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1、_____ and caught the mouse.
A．Up the cat jumped
B．The cat up jumped
C．Up jumped the cat
D．Jumped up the cat
2、Every minute was made full use of ________ for the performance at CCTV Spring Festival.
A．preparing
B．being prepared
C．to prepare
D．prepared
3、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
4、Once a schedule is made, by strictly _______ it, you can avoid putting off till tomorrow what should be done.
A． arranging B． measuring
C． observing D． presenting
5、I’d _____ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A.take into account B.account for C.work out D.make up for
6、Although the chairs look alike, they ______ from each other in their constructions.
A.differ B.keep C.learn D.choose
7、Don’t ________ when you fill out a job application. If you were a store clerk, for instance, don’t say you were the manager.
A. accelerate B. withdraw C. compromise D. exaggerate
8、Andrew’s eyes lit up（亮起来）_______ they entered the room.
A. while B. upon
C. soon D. immediately
9、I’m very sorry that I can’t lend my car to you tomorrow morning because I ________ it then.
A．have used
B．will have used
C．will be using
D．am using
10、—Jane, which color do you prefer, red or blue? —______. I prefer to buy a green one.
A．Either will be OK
B．Both will be OK
C．To be honest, neither
D．Generally, I’m not sure
11、He began to __________ because every means _______ tried already.
A. lose heart; has been B. lose heart; had been
C. lose his heart; was D. lose his heart; had
12、Mary clapped her hand over her mouth _____ she realized her words hurt little Tom.
A. ever since B. as if
C. so that D. as soon as
13、The discovery of diamond in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune ________.
A．is made
B．would make
C．was to be made
D．had made
14、______, there is a good chance that our team will win ____we have made full preparations.
A.However fierce the competition is ; so long as
B.However the competition is fierce; as long as
C.However fierce is the competition ; as long as
D.However fierce the competition is; as far as
15、— I am so glad that you are safe now.
— Thank you! When I realized I couldn’t __________ the fire, I ran at once.
A．put in
B．put out
C．put on
D．put off
16、To my ________， he was not a little ________ at the news that he had won the first prize in the English speech contest, for he thought that he didn't perform so well.
A. astonishment；astonishing B. astonished；astonishing
C. astonishment；astonished D. astonish；astonishment
17、—You can’t cook, can you?
——______. I’m good at cooking.
A．No, I can
B．No, I can’t.
C．Yes, I can’t.
D．Yes, I can
18、—Sorry, I don't want to go．I'm afraid I can't dance well
— !It's just for fun
A．Cheer up B．Keep it up
C．Come on D．Go right ahead
19、Learning English means more than memorizing a lot of words. It ________ a large amount of reading as well.
A.involves B.inspires C.motivates D.associates
20、The engine of the car was out of order and the heavy rain the helplessness of the couple.
A. added to B. resulted from
C. turned out D. made up
21、 From Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps improve creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers and published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology is challenging that notion. Psychologists from Lancaster University, the University of Gavle, and the University of Central Lancashire say that their findings indicate music actually prevents creativity.
To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music obviously weakened the participants’ ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity. The research team also tested background music such as those commonly heard in a library, but found that such music had no impact on participants’ creativity.
The tasks were simple word game. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word in this case, would be “sun” (sundress, sunflower, etc.). Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music: music with unfamiliar lyrics (歌词), instrumental music, or music with familiar lyrics.
“We found strong evidence of imperfect performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions,” said co-author Dr. Neil McLatchie. Dr. McLatchie and his colleagues conclude that music even familiar music with well-known lyrics disturbs the participants’ focus, preventing creativity. Also, as for the library background music having seemingly no effect, the study’s authors believe that was the case because library music creates a “steady state” environment that doesn’t affect concentration.
【1】What does the underlines word “notion” in Paragraph mean?
A.suggestion B.opinion C.principle D.theory
【2】Except the library background music, how many background conditions were created for the participants?
A.3. B.4. C.5. D.6.
【3】What’s the purpose of the study about music?
A.To prove that music is beneficial to people’s health.
B.To make it known that music can improve people’s memory.
C.To test whether music is beneficial for creativity or not.
D.To indicate why background music in library is popular.
【4】Which of the following is actually disturbed by background music?
A.Patience. B.Hearing ability. C.Environment. D.Concentration.
22、I went to the bus station for a long trip yesterday. Feeling very bored, I had nothing to do but wait on the bus as there was still about half an hour to go. But it gave my curious eyes enough time to look around. The bus station is a noisy and restless world, where people from all walks of life come and go. Looking around, I saw people saying goodbye to their families and peddlers (商贩) selling their bottled water. My sight finally rested on a girl who sat by the window on the bus next to mine and buried herself in a book.
The moment I caught sight of her, my heart just skipped a beat. And then, it beat so fast. All that just happened in the blink of an eye. We were about four meters away from each other and only blocked by the windows of our buses, but I could not have a clear view of her face from behind, only a view of her back. I thought that she was young for vigor of youth from her long hair.
She kept reading without a move, so I supposed what she was reading was so appealing that she did not move her sight a little except for turning over the pages. She paid attention neither to the crowd outside nor to the passing of time. It is actually rare to see a young woman concentrating on reading in such a noisy bus station and what she was reading doesn’t matter. It was really a touching picture since in this material world there are still people willing to sit quietly and read. Which one of us would like to find time to read since we have long been distant from books, the carrier of words?
The time finally came with a bell ringing. Maybe I could never see her again, but this beautiful encounter should last in my memory for the rest of my life.
【1】What can we learn from paragraph 1?
A．The author enjoys waiting alone at the bus station.
B．The author and the girl were on two different buses.
C．The author was curious about passengers’ different jobs.
D．The author was attracted by the girl’s back at first sight.
【2】Why was the author impressed by the girl?
A．Her reading habit was similar to the author’s.
B．She showed no interest in material possessions.
C．She didn’t feel bored when waiting for the bus to go.
D．Her absorption in a book was distinctive in the noisy world.
【3】Which of the following words can best describe the girl?
A．Knowledgeable and elegant.
B．Focused and devoted.
C．Helpful and kind.
D．Young and energetic.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．A Magic Encounter
B．A Trip to Remember
C．A Book to Be Opened
D．A Beauty by the Window
23、
More than 215 pilot whales died after beaching themselves on the Chatham Islands over the weekend. The pilot whales started to become stranded (搁浅的) on the remote islands’ northwest last Friday, according to the Department of Conservation (DoC).
Because of the isolation of the Chatham Islands and an active shark population, it is considered too dangerous to actively refloat stranded whales. Unless they are naturally refloated by the tides, all of them will die.
“We do not actively refloat whales on the Chatham Islands due to the risk of shark attack to both humans and the whales themselves,” DoC said in a statement.
“All the stranded pilot whales are now dead and their bodies will be left to decompose naturally on site.”
A department team was being organized in response to the latest stranding. They will probably be tasked with euthanising (使安乐死) whales that remain stranded.
The Chatham Islands, 840km east of mainland New Zealand, and a resident population of less than 800 people, are “a stranding hotspot, among the top three places for strandings in New Zealand”, according to the conservation department. The islands are the site of the biggest recorded stranding in New Zealand history – an estimated 1,000 pilot whales in 1918.
Pilot whales — which can grow to more than six metres (20 feet) long — are also highly sociable, so they may follow podmates (同伴) who fall into danger.
In New Zealand, about 300 animals beach themselves annually, according to official figures, and it is not unusual for groups of between 20 and 50 pilot whales to run aground.
Why these strandings occurred – and also why they sometimes met with similar strandings in southern Australia – remained a largely unanswered question.
【1】Which of the following blocks the refloating work?
A．The shark attack.
B．The department team.
C．The climate there.
D．The power of the tides.
【2】What does the underlined word “decompose” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Settle down.
B．Break down.
C．Deal with.
D．End with.
【3】What do we know about this stranding?
A．The reason still remains a mystery.
B．It is the biggest stranding of all time.
C．Most whales are refloated by the tides.
D．All the stranded whales are euthanized.
【4】What is the text?
A．A rescue story.
B．A news report.
C．A book review.
D．A research article.
24、There are electric cars, boats, trains and small planes that are a sustainable way to travel. Larger airplanes have not been able to make the transition because the lithium-ion (锂离子) batteries are too heavy and not strong enough to provide the power for the airplanes to take off. Until now.
NASA is working on a new innovative solid-state battery, which can be used by the aviation (航空) industry, according to a news release from the space agency. The batteries, called Solid-state Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Rechargeability and Safety (SABERS) do not suffer from any of the limitations of lithium-ion batteries and can outperform the batteries that are available now.
“SABERS continues to go beyond its goals,” Rocco Viggiano, an investigator for SABERS at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, said in the news release. “We’re starting to approach this new frontier of battery research that could do so much more than lithium-ion batteries can. The possibilities are pretty incredible.”
The solid-state batteries that NASA researchers are working on carry more energy, are considerably lighter, and much safer to use. That’s because solid-state batteries do not contain liquids which can lead to overheating, fires and charge loss. Liquid batteries require each cell to be inside its own steel casing. Solid-state batteries can be massively stored in a single casing and that reduces the weight. The battery can also run at much higher temperatures that require much less cooling. All of this makes NASA’s new battery very promising.
Now that NASA has demonstrated the new battery’s features, the agency is looking at all its potential uses. SABERS is cooperating with researchers from Georgia Tech, Argonne National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, as well as other NASA centers.
“Georgia Tech has a big focus on micromechanics of how the cell changes during operation. That can help us look at the pressure inside the battery, which then helps us improve the battery even more,” Viggiano said in the news release. “It can also lead us to understand from a practical standpoint how to manufacture a cell like this.”
【1】What does the word “outperform” underlined in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Get out of.
B．Fit in with.
C．Do better than.
D．Keep track of.
【2】What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．Advantageous features of the new battery.
B．Current main tasks of NASA researchers.
C．Potential problems of traditional batteries.
D．Working principles of lithium-ion batteries.
【3】What can be inferred from Rocco Viggiano’s words in the last paragraph?
A．SABERS appears too optimistic about its future.
B．The stability of SABERS has been proved perfect.
C．It’s necessary for SABERS to pursue cooperation.
D．Putting SABERS into production seems impossible.
【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．NASA’s Electric Airplanes Are Ready to Take Off
B．Great Changes Are Taking Place in the Aviation Industry
C．A Promising Sustainable Future Has Already Taken Root
D．Solid-state Batteries May Help Larger Electric Airplanes Fly
25、I decided to ski to the North Pole. It was after I saw a(n) _______ in a newspaper looking for people to join a team that would _______ 350 miles to the magnetic North Pole. Back in 1996, a woman from the UK had never _______ this challenge. I wondered what it would be like to _______ in temperatures that cold, so I sent off for the application form.
When the application form _______, it said “Are You Man Enough for the Ultimate Challenge?” and it was full of pictures of _______ explorers. I was angry and decided that women could do it too, so it made me even more _______ to get on the team.
Over 500 individuals _______ for a place in the team, and the selection process included physical and psychological tests designed to _______ the best group. Our test was to complete the Sandhurst military assault course, where the UK’s best officers are trained, and it’s not for ________. We had to climb a huge rope ladder, and I stopped at the top because I have a fear of ________. I thought all hope was ________. But two others helped me over, and later I found out that the organizers were not looking for amazing ________, but great team players, and this moment had shown them who would ________ others in the team.
I had also shown my real self, and in a place like the Arctic, you have to be yourself, ________ there is nowhere to hide. These ________ of asking for help and showing your real self are necessary for women to master.
I realized that by being myself, I could ________. I was chosen for the team, and as a result became the ________ British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole. I realized that I could achieve more than I ever ________ was possible—but more importantly, by sharing my story with others, I could ________ them to take a step into the unknown.
【1】
A．notice
B．report
C．announcement
D．advertisement
【2】
A．run
B．ski
C．drive
D．fly
【3】
A．enjoyed
B．ignored
C．accomplished
D．received
【4】
A．survive
B．suffer
C．exist
D．hide
【5】
A．passed
B．appeared
C．arrived
D．returned
【6】
A．female
B．male
C．proud
D．brave
【7】
A．determined
B．confident
C．excited
D．satisfied
【8】
A．waited
B．looked
C．applied
D．cared
【9】
A．train
B．pick
C．develop
D．challenge
【10】
A．everyone
B．someone
C．anyone
D．no one
【11】
A．heights
B．silence
C．loss
D．changes
【12】
A．left
B．missed
C．saved
D．lost
【13】
A．skiers
B．team
C．men
D．individuals
【14】
A．catch up with
B．stay away from
C．look out for
D．get rid of
【15】
A．as
B．if
C．unless
D．though
【16】
A．talents
B．experiences
C．lessons
D．qualities
【17】
A．try
B．fail
C．succeed
D．improve
【18】
A．excellent
B．first
C．noble
D．extra
【19】
A．admitted
B．predicted
C．remembered
D．imagined
【20】
A．allow
B．inspire
C．require
D．promise
26、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.
Is Alan Sugar a Role Model?
In this paper I would like to discuss the question 4Is Alan Sugar a role model for people going into business?9 There are certainly reasons to answer 'yes’ or ‘no’ to this question.
Alan Sugar has definitely been a successful businessman and celebrity. He left school at 16 with no qualifications and started his own business selling electrical goods out of the back of a van. He now has an estimated fortune of £830 million and is the 84th richest man in the UK. His Amstrad CPC 464 was one of the first home computers and by the end of the 1980s Amstrad had a stock market value of £1.25 billion. In the nineties and later he started buying and selling companies such as Sinclair, Betacom, Viglen and eventually sold Amstrad itself, at a profit. He was also Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. He has now become a TV celebrity with his own TV series The Apprentice', which is a reality TV show where a group of young business people try to win an important position in Alan Sugar’s company.
On the other hand, Alan Sugar has, for a long time, not been very popular with many people. He has a reputation for being a rude and insensitive man. He has treated the contestants on ‘The Apprentice’ badly. In fact Alan Sugar is best known for saying ‘You’re fired!’ to someone in every episode. Many business people have also said that. ‘The Apprentice’ actually shows you how not to run a business, rather than how to run one. Even his business skills have been questioned. Amstrad was very unsuccessful in the nineties and many people blame Sugar personally for that failure.
In conclusion, Alan Sugar is certainly not an ideal role model. However, in my opinion Alan Sugar is a role model because he started with nothing and finished a millionaire. Such a story surely has lessons for all of us.
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