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1、She accused the press photographers of ________ her privacy.
A.challenging B.violating C.abusing D.confirming
2、Competed in 1891, in ________ was known as The Gilded Age, the fivestory mansion is now owned by a famous actor who decides to stage a special production of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
A. that B. what C. which D. it
3、Take two of the _______ three times daily before meals, and it make you less painful.
A.tablets B.tables C.tastes D.toasts
4、—Jerry, where did you guys go for the summer vacation?
—We ___ busy with our work, or we would have gone to Brazil to watch the games.
A.were B.have been C.had been D.would be
5、An interviewee should be good at grasping every opportunity _____he is supposed to show his best self to others.
A.when B.where C.that D.which
6、It is said that people in that area have little ________ to recreational activities such as watching TV or seeing films.
A. avenue B. edge
C. exposure D. access
7、The article is ready to publish, ________ to your approval.
A.entitled B.similar C.attached D.subject
8、Enthusiastic fans would rather they________ the super star at the airport tomorrow morning.
A. should meet B. would meet
C. met D. were to meet
9、People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.
A．appropriate
B．conscious
C．arbitrary
D．controversial
10、Tomorrow we'll pay a visit to a museum, next to _______ is a nice restaurant where we can have Italian food．
A. that B. this C. it D. which
11、— What should I do first?
— The instructions that you should mix flour with water carefully first.
A.go B.tell C.write D.say
12、In Australia, many road signs are now both in English and Chinese, ______ it easier for Chinese tourists to travel.
A. making B. made C. make D. makes
13、— I hear that Jason is planning to buy a new car.
—I know. By next month, he ________ enough for a used one.
A. has saved B. saves
C. will be saving D. will have saved
14、Li Jiaqi, a well-known live-streaming host in China, is reported________over 8 million followers on Weibo.
A.possessing B.to be possessing C.to have possessed D.having possessed
15、 ______ from this point, the problem presents no easy solution.
A. See B. To see C. Seen D. Seeing
16、Sally has asked for a sick leave, and I have to ________her work for a couple of days.
A．take off
B．take over
C．take out
D．take after
17、How would you like ______ if the power went out when you were watching your favorite TV program?
A.them B.those C.it D.one
18、He had a great dearie to have a home of his own, ______ he had always lived with his grandmother.
A. or B. and C. so D. for
19、The prize winner described to the class _______ he had managed to achieve excellence in his studies.
A. if B. how
C. what D. that
20、—Have you accepted the job, Aaron?
—Yes. But my ____ reaction was to decline the offer.
A.fierce B.initial C.rigid D.allergic
21、I was just a boy. And he was just my dad.
It was the 1950s. We were a small family. My parents were attentive（贴心的）, caring and devoted to one another. Then suddenly, when I was 9, half of my safe and comfortable world disappeared. Dad died that morning. It was a heart attack.
A child wants to know why such things should happen. For a child, however, there can be no satisfying answers. But with adulthood, I gradually began to learn more about my dad.
He had grown up in a large family on the family farm. When war broke out in 1939, he joined the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. He was 31. He was sent overseas to southern England, where Canadian soldiers continued training while waiting for a call to action. During that time, he used his occasional（偶尔的）weeklong leaves to visit Scotland. There he met my mother, and they married in April 1942. I remember that Dad often had to go up to the veteran's（退伍军人的）hospital in Winnipeg each year. Something about his heart.
Many years later, I became more curious about his wartime and postwar experience, hoping it would help me know who he was. I sent a request to the National Archives for his postwar medical records. One day I came home from work to find a thick package at my door. It was more than 800 pages of my dad's medical records. I was overwhelmed.
So here was my dad's story, which I hadn't fully known.
This was the dad who survived years of cold conditions and lack of food in a prisoner-of-war camp in Poland. This was the dad who survived death marches（行军）in the cold winter of 1945, as the Germans paraded（游街示众）their POWs（战俘）around the countryside. This was the dad who spent 391 days in the hospital after the war. It was why he died at 50, leaving his wife and two sons behind.
The child in me could never understand why he would leave me. The adult could now forgive him for having done so. But I can't forgive war itself for the losses it causes, not only on the men and women who actively serve but on the generations yet to be born.
【1】What can we learn about the author's father?
A．He opposed war in all forms.
B．He married before going overseas.
C．He had to check his heart regularly after the war.
D．He was forced to join the army at 31.
【2】How did the author feel after reading the medical records?
A．Surprised and annoyed.
B．Confused and worried.
C．Inspired and relieved.
D．Shocked and heartbroken.
【3】Why did the author forgive his father at last?
A．He was persuaded by his brother to do so.
B．He understood what his father had gone through.
C．He remembered his father's care for him.
D．He experienced the same pain as his father had.
【4】What does the author want to convey from the article?
A．Soldiers deserve our respect.
B．A strong body means everything.
C．War brings disastrous pain for generations.
D．A father's love is important for a family.
22、 The celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd began in the United States in 1970. Earth Day is a perfect time to reflect about what you are doing to help protect the environment. There are many ways that you can celebrate alone and with others.
Reduce, reuse and recycle all day long
Buy as little as possible and avoid items that come in lots of packaging. Support local growers and producers of food and products—these don't have to travel as far and so reduce greenhouse gas emissions.【1】. Recycle all the things you do use for the day.
Rid litter
Many groups use the weekend of Earth Day to clear roadways, highways and neighborhood streets.【2】. And villages organize bag pick ups. Once the group has collected the trash and placed the recycled bags along the road, get the village public works department to pick the bags up.
【3】.
There are many Earth Day song lyrics available on the Internet. Many follow well-known tunes. These make a fantastic classroom activity and help younger children to become interested in environmental topics.
Engage others in conversation about your environment concerns
Don't be bossy or pushy.【4】. Encourage them to respond and if they have no opinions or they seem to not know much, help them learn some more by imparting your environmental knowledge in a friendly and helpful manner.
Remember: Every day is Earth Day
Anything to help our environment is a perfect thing to do on Earth Day and every day.【5】; learn about how you can make a difference to environmental protection all the time. And put it into practice--every day!
A．Join in group work.
B．Try to save money and water.
C．Sing or listen to "Earth" songs.
D．Take your drink container with you.
E．Don't restrict yourself to just one day a year.
F．Many companies donate gloves and bag for clean-up groups.
G．Tell people some facts and then explain your feelings about them.
23、Today, battery power per kilowatt hour costs around only ten per cent of what it did a decade ago. And the expectation is that the costs will continue to fall, because battery chemistry improves and manufacturing (批量生产) lots of batteries on a massive scale makes the production of individual batteries cheaper.
You can be forgiven for thinking that this might only be of interest to accountants, but the possible effects of this are enormous, and will benefit all of us. First and most obviously, it has made the batteries in electric cars cheaper and longer-lasting. And brilliantly, because electric batteries are improving so dramatically, we can already see the results. Last September, 15 per cent of all-new vehicle registrations were pure electric vehicles. So the change is starting to happen.
Better batteries does not just mean better cars however. They can also help us decarbonise the entire national grid (输电网). Storing energy has always been a problem for the grid. Today, only a tiny amount of generated electricity is stored for later use, which leads to lots of power going to waste. But better batteries make it technologically and economically viable to store large amounts of energy from the grid.
It’s possible that in the not-too-distant future, we might have an enormous battery in the garage. It would take power from the grid (or maybe even solar panels on the roof), and power appliances and lights in our homes at the times when demand for electricity is high. Home batteries are not yet as established as electric cars » but-they are also growing in popularity.
So, given how much technology has improved batteries over the last decade, I can’t help but be strangely optimistic about the future. Batteries may not be as flashy (华丽的) as phones, rockets or other new technologies. But when it comes to technology to fight climate change, they’re definitely leading the charge.
【1】What contributes to the popularity of electric cars?
A．The production of individual batteries.
B．The longer duration and less cost of batteries.
C．Accountants’ interest in cheaper batteries.
D．The increasing vehicle registrations.
【2】What does the underlined word “viable” mean in paragraph 3?
A．Cheaper.
B．Dramatic.
C．Workable.
D．. Exceptional.
【3】What does the author expect of batteries?
A．They will become smaller.
B．They will help make the world greener.
C．They will sell better than phones.
D．They will replace chargers on a lois trip.
【4】Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A．Home Batteries Will Catch On -
B．Batteries Are Getting Better and Better
C．Battery Technology Needs Improving Urgently
D．Petrol-powered Cars Will Be Upgraded
24、 A substitute teacher crunch has forced Chicago area school districts to raise sub pay, to use parents as subs and even to seek out teachers from moonlighting police and fire department ranks. The crunch also means good subs are getting harder to find, some say. “It’s not only a quantity problem but a quality problem,” said Barbara Radner, director of DePaul University’s Center for Urban Education, which serves as expert partner to 31 academically troubled Chicago public schools. “We’re getting to the bottom of the talent pool and it’s empty,” she said. And a bad sub, Radner explained, can move a class backward by confusing students.
Radner said Chicago’s sub shortage is at “crisis” levels and the worst she’s seen in 15 years, although city school officials say West Side schools seem to be affected the most. Using the Chicago system’s substitute teacher center is like engaging in “Russian roulette”, Radner said. “Every sixth sub you get could be a total blowup.” Increasingly, she said, principals in schools she works with say they can’t get subs, or the subs they get leave midday because they can’t handle the job. Chicago school officials are recruiting police officers and firefighters to sub in high-crime areas that some subs refuse to enter. A sub recruitment push is also planned on college campuses - among graduate and doctoral students who may find the part-time work attractive, Schools Chief Executive Officer Paul Vallas said.
Teachers often leave detailed lesson plans for subs if they know in advance they will be off, and keep “emergency plans” on file for unexpected absences, such as an illness. But Radner said emergency plans can amount to “a recipe for baby-sitter.” Carolyn Martin said her daughter’s last sub at Bolingbrook’s Tibbott Elementary in Valley View District 365 was so unpleasant that she may demand to sit in the classroom next time there’s a problem sub. “The last time they had a sub, the substitute teacher had to call the principal into the room,” Martin said, “This is a third-grade classroom, and the lady couldn’t even handle it”.
Demand for subs is high because of several factors, school officials say. For starters, those who hold sub certificate may not be using them because they have found better-paying jobs in today’s booming economy. Six or seven years age, Schaumburg District 54 Associate Supt. Kenneth Cull said, “I used to have 30 real estate agents sign up for sub work because they had college degrees and business was slow. I don’t have that anymore.” Sub pools have been further consumed by several waves of early teacher retirements and increased student enrollments — both of which have meant more subs are being hired as full-time teachers.
【1】What is troubling the Chicago school districts?
A.People in unrelated areas find jobs in school teaching.
B.Quality of regular and sub teachers needs improving.
C.Students suffer greatly from unprofessional teachers.
D.Chicago area is in bad need of qualified sub teachers.
【2】From the second paragraph, we learn____.
A.the sub crunches before were not as bad as the present ones
B.many principals quit their jobs as they can’ t handle the situation
C.police officers are sent to the high-crime areas to keep order
D.six out of ten substitute teachers come from college campuses
【3】According to Radner, the emergency plans____.
A.are most effective in mending the situation B.are detested by most parents
C.are resisted by most students D.do not efficiently meet the situation
【4】Which of the following is NOT a factor that leads to the shortage of qualified subs?
A.Many certified teachers quit their teaching positions for other professions.
B.Sound economic situation attracts many candidates from teaching positions.
C.There are more students admitted to schools than ever before.
D.Many teachers retire earlier from their positions than they should.
25、 Deep in the forest, my husband and I had fun walking up a snow-covered hill. However, our lightheartedness _______ when we came out into a clearing and saw a parking lot without our car in it. As I looked around, nothing looked _______ I realized we were lost. It was frighteningly _______ except for our footsteps hitting the pavement and my heavy breathing. My husband suggested we conserve energy by walking slower and that we eat the snow on the ground _______ we needed water. For the first time in my life, I was _______ to be a hitchhiker（搭便车者）, but we didn't meet a single car on the road.
_______, my husband spotted a small structure on a hill in the distance. As we _______, we saw a sign: Administration Building. After opening the unlocked door, we saw a map of the forest on the wall. I was reading it when a friendly woman appeared. I could hardly _______ my excitement. She offered us a ride back to our _______. When we entered the correct parking lot, it was a great ________ to see our car again. I had my husband take a photo, of this woman and me. Despite our physical ________, we felt joyous.
Two days later, something ________ happened. We returned to the city for one last ________ to the lighthouses before leaving for the airport. I heard beeping when we ________the car. Confused, I ________and saw a hand waving from a（n） ________ car nearby. The window went down, and a voice called out, “I just stop to say hello. "
It was the same woman who had ________ us from the Administration Building back to our car, now two and a half hours' drive from our ________ meeting place.
We met that lovely woman on two separate days in two different places. What a ________! We've been ________ for more than eleven years now. Our picture hangs in her work area, and we e-mail every Christmas season.
【1】A.worsened B.remained C.accumulated D.disappeared
【2】A.special B.familiar C.plain D.attractive
【3】A.empty B.open C.quiet D.clean
【4】A.in case B.as though C.so that D.even if
【5】A.likely B.afraid C.bound D.willing
【6】A.Suddenly B.Strangely C.Cautiously D.Instantly
【7】A.attempted B.quit C.approached D.withdrew
【8】A.take back B.hold back C.hold out D.take out
【9】A.home B.airport C.city D.car
【10】A.relief B.trial C.honor D.wonder
【11】A.comfort B.tension C.illness D.tiredness
【12】A.absurd B.amazing C.terrible D.unreasonable
【13】A.reference B.invitation C.visit D.answer
【14】A.deserted B.exited C.remembered D.discovered
【15】A.looked around B.looked inside C.looked ahead D.looked down
【16】A.abandoned B.used C.stopped D.disabled
【17】A.driven B.tracked C.attracted D.followed
【18】A.terminal B.unusual C.frequent D.original
【19】A.contribution. B.coincidence C.commitment D.convenience
【20】A.relatives B.neighbors C.friends D.colleagues
26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
“I'm going to miss you so much, Poppy, "said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions(情绪)get the better of him.
His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The family hugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed.
The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile.” I guess this is it, “he said.” I'll see you back home in a month, okay？"His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy's mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.”
The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn't seem interested in her dinner, her favorite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn't.
They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn't her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. "What should we do to cheer Poppy up？"asked Dad. “We've tried everything.”
“I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy, “smiled Mom.” Without anybody left in the house but us, this place could use a bit of fun. Let's get a little dog for Poppy."
It didn't take long before they walked through the front door carrying a big box. Poppy welcomed them home as usual, but when she saw the box, she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging(摆动)ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Para 1. Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared.
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Para 2. A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from university.
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