will you simply admire others' talents and performances?
C.Positive effects on those who have retired cannot be ignored.
D.So what are the benefits for children, adults and even seniors?
E.Learning an instrument can also give you a sense of achievement.
F.A band or orchestra always needs performers of different instruments.
G.Students involved in musical activities scored significantly higher in maths.
30、Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ______ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in—but fruitlessly. ______the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash, etc, he feared the worst.
Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ______ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet—______ an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ______ of your wallet,” read a letter that was enclosed with the package.
Hunter's mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ______ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was ______ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender's initials(首字母) were signed “T.B.”. The sender was later ______ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.
“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a salary in there, and he's ______ to support himself,” said Brown. “Hunter was very ______. He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ______ was in time,” Brown added. “He ______ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, ‘No way! No way!’”
Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that's why he didn't sign his ______on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on ______ him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ______ in people than anything.”
【1】
A.ordered
B.checked
C.caught
D.contacted
【2】
A.Though
B.Since
C.While
D.Unless
【3】
A.shocked
B.amused
C.anxious
D.frightened
【4】
A.next to
B.except for
C.along with
D.instead of
【5】
A.search
B.detail
C.value
D.return
【6】
A.sender
B.wallet
C.letter
D.package
【7】
A.accepted
B.sent
C.taken
D.collected
【8】
A.known
B.considered
C.introduced
D.identified
【9】
A.agreeing
B.volunteering
C.struggling
D.deciding
【10】
A.thankful
B.careful
C.thoughtful
D.regretful
【11】
A.exchange
B.proposal
C.action
D.performance
【12】
A.remembered
B.assumed
C.admitted
D.imagined
【13】
A.address
B.mark
C.phone number
D.full name
【14】
A.questioning
B.disturbing
C.praising
D.surprising
【15】
A.admiration
B.faith
C.appreciation
D.strength
31、下列文段直接来自所学的课文。请根据英文首字母提示,填入符合课文含义的词,使到文段意思完整,通顺,符合课文原意。
I wake up to the sound of the wind buffeting the cloth of my tent. Even though the sun is brightly shining, telling whether it is morning or night is 【1】 I’m above the Arctic Circle, where in summer the sun never sets. Checking my 【2】. I see that it is 7: 30 a.m. I leave my tent and walk over to the mountain 【3】. Spreading out before me, branches of the Rapa River flow through the v【4】 below. I’m in the remote far north of Sweden in Sarek National Park, a place with no roads or 【5】.
Sarek’s mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of i【6】. Around 9,000 years ago, this ice melted, leaving behind about 100 glaciers. Soon after, reindeer began to arrive. Following the reindeer were the Sami 【7】, who made this t【8】 their home. Getting here is quite difficult, so 【9】 from the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek. In 1909, Sarek was made a national park in order to keep the land in its natural 【10】.
32、假定你是李华,上周日你校举办了校园武术文化节。请你为校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:
1.活动的时间、地点;
2.活动内容;
3.活动反响。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.标题已为你写好。
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