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1、—I think everyone has a role to play in making the planet a better place.
—Yes, indeed. ______.
A. I’m with you on that B. That couldn’t be better
C. You have got something D. I’ll do my best
2、--Your phone number again？I _____quite catch it．
-- It’s 9568422．
A．didn’t B．couldn’t
C．don’t D．can’t
3、Last Saturday, I got to the station late because of the heavy traffic, but ________ the train was still there.
A．exactly
B．mostly
C．luckily
D．slowly
4、【2012重庆卷】It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic______ Zheng sailed to East Africa
A. when B. that C. after D. since
5、We should improve our ability to engage in international communication so as to tell China’s story well and make the voice of China ______.
A.hearing B.heard C.having heard D.to hear
6、Over the past 3 years, more than one book about space exploration ________ all over the world.
A．were published
B．was published
C．have been published
D．has been published
7、We were most impressed ______ your speech at yesterday’s meeting.
A.in B.to C.with D.for
8、Put the letter ______ he can find it easily.
A.in which B.at which C.where D.which
9、Tom seldom, ______, paid for the software on his computer. That is, he used lots of pirated software.
A. if any B. if ever C. if some D. if never
10、--- How old can you guess your new English teacher is?
--- It’s hard to say．But I guess him to be _________ between 35 and 40.
A. anything B. anywhere C. anybody D. anyway
11、Your composition is good but your handwriting requires _______.
A. to improve B. improved
C. being improved D. improving
12、Children, if well ________, are not likely to make any trouble in public places.
A. having educated B. educating
C. to be educated D. educated
13、I want to learn about your holidays. Could you tell me how you usually_______ Thanksgiving Day in your country ?
A. Congratulate B. remind
C. remember D. observe
14、 It is reported that the number of tourists visiting Hong Kong this year is smaller than ________of last year.
A. it B. that C. one D. those
15、Half a century ago, parts of the Thames were “biologically dead” because of the pollution.
A. declared B. imagined C. sensed D. marked
16、In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep – pure and simple.
A. set aside B. set down C. set off D. set up
17、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
18、—Got to fly. See you around.
—Bye. ________.
A．Catch you later
B．Go ahead
C．That’s really something
D．Don’t bother me
19、 you form the habit of learning English every day and have perseverance, you will conquer English sooner or later.
A. Even though B. In case
C. Now that D. As long as
20、The method seemed to work, as I gained the respect of my ________, peers, and subordinates.
A．alumni
B．interns
C．colleagues
D．seniors
21、African swine fever has wiped out a third of China's pig population. Now government officials are discussing dramatic steps to stabilize the world’s largest pork market. Pork is a huge deal in China. The country is home to half of all the pigs on the planet .The meat is a staple of the Chinese diet, which means its scarcity could damage China's social stability. The outbreak of swine fever also threatens the global pork supply chain.
While Chinese authorities have already made plans to support the pig farms and families who may struggle with soaring prices, they re stepping up efforts to deal with the crisis.
The price sellers pay for pork has risen nearly 70% in the last year. And the average price that distributors pay suppliers was up 90% in the last week of August compared to a year ago, according to government data. Analysts say prices could yet go even higher.
The government on Wednesday announced more measures to encourage pig farmers and producers to breed more baby pigs. But they may need to go even further to fill the gap. Authorities have promised to release the government's emergency reserves of frozen pig meat if necessary. Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said last week that the agency will “closely monitor market developments” before it makes such a decision.
It's difficult to overstate the scale of the problem. As of July, China had lost more than 100 million pigs in the last year, according to the data released Tuesday by the country’s agricultural ministry. Part of the problem is that farmers aren’t refilling their pig farms after the sick animals die, according to China’s agricultural ministry. That has pressured Chinese authorities to explore ways to encourage farmers and producers to breed more baby pigs. The finance and agricultural ministries on Wednesday asked local governments to free up money that could be used for artificial insemination (人工授精) technology.
The ministries also called on local officials to accelerate the distribution of subsidies (补贴) to farms where pigs have been killed because of sickness. And the Beijing government plans to increase loan support and insurance coverage for pig producers nationwide.
【1】What is the possible consequence of the reduction in China’s pig population?
A．A lack of diversity of meat.
B．Dramatic drop in the pork price.
C．Instability of the Chinese society.
D．The boom of global pork supply chain.
【2】Which is a measure of the government to address the problem?
A．To release the emergency reserves of fresh meat.
B．To fund artificial insemination technology.
C．To offer free loan support to pig farmers.
D．To limit the pork price at the market.
【3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 5?
A．China has lost a large majority of its pigs.
B．The swine problem is not that serious at present.
C．Farmers are unwilling to raise more pigs for fear of further loss.
D．The problem can surely be solved by future technological advance.
【4】What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Swine fever threatened the pork supply in the world.
B．China makes efforts to solve the swine problem.
C．China is home to half of all the pigs on the planet.
D．Chinese authorities encourage farmers to breed more baby pigs.
22、Singles' Day ---- the Chinese opposite of Valentine’s Day has turned into a massive online shopping event. It is a day when single people are supposed to buy themselves presents. But there are sociological reasons behind China's “celebration” of single life. And the imbalance could have big consequences for the country.
There were 34 million more men than women in China in 2011. Part of that is natural – usually there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. But the Chinese gender ratio (性别比例) at birth is much more obvious. It was 116 boys to 100 girls in 2012. The one child policy is largely to blame. Brought in to limit population expansion, the policy allows only one child per family. But because male children are seen as more valuable, as well as more likely to support their parents in old age, some parents choose to have a son over a daughter. The result is that large numbers of men will likely never get married. In fact, one study has predicted that by 2030, 1 in 5 Chinese men in their 30s will never have married, while another states that 94% of unmarried people in China are men.
Traditionally, China has seen high levels of marriage, usually among the young. Besides, the increased education and career opportunities for women have meant that marriages are happening later. It is also traditional that women often marry men of a higher socioeconomic status than themselves. So women at the top and men at the bottom find themselves alone. One study has even suggested a link between an imbalanced gender ratio and growth in violent crime in the country.
Singles ' Day can’t solve all the problems China’s singles face. Indeed, it is possible that it is causing even more problems, as men resort to increasingly risky lines of work to increase their chances of gaining money and thus a wife. I am worried that as money starts to overcome romance, there is evidence that China ' s marriage market is increasingly materialistic.
【1】In 2012, if 50 girls were born, how many boys were probably born?
A. 50. B. 52. C. 58. D. 60.
【2】What made women in China get married late?
A. Their support of the government’s late marriage policy.
B. Their higher education level and more work chances.
C. That they expect to enjoy their single time when young.
D. That there are too many excellent young men to choose from.
【3】What’s the writer’s attitude to the imbalance gender ratio in China?
A. Optimistic B. Concerned
C. Indifferent D. Unknown
【4】We can learn from the passage that .
A. Singles' Day is celebrated all over the world.
B. by 2030, 1 in 5 Chinese women in their 30s will be out of marriage.
C. an imbalanced gender ratio is related to the growth in violent crime.
D. Singles' Day will solve all the problems China’s singles face.
23、 Anyone caring about their health will be able to speak out a few of the major vitamins, and possibly take an educated guess at what they do. Vitamin C, found in oranges and other fruit and vegetables, is important for wound repair. And the much-talked-about “sunshine” vitamin D, produced by the skin in response to UV light, is essential for strong bones.
But what about vitamin P? It might well have you scratching your head. And that's not surprising: the term was first coined in the 1930s to describe a small group of compounds that provide pigment (天然色素) to plants, and were believed to have health benefits. A century later, these compounds are now better known as flavonoids (类黄酮)．
Today, scientists have identified between 4,000 and 6,000 different kinds and we now know they are responsible for many of the flavors and smells of fruit and vegetables and also that they protect them from invaders such as pests and bacteria.
They are equally important nutrients for the body, helping maintain bones and teeth, and for the production of the protein collagen (胶原), which provides structure to blood vessels, muscles and skin.
They are also said to help the body deal with some of the key drivers of illness, including oxidation (氧化), a natural process by which the body's cells age and can become damaged and defective. That means they could help to protect against chronic diseases including cancer and heart disease.
【1】What do we know about vitamin P?
A.We would scratch our head if we took it.
B.It refers to the compounds also called flavonoids.
C.It was made into a coin in the 1930s.
D.People didn't think it beneficial in the past.
【2】Which is NOT the function of vitamin P for humans according to the passage?
A.Helping maintain bones and teeth.
B.Assisting in producing protein collagen.
C.Accelerating the circulation of the blood.
D.Aiding the body to handle the main factors of illness.
【3】Which of the following best explains “defective” underlined in the last paragraph?
A.Harmful. B.Discouraged.
C.Vague. D.Deficient.
【4】How does vitamin P help slow the aging process?
A.By fighting against oxidation. B.By maintaining bones.
C.By strengthening muscles. D.By protecting against chronic diseases.
24、At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor and resistance which, though imperceptible at first, will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
This decline in vigor with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually "die of old age", and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer—on into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.
Normal people tend to forget this process unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigor with time, of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature of things "wear out".
Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact an out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (热力学) (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present). But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repair itself—it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could,at one time, repair ourselves—well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents. Between twelve and eighty years we gradually lose this power; an illness which at twelve would knock us over, at eighty can knock us out, and into our grave. If we could stay as vigorous as we are at twelve, it would take about 700 years for half of us to die, and another 700 for the survivors to be reduced by half again.
【1】Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. Our first twelve years represent the peak of human development.
B. People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing.
C. Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties and nineties.
D. People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old.
【2】The word "it" in the last sentence of Paragraph Two refers to .
A. remaining alive until 65.
B. remaining alive after 80.
C. dying before 65 or after 80.
D. dying between 65 and 80.
【3】What do the examples of watch show?
A. Normally people are quite familiar with the ageing process.
B. All animals and other organisms undergo the ageing process.
C. The law of thermodynamics functions in the ageing process.
D. Human's ageing process is different from that of mechanisms.
25、 Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Day, is a busy shopping day in the United States. Many people have a day off work on that day. Some use this to make trips; others use it to start for the Christmas season.
Many stores have special offers and their prices on some goods. Some their opening hours. There can also be traffic jams on roads to shopping destinations.
There are common theories as to why it is called Black Friday. One is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day left many black markings on the road surface, the term Black Friday. The other is from an old way of recording business accounts. were recorded in red ink and profits in black. Many businesses, small businesses, started making profits before Christmas, so they started to mark in black ink on the day after Thanksgiving.
【1】A. traveling B. shopping C. visiting D. cooking
【2】A. prepare B. check C. lower D. raise
【3】A. shorten B. enlarge C. reduce D. extend
【4】A. popular B. outstanding C. splendid D. ordinary
【5】A. many B. two C. few D. no
【6】A. leaving for B. leading to C. coming out D. sticking to
【7】A. Prices B. Interests C. Losses D. Benefits
【8】A. particularly B. specially C. obviously D. Eventually
26、假设你是李华，你校来自美国的交换生Jack将于12月份去北京参加中文演讲比赛决赛。他就如何准备比赛向你写信求助，现在请你根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件给他帮助:
1. 向他表示祝贺；
2. 给他提出建议；
3. 给他鼓励并祝他取得好成绩。
注意:
1. 词数:100词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节使行文连贯；
3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
决赛:final
Dear Jack,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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