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1、Though lacking the necessary working experience, my cousin got the job _______ her confidence and fexibility.
A．by virtue of
B．in terms of
C．in response to
D．on top of
2、Security devices at airports are ______ to spot weapons that could be used by terrorists.
A. pretended B. intended C. demanded D. declined
3、—What is potential?
— ______ simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.
A．Put
B．Throw
C．Imply
D．Cast
4、A number of foreigners______ to watch the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC on Oct.1".
A.Attracted B.have attracted
C.was attracted D.were attracted
5、We live in an age ______ more information is available with greater ease than ever before.
A．where
B．when
C．which
D．that
6、The boy was so tired that he fell asleep ________ his mother could take off his clothes.
A．before
B．after
C．while
D．when
7、Tom's worry is he won't be chosen for the school football team．
A． that B．whether C． when D． why
8、_______was not ______she took off her dark glasses _______I recognized her.
A. It; when; before B. It; until; that
C. That; after; that D. This; when; after
9、 _____________ parents say and do has a life-long effect on their children.
A. That B. Which C. What D. As
10、So sudden ______ that the enemy had no time to escape．
A．did the attack B．the attack did
C．was the attack D．the attack was
11、My pain _____ obvious the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically, “Are you feeling all right?”
A．must be
B．may be
C．might have been
D．must have been
12、When you are faced with challenges, try not to let discouraging thoughts _____. Be confident and trust yourself, and you’ll make it.
A．take on
B．take up
C．take in
D．take over
13、It is universally acknowledged that ____and ignorance are the enemies of progress.
A.poverty B.pattern C.patient D.property
14、Don't put your bicycle______ the window. The glass can be easily broken.
A. against B. with C. beyond D. for
15、Don’t you think the world would be an easier place to live in, if we all ________ the same language?
A．speak B．had spoken C．spoke D．would speak
16、Yuan Rongping is a great person ______ his life to helping farmers harvest more rice.
A. devotes B. devoting C. devoted D. who devote
17、________ a tough challenge though, the Chinese women’s volleyball team won an Olympic title in Rio.
A. Face B. Faced C. Facing D. To face
18、—Will you attend the meeting this afternoon？
—But I ________ told anything about it．
A．haven't been B．am not
C．wasn't D．won’t be
19、Several proposals have been laid before the committee.
A.摆放 B.提交 C.撒谎 D.躺
20、Under the new schedule, teachers of primary and secondary schools must _____each class on time instead of adding extra lessons．
A．cancel B．advocate
C．postpone D．Dismiss
21、Sean McCarthy didn’t expect to be fighting tears his very first day as a volunteer for OHM (Open Heart Magic). As one of more than 60 volunteer “Hospital Magicians,” he’s learned since then anything happens when you devote your time and heart to helping others - and passes this sense of hope and wonder on to each sick child he visits.
OHM uses the therapeutic (治疗的) power of magic and laughter to help energize and strengthen seriously ill children in Chicago area hospitals.
Why magic? According to OHM, scientific studies suggest the benefits of magic as a tool to gain trust, relieve tension, enhance cognitive (认知) function and more.
For Sean, making the commitment to become a Hospital Magician was simple. “I trust the mission of the organization, interviewed, and went through 13 weeks of training to become a Hospital Magician,” he says.
“An unbelievable thing happened to me on my first day by myself at the hospital,” he relates. The first patient was a 10-year-old boy. Sean walked into the boy’s room and his parents were standing by his bed. As taught, Sean introduced himself and said he was with OHM. He asked if the boy wanted to see some magic.
Sean performed 3-4 tricks. When finished, he thanked them and noticed all of them smiling. They all thanked Sean for stopping by as he walked out of the room. Walking down the hall, Sean thought, “Wow, that was a really great experience for my first room on my first day!”
Sean was absolutely floored. “I think I managed to say, ‘Thank you’, but that’s about all I could get out as I felt myself starting to well up,” he remembers. “I knew we would impact the kids and their families during difficult times, but I never expected to see it so soon.”
Sean was addicted to it. He talks about how that first night was not the exception, but the norm. He’s had similar inspiring, incredible experiences throughout the last six months as a Hospital Magician.
【1】What can we learn about Sean’s volunteer service?
A．It has a positive impact on ill kids and their families.
B．It uses magic to cure the disease of seriously ill kids.
C．It is organized by children’s hospitals in the local area.
D．It’s contemporary before Sean moves on to another program.
【2】What does the underlined word “floored” probably mean?
A．Relaxed.
B．Frustrated.
C．Surprised.
D．Delighted.
【3】Why did Sean think it simple to become a Hospital Magician?
A．Because he had similar experiences in the past.
B．Because he had the knowledge and skills required for it.
C．Because there were many people providing the same service.
D．Because he had a lot of sympathy for the seriously ill children.
【4】What message does the author seem to convey in the text?
A．People should learn magic to volunteer at children’s hospitals.
B．Volunteering in hospitals can be greatly beneficial on both sides.
C．Volunteering in hospitals help people to become better magicians.
D．People should take part in volunteer programs to help kids in need.
22、The United States Postal Service(LISPS)is offering a way to people who are interested in seeing tomorrow’s mail today．The postal service will send consumers images(图像)of their letters，magazines and other mail before they arrive．The new service is called Informed Delivery．It is an attempt to remain competitive in an ever—changing world．
Postal service officials say the increased use of email，digital messaging services and social media has made it difficult to stay relevant．David Rupert is a media relations specialist who spoke about the competition the agency now faces．Whether you turn on a television or your computer，or people come to your door with different products and services，all of those are competing for consumers’time and energy，he said．
Interested users are first required to sign up for Informed Delivery．Once registered，the consumer receives a daily email with virtual(虚拟)images of letters or other things to be delivered．The US Postal Service says it can especially help those who have a mailbox at their local post office，so they know when to get their mail：
Another postal offering is a service that seeks to make advertising-related mail-often called junk mail—more fun．The service uses virtual and augmented reality(虚拟现实和增强现实)to let consumers interact with their junk mail．Many companies put special coding on their advertising，which can give users an interactive experience．Some companies even put virtual reality eyeglasses in the mail to make their ads come to life．Consumers have mixed reactions to virtual and augmented reality advertising．“You can find some good things within junk mail．It is a good idea．We’11 see how it works，”Postal service user Victor Teah said．But Jocelyn Coatney doesn’t think it would change her mind about junk mail．“For some，that might be fun．But for me，it would be useless，”she said．
【1】What does the underlined word“they”in the first paragraph refer to?
A. The images of the mail．
B. Informed Delivery services．
C. Letters，magazines and other mail．
D. The traditional advertising—related mail．
【2】Why does the US Postal Service create Informed Delivery?
A. To make people interested in mails．
B. To improve its competitiveness．
C. To be relevant to other services．
D. To make a great fortune．
【3】Which of the following best summarizes Paragraph 2?
A. The fall of the US Postal Service．
B. The replacement of the mail service．
C. The potential market for the new service．
D. The challenge the US Postal Service faces．
【4】Why does the author write what Victor and Jocelyn said at the end of the text?
A. To prove virtual and augmented reality is helpful．
B. To show us many users are using advertising—related mail．
C. To give examples of users’mixed reactions to junk mail．
D. To wish virtual and augmented reality advertising to work better．
23、It can be hard to be enthusiastic about your job after you’ve been at it for a while. 【1】 There are so many different things you can try to help make your old job feel a little more exciting.
【2】 Having goals that extend above and beyond your normal day-to-day routines can help you stay motivated. Choose goals you can meet, but also ones that will require a bit of a push.
Keep busy and note your progress. Feeling a sense of accomplishment can go a long way toward improving mood. Time goes by faster when you’re busy. 【3】 Check items off a list. Keep track of your successes. Staying busy and aware of all your progress could help rid your boredom.
Talk to your boss about changing up your responsibilities. You might feel more excited about your job if your duties and responsibilities shifted. Think about how you might like to adjust things, and then consider talking with your boss about making a switch. 【4】
Be intentional and reflective about your experience at work. To fully appreciate an experience, you need to take time to process it. This can be difficult when work has become predictable and routine. 【5】 William Arruda, a famous writer, suggests a Friday afternoon ritual(仪式). “It’s an opportunity to reflect on the week and document three important aspects: Something I accomplished, something I’m grateful for, and something I learned,” Arruda wrote.
A．Set some goals for your work.
B．This doesn’t necessarily mean you need a new job.
C．So you might have to get a little intentional about it.
D．Have strong intentions to work hard to achieve your goals.
E．So be aware of everything you’re getting done each day at work.
F．Surely, a new position in the company or office will excite you a lot.
G．Be deliberate about this and you’ll see each week as being a little different.
24、
At Denver there was an crowd of passengers into the coaches（车厢） on the eastbound B. & M. express. In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in elegant taste and surrounded by all the luxurious comforts of an experienced traveler. Among the newcomers were two young men, one of handsome presence with a bold, frank face expression and manner; the other a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed（拷上手铐） together.
As they passed down the aisle of the coach the only available seat offered was a reversed one facing the attractive young woman. Here the linked couple seated themselves. The young woman's glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile brightening her face and a tender pink tingeing（稍加染色，影响） her rounded cheeks, she held out a little gray-gloved hand. When she spoke her voice, full, sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed that its owner was accustomed to speak and be heard.
"Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, I suppose I must. Don't you ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the West?"
The younger man aroused himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.
"It's Miss Fairchild," he said, with a smile. "I'll ask you to excuse the other hand; "it's otherwise engaged just at present."
He slightly raised his right hand, bound at the wrist by the shining "bracelet" to the left one of his companion. The glad look in the girl's eyes slowly changed to a bewildered horror. The glow faded from her cheeks. Her lips parted in a vague（含糊，犹豫）, relaxing distress. Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was about to speak again when the other forestalled him. The glum-faced man had been watching the girl's face expression with veiled glances from his keen, shrewd eyes.
"You'll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you're acquainted with（认识，熟悉） the officer here. If you'll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen（围栏，监狱） he'll do it, and it'll make things easier for me there. He's taking me to Leavenworth prison. It's seven years for cheating."
"Oh!" said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. "So that is what you are doing out here? An officer!"
"My dear Miss Fairchild," said Easton, calmly, "I had to do something. Money has a way of taking wings with itself, and you know it takes money to keep step with our crowd in Washington. I saw this opening（通道） in the West, and--well, an officer isn't quite as high a position as that of ambassador, but--"
"The ambassador," said the girl, warmly, "doesn't call any more. I needn't ever have done so. You ought to know that. And so now you are one of these brave Western heroes, and you ride and shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That's different from the Washington life. You have been missed from the old crowd."
The girl's eyes, fascinated, went back, widening a little, to rest upon the glittering handcuffs.
"Don't you worry about them, miss," said the other man. "All officers handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his business."
"Will we see you again soon in Washington?" asked the girl.
"Not soon, I think," said Easton. "My butterfly days are over, I fear."
"I love the West," said the girl irrelevantly. Her eyes were shining softly. She looked away out the car window. She began to speak truly and simply without the gloss of style and manner: "Mamma and I spent the summer in Denver. She went home a week ago because father was slightly ill. I could live and be happy in the West. I think the air here agrees with me. Money isn't everything. But people always misunderstand things and remain stupid--"
"Say, officer," shouted the glum-faced man. "This isn't quite fair. I'm needing a drink, and haven't had a smoke all day. Haven't you talked long enough? Take me in the smoker now, won't you? I'm half dead for a pipe."
The bound travelers rose to their feet, Easton with the same slow smile on his face.
"I can't deny a require for tobacco," he said, lightly. "It's the one friend of the unfortunate. Good-bye, Miss Fairchild. Duty calls, you know." He held out his hand for a farewell.
"It's too bad you are not going East," she said, reclothing herself with manner and style. "But you must go on to Leavenworth, I suppose?"
"Yes," said Easton, "I must go on to Leavenworth."
The two men sidled down the aisle into the smoker.
The two passengers in a seat near by had heard most of the conversation. Said one of them: "That officer is a good sort of man. Some of these Western fellows are all right."
"Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn't he?" asked the other.
"Young!" exclaimed the first speaker, "why--Oh! Didn't you catch on? Say--did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?"
【1】From the first three paragraphs, we know that_________
A. the two young were seated opposite to the young woman by accident.
B. it was not difficult for the woman to find the men were handcuffed
C. the young woman found she knew one of the men at the first sight of them.
D. the young woman may not be good at communicate
【2】What would be the possible sentence following the underlined “and –-“
A. and it is not easy to make such a fortune
B. and I do the cheating things to collect money
C. and I tried my best to be a good officer
D. and the West is bond to be wealthy
【3】When Easton uttered the underlined sentence "My butterfly days are over, I fear", his real meaning was that__________
A. he would have to focus on his work
B. he would be put in prison
C. his chance of being with butterfly is small
D. his workload as an officer was heavy
【4】Why did the glum-faced man urge Easton to the smoker?
A. Because he needed a drink and tobacco badly.
B. Because he was angry that Miss Fairchild did not say any good words for him
C. Because he was bored and tired with Miss Fairchild and Easton’s talk.
D. Because he was afraid Miss Fairchild would find the truth.
【5】Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?
A. Miss Fairchild was an ambassador
B. Easton was an officer with his prisoner
C. the glum-faced was considerate and careful
D. Easton had been trying to make a big fortune in the West
【6】What was the best title of the passage?
A. Miss Fairchild’s Trip
B. Hearts and Hands
C. The Story of a Handcuff
D. The Meeting of Two Friends
25、 Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time_________in many ways.
Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a_________meaning to the event. It is not a_________to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day,_________he is probably shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and_________immediate attention.
The same meaning is_________telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a_________of life or death. The time chosen for the call_________its importance.
In social life, time plays a very_________part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the_________to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not_________in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far_________because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be _______.
The meaning of time________from place to place in the world._________, misunderstandings often arise between people from different cultures that_________time differently. For example, promptness (及时) is________greatly in American life. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as_________or not fully responsible. In the US, no one would think of keeping a business associate_________for an hour; it would be too rude. A person who is five minutes late is________to make a short apology.
【1】A.wastes B.runs C.travels D.communicates
【2】A.precious B.ridiculous C.particular D.rare
【3】A.deal B.custom C.problem D.duty
【4】A.because B.though C.once D.while
【5】A.requires B.escapes C.pays D.gives
【6】A.compared with B.covered with C.devoted to D.attached to
【7】A.matter B.story C.game D.view
【8】A.reduces B.ignores C.stresses D.doubts
【9】A.different B.significant C.small D.equal
【10】A.plan B.wish C.gift D.invitation
【11】A.useful B.true C.clear D.grateful
【12】A.on time B.at length C.by chance D.in advance
【13】A.forgotten B.remembered C.canceled D.opposed
【14】A.rushes B.separates C.varies D.keeps
【15】A.However B.Thus C.Otherwise D.Besides
【16】A.make B.kill C.treat D.save
【17】A.valued B.complained C.seized D.influenced
【18】A.reliable B.desperate C.impolite D.unusual
【19】A.working B.waiting C.approaching D.thinking
【20】A.expected B.forced C.refused D.blessed
26、假如你是高中生李华，你的美国笔友Peter打算春节期间到北京旅游，请你给他写封邮件。内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 介绍北京，比如名胜和美食；
3. 介绍春节期间的特色活动。
注意：1) 词数100左右；
2) 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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