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1、The “new” Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants the USA to promise _________ Japan declares war against China，the USA will give military aid，__________ promises to be impossible.
A. if；which B. whether；it
C. if；that D. when；it
2、The great hall was crowded with many people, _____ many children _____on their
parents’ laps.
A.including; seated B.including; seating
C.included; sat D.included; sitting
3、The actor was waving his sword in the street and it ________ missed the crowds around him who were mostly his fans.
A. narrowly B. nearly
C. hardly D. closely
4、Heavy debts have left the firm faced with an economic _______ in the financial crisis.
A. switch B. scratch C. squeeze D. status
5、None of the students in the class likes the professor， who is used to being _____ of everything they do．
A． optimistic B． criticaL
C． interested D． emotional
6、The lonely boy doesn’t seem _______ many friends.
A．have
B．to have
C．has
D．having
7、There are three libraries in our school, ________ were built five years ago.
A．all of them
B．either of them
C．all of which
D．both of that
8、—I’ve decided to take part in the competition, but I’m afraid I can’t win first prize.
— ________. You never know until you try.
A．Go for it!
B．Enjoy yourself!
C．Take your time!
D．That’s right!
9、 While listening, remember that it is not __________ to listen only with your ears; you must listen with your brain as well.
A. substantial B. sufficient
C. considerable D. Consistent
10、Believe it or not，your ship isn’t quite sunk，as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before．
A．burst into B．get through
C．break into D．comb through
11、I was watching Time of Chief Editor_______Phoenix Satellite TV at that time
A． at B． to C． for D． on
12、On discovering that Morrie ____ by a severe illness, Mitch starts visiting him at his house on Tuesdays.
A．is weakened
B．is weakening
C．is being weakened
D．has weakened
13、—Why do you want to stay at home?
—Because I good when I am with my family.
A．feel B．smell C．taste
14、—Have you ever visited the Opera House?
—Yes. When I was in Sydney, I ________ it twice.
A．had visited
B．visited
C．have visited
D．would visit
15、Lily’s dress looked just the same as Rose’s, but it cost_________hers.
A．as twice much as
B．as much as twice as
C．twice as much as
D．as much twice as
16、My father called me yesterday, asking me _________I was getting along with the exam.
A．as
B．how
C．whether
D．why
17、What the doctors really doubt is________ my mother will recover from the serious illness soon.
A．when B．how C．whether D.why
18、Well-educated employees can undertake most common jobs easily, ________ the efficiency of the society is guaranteed.
A.so that B.even if C.in that D.as if
19、We have no idea why he left the company. Tom ________ knows the secret.
A. lonely B. only
C. separately D. alone
20、I tried to _______ in my speech ________ grateful we all were for his help.
A.convey; what B.convey; how C.predict; what D.predict; how
21、A new study says electronic toys are not helping babies learn.
“Even if companies are marketing them as educational, they’re not teaching the babies anything at this time,” said the study’s author, Anna Sosa. She is a Northern Arizona University professor who heads the school’s Child Speech and Language Lab.
Sosa and her fellow researchers listened to audio recordings of parents playing with their babies-aged 10 months to 16 months. There searchers compared the experiences when the children played with electronic toys, traditional toys such as blocks, or when the children looked at books.
What they found is that parents talked less with their babies when the babies played with electronic toys.
“The parents talked less, responded less and used fewer content specific words,” Sosa said. Why is this important?
Sosa said research shows that how quickly children develop language is often based on what they hear from parents. When the infants played with electronic toys, parents said little to their children. But with traditional toys, such as blocks, parents shared the names and descriptions of the animals, colors and shapes as their children played, Sosa said.
There was even more information given by parents as their babies looked at the pictures in books, the researcher also said.
Sosa is not telling parents to throw out electronic toys. But she said parents should look at their infants’ play with such toys as entertainment, not a learning experience.
Toy Industry Association spokeswoman Adrienne Appell responded to the study. She said it is important that parents make time to play with their children.
“Playing is a way that kids can learn so much, not only cognitive (认知的) skills, but social and developmental skills,” she said.
She added that play should be balanced, including time for just “make believe” activities, as well as traditional and electronic toys.
【1】When toy companies promote sales, they usually stress their toys are ________.
A．Amusing
B．Electronic
C．Educational
D．Affordable
【2】According to Anna Sosa, what is important for kids’ learning experiences?
A．A good choice
B．A must
C．The past
D．A risk
【3】Which idea will Adrienne Appell probably share?
A．Cognitive skills are the most important for kids to develop.
B．Giving kids electronic toys sets time aside for parents to to something else.
C．Traditional toys are giving way to electronic ones.
D．Parents should get involved to make the toys a meaningful learning tool.
【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Electronic Cars should be abandoned.
B．Talking more about your kids’ toys is necessary.
C．Abandoning your kids to electronic toys probably means little learning.
D．How to choose toys for your kids is of great importance.
22、Those who are concerned that robots are taking over the world can rest easy—for now. Though the androids have proved useful at performing ordinary tasks, they are not ready for the greatest time. At least that appears to be the case at Japan’s Henn-na Hotel chain where over half of the robot staff are being replaced by humans.
The first location of the unique hotel opened in July 2015 was at Nagasaki’s Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park. The hotel’s owner, Hideo Sawada, promised the hotel to be managed primarily by robots. Guests were greeted and checked-in by a dinosaur robot, while a cute android called Churi, placed inside each room, provided information about attractions. Not surprisingly, the lodging, recognized in 2016 as the world’s first robot-staffed hotel by Guinness World Records, drew in curious visitors from all around the world.
But as the years have passed, the hotel’s main draw is becoming less novel and more unsatisfactory. Also as the robots are “aging”, they are costing more to repair. Among the 283 androids being replaced are the chain’s two dinosaur receptionists. In addition to scaring young guests, they are also unable to photocopy guests’ passports, forcing human employees to step in each time. Also out are the cute Churi robots, which annoyed guests by interrupting their conversations. For example, one guest told The Wall Street Journal that Churi mistook his snoring for a command and kept asking him to repeat his request all night.
Sawada told The Wall Street Journal, “When you actually use robots you realize there are places where they aren’t needed—or just annoy people.” While Sawada may be cutting back on his use of androids, the recently-opened Smart LYZ Hotel and the Fly Zoo Hotel in China, are run entirely by robots, with not a human in sight. Whether the employees have more competence than those “hired” by the Henn-na Hotel chain remains to be seen.
【1】What makes Japan’s Henn-na Hotel unique?
A．Its robot employees.
B．Its advanced equipment.
C．Its convenient location.
D．Its successful management.
【2】What is the author’s purpose with the example in paragraph 3?
A．To entertain readers.
B．To prove Churi’s drawback.
C．To introduce Churi’s functions.
D．To persuade people not to book the hotel.
【3】What does the owner of Japan’s Henn-na Hotel think of his robot staff now?
A．Attractive.
B．Costly.
C．Pioneering.
D．Disappointing.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．Robots Are Taking Over the World.
B．The Boom of Robots-staffed Hotel.
C．Robot Staff Are Fired For No Competence.
D．The First Robots-staffed Hotel Won Guinness World Record.
23、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
24、A sick little girl is being kept alive thanks to her best friend — a dog who carries her oxygen tank on his back. Alida’s faithful dog companion Mr Gibbs has been specially trained to shepherd the three-year-old, who breathes through a tube most of the time. He follows her closely as she plays in her family’s ten-acre land in Louisville, uses the slide or even rides her bike.
Alida was diagnosed with neuroendocrine hyperplasia of infancy（NEHI）when she was just eight months old. Her rare condition has just eight hundred documented sufferers throughout the world, and causes diseased pieces of the lungs to filter oxygen through extra layers of cells, making it hard or almost impossible to breathe. For Alida and her parents, it meant that even a walk in the park was very difficult because oxygen equipment was too heavy for the youngster to be able to carry herself. As parents, they wanted to do something to help their daughter survive despite having a tube following her all the time. The couple found out about “service dogs” from a TV program and realized an animal trained to help the blind could be trained to help Alida. They finally found help in the shape of golden doodle—a retriever crossed with a poodle-dog Mr Gibbs. Now thanks to trainer Ashleigh Kinsley—Alida and Mr Gibbs love nothing more than playing and running around together with the dog acting as Alida’s life saver.
【1】What is Mr Gibbs?
A. A pet dog.
B. A policeman.
C. A doctor.
D. A firefighter.
【2】When did the doctor know Alida caught the disease?
A. At her birth.
B. At the age of eight.
C. Before she was one year old.
D. When she was three years old.
【3】The underlined part “the couple” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. Alida’s classmates
B. Alida’s parents
C. Alida’s doctors
D. Alida’s pets
【4】How did Alida keep alive?
A. By training her dog.
B. By staying with her parents.
C. By playing with her fellows.
D. By breathing through a tube.
25、It was 1960. I was twenty. It was suggested that it was time I learned to drive. Driving skills were not considered_________then as they are now-people, especially young people, didn't automatically have cars._________, knowing how to drive could be useful. My father said he would_________me.
Easier said than done. After I had_________the gas pedal for the brake and almost crashed his car into a stone wall, this driving learning plan was quietly_________. No tears shed by me.
My next_________was in 1964. This time, the heroic would-be driving teacher was a very nice boyfriend. After three times-_________by me with delight and excitement, endured(忍受）by the nice boyfriend with heavy sweat and clenched teeth-he_________. Again, no_________shed. I didn't have enough money to__________a car, so why worry?
Jump thirteen years, to 1977.I had a life__________-Graeme-and a baby. We were living on a farm with some animals and birds. The animals__________Finn the Dog, a friendly Irish wolfhound. One day, Finn the Dog tried to jump a wire fence and got its back legs__________in the wire. Graeme went out with the wire clippers (剪子） to cut it loose, and Finn, in a__________, grabbed hold of the__________support item, which was Graeme's head. It did this with its teeth, as dogs have no hands. Graeme finished wire-clipping,__________Finn, and then drove himself to the hospital-twenty miles away-with blood pouring down.
“That's it,” I said. “I'm learning to drive.” This time, I hired a/an__________with nerves of steel. When I was__________those nerves, he chewed gum(口香糖）very fast. When I was doing well, the gum-chewing__________Finally, I got my license. I was pleased with myself.
For years, I had an accident-free record. And these days, I'm aiming my learning in other__________, such as driving a motorboat and chainsawing.
【1】
A．eager
B．simple
C．essential
D．usual
【2】
A．Besides
B．Therefore
C．Instead
D．Still
【3】
A．help
B．teach
C．assist
D．guide
【4】
A．replaced
B．mistaken
C．used
D．blamed
【5】
A．dropped
B．finished
C．done
D．banned
【6】
A．plan
B．crash
C．attempt
D．mistake
【7】
A．suffered
B．insisted
C．encouraged
D．enjoyed
【8】
A．carried on
B．gave out
C．carried out
D．gave up
【9】
A．tears
B．frowns
C．smiles
D．sweats
【10】
A．drive
B．own
C．start
D．provide
【11】
A．friend
B．partner
C．lesson
D．experience
【12】
A．attacked
B．bit
C．included
D．fed
【13】
A．caught
B．connected
C．fixed
D．broken
【14】
A．hurry
B．flash
C．rush
D．panic
【15】
A．greatest
B．strongest
C．nearest
D．easiest
【16】
A．recreated
B．reached
C．replaced
D．released
【17】
A．professional
B．professor
C．driver
D．assistant
【18】
A．examining
B．testing
C．checking
D．settling
【19】
A．slowed
B．fastened
C．quickened
D．began
【20】
A．attitudes
B．ways
C．directions
D．developments
26、请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。
A couple said, “ We love our kid, so we’ll arrange everything for him and pave （铺）the way for his success．”
要求：1．请就此材料发表你的看法；
2．紧扣材料，有明确的观点；
3．词数不少于60词。
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