1、_________ with the __________ speech, some of the audience fall asleep.
A. bored; boring B. boring; bored
C. bored; bored D. boring; boring
2、Difficulties strengthen the mind, _____ labour does the body.
A. if B. as
C. for D. so
3、_____ you have any further questions, please contact us at the address above.
A.Would B.Should C.Could D.Will
4、I just don’t understand _______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect.
A.why it does
B.what it does
C.what it is
D.why it is
5、With top class home theatre, you can watch the latest movies in the ________ of your own home.
A.construction
B.limitation
C.appointment
D.comfort
6、Since last month, George, along with some of his former classmates, ________ to have a 20-year gathering during this summer holiday.
A.has been desiring
B.desired
C.had desired
D.have desired
7、What is known to us all is that no one, no matter who he is, can ________ the wheel of history.
A. hold on B. hold back
C. hold out D. hold up
8、_______, she just sat there, without knowing how to react to the unexpected incident.
A.Surprising and angry B.Surprised and angry
C.Surprisedly and angrily D.Surprisingly and angrily
9、My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice _______ expensive.
A. as B. so C. too D. very
10、The thief_____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.
A.abandoned
B.disappeared
C.scattered
D.deserted
11、Children, when ________ by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.
A.accompany
B.accompanied
C.accompanying
D.to be accompanied
12、Due to threats such as illegal hunting,there are many species _____would be extinct if they weren’t kept in zoos.
A.which
B.its
C.what
D.whose
13、This is the little girl __________ the famous artist said was thought of as a very talented and promising painter in the future.
A.whom B.who C.whose D./
14、 Her question was so difficult that I could hardly make any _______ of it at all.
A. explanation B. meaning
C. sense D. idea
15、Was ________Bill, ________played basketball very well, ________helped the blind man across the street?
A.that; that; who
B.it; that; that
C.it; who; that
D.this; who; who
16、A student activist at the time, toyed with communism, rebelling against Germany’s postwar elites which, as he put it,“still ______ of the Nazis”—only to become part of the country’s cultural mainstream.
A.echoed B.tempted C.assembled D.stank
17、Our city is becoming a modern one. More and more tall buildings ________ in the last five years.
A.have been built
B.would be built
C.had been built
D.were built
18、Though _____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
A.lacked
B.lacking of
C.lacking
D.lacked in
19、But for the fact that I_ an unexpected visitor, I _____to the lecture.
A.had had/would go
B.had/must go
C.had/would have gone
D.had had/must have gone
20、Though ________, running does us much good.
A.tired
B.tiring
C.we tired
D.it gets tired
21、Whether you’re looking to learn more about sustainability or imagine yourself as a media big man at the head of a world-famous magazine, here are several books worth popping on your Good Reads list.
The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth L. Cline | As the pressure to save the planet increases, it’s important to turn the conversation to our closet(衣帽间). Stockpiling endless printed books on sustainability seems somewhat unwise, but The Conscious Closet is easily the best of the lot. It exposes the true cost of fast fashion and encourages the reader to think twice about unwise purchasing, drawing deeply on Cline’s own experiences. |
How To Dress: Secret Styling Tips From A Fashion Insider by Alexandra Fullerton | Former fashion editor at Stylist magazine, Alexandra Fullerton certainly knows something about getting dressed. Illustrated beautifully, this book allows you to dip easily in and out of her easy-to-follow advice, helping you carve out a signature style, shop more effectively and even wash and store your clothes to maximize their full potential. |
The New Fashion Rules by Victoria Magrath | One of the UK’s most successful fashion bloggers, Victoria McGrath has used her platform to demonstrate the growing value of influencer culture on fashion and new media. Her friendly, accessible tone is backed up with some serious knowledge — her PhD in fashion marketing allows her to explore how far fashion has come in recent decades, discussing many things including virtual reality shopping while offering up a brief tour of fashion’s 21st century history. |
Advanced Love by Ari Seth Cohen | The photographic blog series that made stars of Iris Apfel and Linda Rodin, the Advanced Style brand has grown over the past decade, demonstrating that real beauty is truly ageless. His third and most recent book, Advanced Love sees Ari Seth Cohen picturing couples from all walks of life, making a statement about our dismissal of romance within the 0ver-40 age set. The perfect festive gift for your special other-half, or a treat-to-self as a constant reminder that love never goes out of style. |
【1】Which is the most suitable book for a new graduate ignorant of fashion?
A.Advanced Love
B.The Conscious Closet
C.The New Fashion Rules
D.How To Dress: Secret Styling Tips From A Fashion Inside
【2】From ________’s book, we can know something about the development of fashion.
A.Elizabeth L. Cline
B.Alexandra Fullerton
C.Victoria Magrath
D.Ari Seth Cohen
【3】What do the books have in common?
A.They are targeted on young ladies.
B.The authors advise us against unreasonable purchasing.
C.They are all good books about secrets of the fashion world.
D.The writers are all bloggers giving practical advice on how to get well dressed.
22、Everybody is happy as his pay rises. Yet pleasure of your own can disappear if you learn that a fellow worker has been given a bigger one. Indeed, if he is known as being lazy, you might even be quite cross. Such behavior is regarded as “all too human”, with the underlying belief that other animals would not be able to have this finely developed sense of sadness. But a study by Sarah Brosnan of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which has just been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as well.
The researchers studied the behaviors of some kind of female brown monkeys. They look smart. They are good-natured, co-operative creatures, and they share their food happily. Above all, like female human beings, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of “goods and services” than males.
Such characteristics make them perfect subjects for Doctor Brosnan’s study. The researchers spent two years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens (奖券) for food. Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for pieces of cucumber. However, when two monkeys were placed in separate and connected rooms so that each could observe what the other is getting in return for its rock, they became quite different.
In the world of monkeys, grapes are excellent goods (and much preferable to cucumbers). So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was not willing to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber. And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either shook her own token at the researcher, or refused to accept the cucumber. Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other room (without an actual monkey to eat it) was enough to bring about dissatisfaction in a female monkey.
The researches suggest that these monkeys, like humans, are guided by social senses. In the wild, they are co-operative and group-living. Such co-operation is likely to be firm only when each animal feels it is not being cheated. Feelings of anger when unfairly treated, it seems, are not the nature of human beings alone. Refusing a smaller reward completely makes these feelings clear to other animals of the group. However, whether such a sense of fairness developed independently in monkeys and humans, or whether it comes from the common roots that they had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question.
【1】The underlined statement “it is all too monkey” means that ____________.
A. monkeys are also angry with lazy fellows
B. feeling bitter at unfairness is also monkey’s nature
C. monkeys, like humans, tend to be envious of each other
D. no animals other than monkeys can develop such feelings
【2】It can be learned from the passage that ____________.
A. only monkeys and humans can have the sense of fairness in the world
B. women will show more dissatisfaction than men when unfairly treated
C. in the wild, monkeys are unhappy to share their food with each other
D. monkeys can exchange cucumbers for grapes, for grapes are more attractive
【3】Which of the following conclusions is true according to the passage?
A. Human beings’ feelings of anger developed from the monkeys.
B. In the research, male monkeys are less likely to exchange food with others.
C. Co-operation between monkeys stays firm before the realization of being cheated.
D. The sense of fairness among monkeys probably dates back to 35 million years ago.
【4】What do we know about the monkeys in Sarah’s study?
A. The monkeys can be trained to develop social senses.
B. They usually show their feelings openly as humans do.
C. The monkeys may show their satisfaction with equal treatment.
D. Co-operation among the monkeys remains more effective in the wild.
23、Books to Read in Your 20s
The Kite Runner
By Khaled Hosseini
As a Middle Eastern and North African Studies student, I have a great interest in books about what takes place in this area. I first read this book in high school and really enjoyed it because of its accurate language. If any of you is interested in reading this book and hasn't yet, I highly recommend it.
Fire fly Lane
By Kristin Hannah
This is my favorite book. It is a story about friendship, love and life lessons. The story covers the lives of two best friends, Tully and Kate, from childhood to adulthood. I learned so much about friendship and life. So, read Firefly Lane! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and then you'll share this book to your best friend.
Half the Sky
By Nicholas Kristof
For any person of any age, Half the Sky is a must-read. It describes the struggle of women and the most pressing human rights problems of our time: the common oppression of women and girls.
The Little Prince
By Antoine de Saint
This children's book is simple. It might seem like a wrong book to recommend to someone in their twenties, but perhaps that's what makes it a good choice. It sings praises to exploration and shows the importance of making friends.
【1】Who is the writer of the book The Kite Runner?
A.Khaled Hosseini.
B.Kristin Hannah.
C.Nicholas Kristof.
D.Antoine de Saint.
【2】What can we learn about the book Firefly Lane?
A.It's written by Tully and Kate.
B.It talks about friendship and life.
C.It's a simple book for children.
D.It's a comic book with humorous writing.
【3】Which book will you read if you want to know about human rights problems?
A.The Kite Runner.
B.Firefly Lane.
C.Half the Sky.
D.The Little Prince.
24、When high school students spend time memorizing and reciting a poem, they develop confidence by engaging deeply with language. Here are my five Cs-things I’ve observed from several years of teaching students through Poetry Out Loud, from selecting a poem to performing at the state competition.
Choice.【1】 Students learn how to search for poems, and they have complete discretion (判断力) over the poem they will perform. Students often gravitate (被吸引) to poems that fit their reading level and also match a personal interest or philosophy, which is great. But there are also lots of unexpected mismatches that end up stretching students’ skills in ways a teacher could not work out.
Concrete learning task. Learning just one poem well gives students a finite and concentrated experience with language. 【2】 I’ve seen students with all manner of challenges get up and do something they thought was impossible, in large part because it involves a single, repeated exercise.
Continuing learning. Students learn a poem that will likely stay with them for years, if not forever. Poems contain mysteries and complexities that reveal themselves slowly- and sometimes even suddenly-over time. 【3】
Confidence. Recitation is the perfect introduction to public speaking skills. All students need to be able to speak effectively in front of others. 【4】Students learn elements of physical presence, voice, speed, volume, and tone without having to present their own work, which is more frightening for most students.
【5】Students are not asked to memorize much anymore, yet many of them take pleasure in the act of repetition and remembering. They like testing themselves and realizing that they can in fact recall lines. For English language learners, many autistic students, and other exceptional learners, reciting poetry is an especially powerful way to understand language and build confidence. For our kids who need small victories, mastering one poem is a welcome relief.
A.Practice memorizing poems.
B.Challenging memory and recall.
C.This is the first step of the exercise.
D.Performing a poem is a bit like acting.
E.And every student can learn one poem.
F.Therefore, it is a lasting course to learn poems.
G.As a result, it is beneficial for students to learn poems.
25、 My mother sewed dresses. She worked in a factory by _________ and brought home dresses at night. She had to _________ my brother, my sister, and me. My father had died when I was ten.
Every night when she _________, I would meet my mother at the train stop and help her carry home a lot of unsewn cloth. She’d start to _________ as soon as she got home. She’d stop to make us _________, and after that, while we kids read or listened to music, she would _________ over her sewing machine again to continue sewing dresses. Sometimes she’d get her thumb caught under the sewing _________. She’d cry out in pain but _________ a bandage and go back to work. Watching her made me _________ to be so good at something I loved that my mother wouldn’t have to work again.
I sat next to my mother as she ____________. Every now and then she’d ____________ up pieces of new cloth to be sewn, feel the dress between her fingers, and set it aside ____________. She’d say, “I only work on quality dresses.” Our family needed ____________. But my mother would not sew a ____________ that was not up to her ____________. She showed me that people should take ____________ in what they do.
I thought of my mother years later as I began my career, enjoyed ____________, and faced setbacks. I was determined to be so successful to make up for all my mother had ____________ for us. But when a producer told me to record a song I considered silly or ____________, I’d think of my mother and tell him, “Sorry, I only work on ____________ material.”
A.night
B.day
C.chance
D.choice
A.support
B.impress
C.attract
D.comfort
A.left
B.returned
C.escaped
D.wandered
A.rest
B.read
C.sew
D.cook
A.supper
B.lunch
C.breakfast
D.snack
A.hand
B.take
C.run
D.bend
A.shelf
B.board
C.needle
D.head
A.show up
B.fill up
C.hold on
D.put on
A.demanded
B.determined
C.supposed
D.reminded
A.worked
B.laughed
C.talked
D.cried
A.sum
B.make
C.pick
D.do
A.quickly
B.silently
C.privately
D.happily
A.help
B.money
C.service
D.hope
A.collar
B.button
C.pocket
D.dress
A.standards
B.rules
C.spirits
D.preferences
A.part
B.comfort
C.pride
D.interest
A.success
B.fun
C.anger
D.shyness
A.offered
B.sacrificed
C.experienced
D.abandoned
A.harmless
B.careless
C.senseless
D.hopeless
A.quantity
B.ability
C.authority
D.quality
26、某市教育局将每年的9月1日定为爱心慈善日(Charity Day),今年活动的主题是“人人为贫困孩子献爱心”。现在请你以学生会的名义写一份倡议书,内容要点如下:
1. 许多孩子因贫困而上不起学,他们付不起学费等。
2. 每个孩子都有平等的上学的权利。(right)
3. 我们应该帮助他们,例如……
注意:1. 文章开头、结尾已给出,但不计入总词数;2. 词数: 120词左右。
Dear student,
In some parts of our country, there are many children out of school.
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