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1、The price has been _________ from $10 to $8.
A.increased B.increasing C.reduced D.reducing
2、With a lot of questions _________, the official is having a hard time.
A.answered B.to answer C.answering D.being answered
3、It was _______ that I asked myself that significant question.
A.at this moment B.at any moment
C.at that moment D.in a moment
4、My father thinks I am not capable _______ my own living, but I mean _______ him that he is wrong.
A.to earn, to show B.of earning, showing
C.of earning, to show D.in earning, to show
5、The press conference（新闻发布会） was concerned _______ the Diaoyu Islands issue and every reporter present was concerned _______ China’s final decision.
A.with, about B.about, with C.with, with D.about, about
6、It snowed heavily; ______, lots of flights have been put off until further notice.
A.or else B.as a result
C.as well D.as a matter of fact
7、The old man opened his cape, and the boy was ___________ by what he saw. The old man wore a breastplate of heavy gold, covered with precious stones.
A.recognized B.revealed
C.charged D.struck
8、On Halloween, children in America like to _______ as ghosts to frighten people.
A.take up B.make up C.dress up D.turn up
9、________ in the conservation of ocean life, Hannah learnt much knowledge about environmental problems.
A．Involves
B．Involved
C．Involving
D．Having involved
10、His words remind me _____ we did together.
A.that B.of that C.what D.of what
11、The woman burst into tears ________she was announced the winner.
A. that B. instantly
C. unless D. in case
12、As there was not much chance to find good jobs in their hometown, a lot of young people tried to ________ their fortune in cities.
A. find B. find out
C. seek D. look
13、We are very honored to invite the famous teacher and writer who ______ many books to give a speech to us.
A. have taken out B. have left out
C. has picked out D. has put out
14、Sir, you ____ be sitting in this waiting room. It is for women and children only.
A.shouldn’t B.will C.won’t D.needn’t
15、In face of ________ failure, it is the most important to keep up ________ good state of mind.
A．/ ; a
B．a ; /
C．the ; /
D．/ ; the
16、Out to the finishing line…! And here !
A.he dashes… comes our champion and hero
B.dashes he… our champion and hero come
C.he dashes… come our champion and hero
D.dashes he… comes our champion and hero
17、The boy ________ on the ground ________ that he has seen a cock________ an egg.
A．laying; lay; lay
B．lying; lei; lie
C．lying; lies; lay
D．lay; lying; lay
18、He made it clear that paying an official to bend the rules_____ should be regarded as illegal.
A. in one’s favor B. on offer C. to favor D. who favor
19、When they went into the shop and asked to look at the engagement rings, the shop assistant brought out a cheap one, ________ she has arranged with James.
A．which was that
B．what was that
C．which was what
D．that was that
20、I don’t think ________ a good decision to give him the job since he has no experience at all.
A.it B.that C.this D.these
21、A expression appeared on his face when he learned his bike had been stolen.
A. surprised; raced B. surprising; racing
C. surprising; raced D. surprised; racing
22、The room was dark, the curtains _____ some sunlight.
A.blocking out B.blocked out C.breaking out D.broke out
23、Under the Belt and Road Initiative framework, China has joined hands with more than 140 countries to link them more closely with telecommunication networks, roads, railways and marine routes. ________ the Belt and Road Initiative has been welcomed by all the participating countries.
A．No wonder
B．No matter
C．Nowhere
D．Instead
24、They were men who had ____________ their entire lives to the purification of metals in their laboratories; they believed that, if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the Soul of the World.
A.transmitted B.transformed
C.dedicated D.assigned
25、So long as you do what you can, no one will blame you ____________ you might fail in the future.
A. as though B. in case
C. now that D. even if
26、 Today more and more people start to learn the Chinese language. Now we introduce the following best Chinese lessons online and hope to improve your Chinese level very fast.
Happy Chinese
“Happy Chinese” is a language learning lesson series launched by Chinese International Channel CCTV4 in order to promote Chinese language and culture. It has two sections. the first is “Daily Life Chinese” which focuses on family and school life and includes more than 110 free Chinese lessons. The second section is “Tourist Life Chinese” mainly teaches practical travel Chinese. The series has a total of around 150 lessons and each lesson has both Chinese lines and English subtitles.
Growing up with Chinese
“Growing up with Chinese” is another Chinese learning lessons by CCTV4. This series is entertaining and quite easy to follow. The lesson series has 100 lessons or so to teach most frequently used Chinese words to teens. All the lessons provide Chinese audio with English lines. The program features the famous hostess, an American TV host known to Chinese people as Ai Hua.
Communicate in Chinese
“Communicate in Chinese” is a series of lessons which help you learn some useful sentences in real-life circumstances such as shopping, hair-cut and eating roast duck.The lessons will make your life in China become much easier. This series has 50 lessons in total and is hosted by Mark Rowswell, who is a Canadian and speaks excellent Mandarin Chinese.
【1】Which course offers the smallest number of online lessons?
A. Chinese Pod. B. Happy Chinese
C. Growing up with Chinese. D. Communicate in Chinese.
【2】What do Happy Chinese and Growing up with Chinese have in common?
A. They are produced by CCTV4. B. They are divided into two sections.
C. They feature famous hosts or hostesses. D. They provide both Chinese and English lines.
【3】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To promote online courses. B. To show how to learn Chinese.
C. To introduce online Chinese lessons. D. To stress the importance of Chinese.
27、Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were two young men from Germany who loved a good story. As university students, they became interested in folktales—traditional stories that people memorized and told again and again. They began to collect traditional folktales from storytellers all over Germany. Many were similar to stories told in France, Italy, Japan, and other countries. Between 1812 and 1814, the brothers published two books in German.These included stories like "Hansel and Gretel" and "Little Red Riding Hood."
Despite the fact that Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are often associated with Snow White and Rapunzel, the brothers didn’t actually write any of those stories. In fact, the stories existed long before the two men were born in Germany in the mid 1780s. The fairy tales, in fact, were part of a rich oral tradition—passed down from generation to generation, often by women seeking to pass the time during household chores. In 1812, Jacob and Wilhelm published the stories as part of a collection titled Nursery and Household Tales, or what is now known as Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
The Grimm brothers’ tales were about traditional life and beliefs. For example, forests are common in Germany, and this image often appears in the Grimms’ stories. In the past, many people believed forests were dangerous places. In the Grimms’ stories, a forest is the home of evil witches, talking animals, and other magical beings.
Although most people today think of these stories as fairy tales for children, the brothers first wrote them for adults. Many of their early tales were dark and a little scary. Later, the brothers changed the text of some of the original stories. They "softened" many of the tales and added drawings. This made them more appropriate(合适的) for children. Like the early tales, though, each story still has a moral: work hard, be good, and listen to your parents.
Actually, university-trained philologists (语言学者) and librarians, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published more than fairy tales. They wrote books about mythology, and published scholarly works on linguistics and medieval studies.
【1】What is the main purpose of the reading?
A．To compare the Grimms’ stories to modern children's stores.
B．To explain why storytelling is important in Germany.
C．To examine two of the Grimms' fairy tales.
D．To give information about the Grimm brothers and their stories.
【2】Which of these statements is true about the Grimm brothers?
A．They invented the fairy tales in their books.
B．They wrote their books in different languages.
C．They became interested in folktales as students.
D．They traveled to many countries to collect stories.
【3】Which of the following best explains “moral” underlined in Paragraph 4 ?
A．interest
B．text
C．story
D．message
【4】What do we know about the Grimms' stories?
A．The later stories had morals, like the early ones.
B．The early stories were written for children.
C．The early stories had a lot of drawings.
D．The later stories reflected German life, but the early ones didn't.
28、“Nomophobia”, NO Mobile Phone phobia(恐惧) is a 21st-century term for the fear of not being able to use your smartphone. Smartphone addiction is on the rise, surveys show, and a new study released adds to a growing body of evidence that smartphone addiction is harming our minds literally.
Smartphone addiction affects many people from all across the globe. Over 1.8 billion people own smartphones and the average owners check their screens 150 times a day. Considering those numbers, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when 44% of people (compared with 20% in 2011) admit feeling anxious when they can’t have access to their phones.
Researchers from Harvard University used brain imaging to study the brains of 19 teenage boys who were diagnosed with smartphone addiction. Compared with 19 teenagers who were not addicted, the brains of the addicted boys had significantly higher levels of GABA, which decelerates neurons (神经元)， than levels of glutamate-glutamine, which energizes brain signals. That results in poorer attention and control, which you don’t want to have, because you want to stay focused. So that means you are easier to get distracted.
“Addicted teenagers in the study also had significantly higher scores in anxiety, depression and levels of impulsiveness (冲动) ,” said Dr. Leslie Perlow, who led the study.
If you seem to have the symptoms of smart device addiction, experts have some suggestions in addition to mindfulness training. First, turn off your phone at certain times of the day, such as in meetings, when having dinner, playing with your kids, and of course, driving. Remove social media apps, like Facebook and Twitter from your phone, and only check-in from your laptop. Try to stop yourself to 15-minute intervals at set times of the day when it won’t affect work or family life. Don’t bring your cellphone and its harmful blue light to bed, and use an old-fashioned alarm to wake you. And last, try to replace your smart device time with healthier activities such as meditating or actually interacting with real people.
【1】What is the conclusion of the research?
A．Smartphone addiction leads to distraction.
B．Smartphone addiction easily causes anger.
C．Smartphone addiction is harmful to the mind.
D．Smartphone addiction brings about anxiety and depression.
【2】Where can you find the data that best supports smartphone addiction is on the rise?
A．In Paragraph 2.
B．In Paragraph 3.
C．In Paragraph 4.
D．In Paragraph 5.
【3】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “decelerates” in Paragraph 3?
A．Speeds up.
B．Slows down.
C．Adds to.
D．Cuts down.
【4】Which of the suggestions is encouraged according to the text?
A．To use an old-fashion cellphone.
B．To participate in more social activities.
C．To stop fifteen-minute intervals.
D．To turn off the blue light on bed.
29、I grew up in California but have spent about four years living in various parts of the UK. The first thing I noticed was that my West-Midlands host family did not sound like the queen. I’ve since learnt that accents change almost every five miles. As far as America goes. I can tell the West Coast from the East or the South, but I can’t tell you a state, much less a county (郡).
The next thing I couldn’t imagine was the quiet, stare-ahead norm of public transportation- if you talk to somebody on the Tube, you’re probably a serial killer or a lost tourist.
I’ve had to deal with the Tube from Heathrow to Victoria with heavy bags more times and Victoria Station is not exactly tourist friendly. Each time I’ve had someone walk up and ask to help with my bags. Not once have they been English. In America, at least from what I’ve experienced, people will start a chat if they see you’re travelling by yourself, and I always immediately have someone taller offer to put my things in an overhead bin (行李箱).
Opening hours-especially Sunday trading laws have also taken so much to get used to. In America, 24/7 fast food, grocery stores. petrol stations, etc. are the norm. In my first year in the UK,I forgot it was Easter Sunday, and went into town at 2：00 pm. Imagine my surprise when 1 found the city center was deserted, and there wasn’t a single car at Tesco. Approaching the building, I saw a large sign announcing opening times. I had to make do with plain bread until 9：00 am Monday, when I’d be able to pay for groceries again.
Speaking of groceries, it took so many people telling me I was crazy to convince me to eat eggs here- they’re not refrigerated, and they’ll often have bits of feather or chicken waste on the outside. 1 am now aware that they ‘re safe, but coming from a childhood of perfectly clean, white, large AAA eggs, I was convinced I’d die a terrible salmonella (沙门氏菌) death.
【1】What’s the author’s impression of the transportation of the UK?
A．It’s very dangerous to use public transportations.
B．It’s easy for a tourist 10 get lost on public transportations.
C．British people willingly offer help on public transportations.
D．British people don’t talk to each other on public transportations.
【2】What happened on Easter Sunday in the author’s first year in the UK?
A．He left the city center.
B．He failed to buy any food.
C．A supermarket closed down.
D．A restaurant opened in a tall building.
【3】What is a good suggestion to a foreigner in the UK?
A．Try to speak like the queen.
B．Avoid eating unhealthy eggs.
C．Store some plain bread in the fridge.
D．Pay attention to the opening hours of the shops.
【4】What’s the best title for the text?
A．How to Get Used to Life in the UK
B．What do I Find Strange about the UK
C．How Difficult It Is to Travel in the UK
D．What Can a Foreigner Expect in the UK
30、 Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the_________are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and_______.
The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the_______of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are_______jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But it is not easy now to find work. “_______you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Althea Ellis, an adviser in_______for students.
“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Pairs, the owner will expect you to speak_______. British students only have a language_______for jobs in the USA and Australia.”
_______enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been________.One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was________home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the__________they made, and what’s worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only________evening of the entire trip. “I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was________and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”
“The trouble is that students expect to have a(n)________time of it.” Althea Ellis points out. “After all, they see it as a________. In practice,________, you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In the other words, you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that________you. But you have________employment rights. As soon as the holiday season________, they’ll get rid of you.”
A．works
B．challenges
C．changes
D．hardships
A．service
B．industry
C．business
D．science
A．pains
B．comfort
C．difficulty
D．excitement
A．always
B．hardly
C．never
D．seldsom
A．If
B．Unless
C．Because
D．Although
A．health care
B．vacation work
C．language studies
D．tourist safety
A．Italian
B．English
C．French
D．Spanish
A．chance
B．ability
C．possibility
D．advantage
A．No one
B．None
C．Not everyone
D．Everybody
A．abroad
B．employed
C．sad
D．respected
A．driven
B．ridden
C．left
D．flown
A．friends
B．decisions
C．noise
D．destruction
A．busy
B．free
C．tiring
D．pleasant
A．nice
B．reasonable
C．fair
D．poor
A．hard
B．easy
C．difficult
D．ordinary
A．holiday
B．job
C．festival
D．study
A．besides
B．therefore
C．however
D．meanwhile
A．fires
B．employs
C．recommends
D．appreciants
A．few
B．little
C．all
D．much
A．starts
B．lasts
C．approaches
D．finishes
31、课文填空
Contrary to what many people might 【1】,evidence shows that sharks seldom attack humans.There are three types of shark attacks.In the main type,the shark attacks you because it 【2】you for a fish,but when it tastes human flesh it decides to give up and swims away.In the second type,the shark pushes you with its nose to find out if you are 【3】 to be eaten,and then 【4】you if it thinks you are.In the third type,the shark waits for you to swim by,and then attacks you suddenly.The last two types of attack more often 【5】in the death of humans.
32、假如你是李华，刚从敦煌莫高窟旅游回来，你看到莫高窟受到了自然和人为的破坏，为此感到心痛。因此，你给当地政府写了封邮件，希望当地政府能够采取措施保护这宝贵的文化遗产。
内容包括：
1. 莫高窟现状：受到破坏；
2. 保护文化遗产的重要性；
3. 你的建议。
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅；
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：敦煌莫高窟Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes 文化遗产cultural heritage
Dear Sir,
I have just finished traveling in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I would appreciate it if my suggestions were accepted.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
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