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1、Does this meal cost $50? I ____something far better than this?
A. prefer B. expect
C. suggest D. suppose
2、George bought a lottery ticket issued by a bank a few days ago . The ________ opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500000.
A．medals
B．awards
C．rewards
D．sum
3、The book is of great value. ______ can be enjoyed unless you digest it.
A. Nothing B. Something
C. Everything D. Anything
4、________ my teachers’ help, I wouldn’t have made such great progress.
A. Thanks to B. But for
C. In terms of D. With regard to
5、We ________ three options to the unions for discussion.
A.presented B.provided C.preserved D.prepared
6、Nowadays smart phones have_____. There is a growing need for them and many companies are trying to launch a new generation of it.
A.come about B.gone up C.checked out D.taken off
7、选出与划线词汇意思相近的词。
He took a distant attitude towards me.
A.faraway B.close C.indifferent D.blank
8、The Belt and Road run through Asia, Europe and Africa, connecting the East Asia economic circle at one end and European economic circle at _______.
A. another B. the other C. others D. the others
9、It is not always easy to be a man, to be a great man.
A.rather than B.other than C.or else D.still less
10、Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she ______ died.
A. eventually B. willingly
C. unexpectedly D. disappointedly
11、It suddenly____ on me that money couldn't make up for all that he had suffered in the past five years.
A.occurred B.dawned C.happened D.hit
12、Shakespeare’s play Hamlet into at least ten different films over the past years.
A．had been made
B．was made
C．has been made
D．would be made
13、We students should value the precious time and spare no effort to ________ ourselves to modern science and technology.
A．expand
B．exceed
C．expose
D．extend
14、The average income of Tianjin, though still well below ______ of Beijing, has been on the increase and now is three times ______ it was ten years ago.
A．that: that
B．the one; what
C．that; what
D．the one; that
15、Teenagers ________ their health because they play computer games too much．
A．have damaged
B．are damaging
C．damaged
D．will damage
16、—I would like you to help me tomorrow.
—Can you be more ______?
A．specific
B．particular
C．tender
D．regular
17、In other words, a few countries are benefiting ________ from the consumption of fossil fuels, while at the same time contributing little to the global burden of climate change.
A．enormously
B．actually
C．currently
D．typically
18、It ________ me that I had left my key to the office at home on the way to work. Which of the followings is NOT suitable for the blank?
A．occurred to
B．struck
C．hit
D．happened
19、You mean I was absent? No! I ______at noon and I have been in the office since.
A. came back B. have come back
C. was back D. have been back
20、All the staff of the company, who ______ extra hours these days, hope to finish the project as scheduled.
A.will work B.have been working C.were working D.have worked
21、Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season．“Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money buying at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology．” Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association． He says the group’s latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products．
“Here in 2012，$252 on average–the technology spend for consumers this year．” From tablet computers to smart phones， American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market． There are more choices today than ever before．“It’s kind of hard to make a decision．”
Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year． Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET． com． The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products． He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets． Its starting price is $329．One of Apple’s biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7．It starts at $199．
“The hardware inside is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini， but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps．” Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7．“If you just want to read books and surf the Internet， you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini， but if you want the largest group of apps that’s where the iPad and Apple’s ecosystem shines the most．”
Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy．He says another hot product this season is smart cameras． They connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi． This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera． “You can literally take a picture， upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds． These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things．”
Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet．People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions．Another popular item is wireless speaker systems．The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology，including smart phones，laptops and tablets．
With the growing popularity of Internet shopping，many consumers will visit a store first to look at a product，and then go online to find it at a lower price．Stores like Best Buy understand that and they want to stay competitive．
“We have something called the perfect match promise which means if you buy a certain device and you find it cheaper within 30 days we’ll go ahead and price match that for you．” Elman Chacon said．
【1】According to Brain Tong，________．
A． the Apple’s iPad Mini is more suitable for enthusiastic readers
B． the hardware in iPad Mini is more advanced than that in Nexus 7
C． iPad Mini is more eco-friendly
D． Nexus 7 has fewer apps than iPad Mini
【2】If you’ve discovered that a certain device you bought at Best Buy is more expensive than one at another store，________．
A． you are sure to get double the amount you paid
B． the store will return the price differences
C． you can return the device and get your money back
D． the store will lower the price within 30 days
【3】Which of the following would be the best gift for a cab driver？
A． Smart cameras．
B． Streaming media boxes．
C． Tablet computers．
D． Wireless speaker systems．
【4】What is true about the smart cameras？
A． To show the varieties of products
B． The smart cameras are more powerful
C． It can make the users upload their photographs easily
D． The smart cameras makes it more convenient to go on Internet
【5】From the passage ，we can infer _______．
A． Electronics have become one of the biggest consumer industries in the US．
B． There are many electronics in the United States．
C． The US becomes the Number One electronics consumers．
D． We can buy much cheaper products in US．
22、My findings once showed that students perform better when they take notes by hand than when they use laptops. Before I knew it, those findings were used as good reasons for laptop bans in classrooms in the US. 【1】 The fact is that I don’t actually advocate laptop bans, and never have. In fact, I don’t even ban laptops in my own classes.
In the research, we asked students to watch TED Talks and had them take notes either on laptops or with a pen and paper. Students using laptops recorded the talks nearly verbatim (一字不差), while students who took handwritten notes could not; they just took notes in their own words. 【2】 And deeper processing of the information led to improved learning. As a result, students in this case scored higher on tests.
I published the findings. 【3】 But they didn’t know what actually interfered (妨碍) with learning was the mindless recording of a lecture. Laptops merely allowed students to take notes more quickly.
【4】 Whether they are helpful or harmful depends on specific purposes. The value of a laptop in the classroom depends on the goal of a lesson plan, the nature of the material, the type of students being taught, etc.
So can laptops be used in the classroom? If a lesson requires exact quotes, then laptops are ideal. But if the goal is conceptual understanding, they will produce the exactly opposite results. Don’t ignore the context when deciding whether or not to allow laptops in your class. 【5】
A．Now I regret conducting the research.
B．The value of a laptop has been discussed.
C．I received a lot of emails blaming me for such policies.
D．All in all, the answer to the question is that it depends.
E．Teachers around the country soon started banning laptops in their classes.
F．Like most technology, laptops are not universally helpful or harmful in class.
G．Writing by hand required students to understand and summarize the content.
23、 Garbage sorting has become a hot issue around China, especially after Shanghai began carrying out a regulation on July 1.
Beijing, as a forerunner in environmental protection, has thus been expected to follow suit. The capital of the country has long been campaigning for sorting and recycling household waste, as part of its environmental drive for sustainable growth, local media reported.
The current regulation gives garbage sorting responsibilities to government departments, property management groups and other organizations. It also gives rules for companies, outlining how they’re responsible for waste collection, transportation and treatment. Only individuals are not subject to responsibilities.
The long-awaited revision will soon change the situation, “Taking out the trash without sorting it properly will be illegal,” said Sun Xinjun, director of the Beijing Commission of Urban Management. In Shanghai, violators are now fined up to 200 yuan ($30)for trash-sorting violations. The maximum fine in Beijing will not be less than that, he said.
The Beijing city government first set out to promote garbage sorting in 2009. Authorities have since called on citizens to sort their household waste into four types-recyclable waste, kitchen trash, dangerous waste and others-and leave it in a corresponding dustbin or trash can. Blue-colored dustbins signify items within are recyclable, green represents kitchen trash, red corresponds to dangerous materials and grey to other waste.
To promote the awareness of garbage sorting and expand the base of participants, authorities have employed workers to help residents on the spot. With intelligent devices, those who throw in recyclable waste at given sites will be rewarded with bonus points, which can be used to buy daily goods. At some communities, there are no color-coded dustbins. Instead, a scheduled garbage collection service is offered to help improve the environment. In other communities, workers offer a door-to-door service to collect recyclables or kitchen waste.
Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group has been promoting new garbage sorting facilities such as recycling cabinets and smart kitchen waste trash cans since 2016, Xinhua News Agency reported. Nearly 26,000 metric tons of household waste is generated across Beijing on a daily basis and 29 terminal garbage disposal facilities are working at full capacity. Nearly 9.3 million tons of household waste was processed in the city last year.
【1】According to the passage, which dustbins should some used coke cans be thrown into?
A．Grey-colored dustbins.
B．Red-colored dustbins.
C．Green-colored dustbins.
D．Blue-colored dustbins.
【2】We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．new technology has been applied to help deal with garbage
B．Beijing carried out a more severe rule on garbage sorting than Shanghai
C．the change of the current regulation has aroused objection among citizens
D．the amount of household waste in Beijing is far from something disturbing
【3】What is the best title for the text?
A．How to Sort Garbage in China
B．The Current Regulation in Beijing
C．Garbage Collection in Beijing
D．Waste Recycling Project Counts
【4】The passage can be sorted as ________.
A．a book review
B．a travel brochure
C．an environment report
D．a geography essay
24、Here are some of the best fall fairs from New England states.
Connecticut: Durham Fair
Dates: September 22-25
The 98th Annual Durham Fair might not be Connecticut’s oldest (that honor goes to the Four Town Fair), but it is the state’s largest. And it has a special focus on kids, making it well worth the two-hour drive from Boston.
The Durham Fair even has a mini-fairground designed especially for children that features activities like a pedal tractor pull and all sorts of games, plus a stage with little animals and magic shows.
Maine: Fryeburg Fair
Dates: October 2-9
The Fryeburg Fair is the farthest away from Boston, but that doesn’t stop people from travelling from all over the country with their kids to experience one of New England’s finest fall fairs. The fair has some unique spins that celebrate what makes Maine special, like Woodsmen’s Field Day with an exciting competition featuring log-rolling, axe-throwing, and tree falling. The fair has all kinds of farm animals, from draft horses to camels.
Massachusetts: Topsfield Fair
Dates: September 30 - October 10
Probably the most well-known fair on the list for Bostonians is the Topsfield Fair, which takes place in our backyard. The origins of this fair go back nearly 200 years ago and it’s truly a classic fall agricultural fair. Topsfield has everything from the rides for children to many farm animals, like pigs, goats, cows, chickens and rabbits.
New Hampshire: Sandwich Fair
Dates: October 8-10
Two hours north of Boston, you will find the Sandwich Fair. Saturday at the fair is Children’s Day, which includes a kid’s pedal tractor pull and Mo the clown. Sunday is Family Day, where you will find a miniature horse demo and the Grand Street Parade. While you are at the fair, hike nearby West Rattlesnake or check out some of the other things to do near Lake Winnipesaukee.
【1】What can you do if you go to the Durham Fair?
A．Walk around Connecticut’s oldest fair.
B．Drive a pedal tractor for a competition.
C．Celebrate Woodsmen’s Field Day.
D．Watch some live performances.
【2】Which of the following fairs will last the longest time?
A．The Durham Fair.
B．The Fryeburg Fair.
C．The Topsfield Fair.
D．The Sandwich Fair.
【3】What do the four fairs have in common?
A．They are created for fun.
B．They are old fairs in New England.
C．They are famous in the United States.
D．They are suitable for families with children.
25、Six days of spring rain had created a raging river running by Nancy Brown's farm. As she tried to herd her cows to higher ground, she _______ and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. The fall knocked her out for a moment or two. When she _______, Lizzie, one of her oldest and favorite cows, was licking her face. The water was _______. Nancy got up and began walking slowly with Lizzie. The water was now waist high. Nancy's _______ got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to _______ her am around Lizzie's neck and try to _______. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to successfully _______ herself and Nancy out of the raging water and onto a bit of high land, a small island now in the middle of acres of _______ water.
_______ it was about noon, the sky was so dark and the rain and lighting so bad that it took _______ another two hours to discover Nancy. A helicopter lowered an ambulance man, who ________ Nancy to a life-support hoist. They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym where the Red Cross had set up an emergency ________.
When the flood went down two days later, Nancy ________ went back to the "island" Lizzie was ________. She was one of 19 cows that Nancy lost. "I owe my life to her" said Nancy ________.
【1】
A．rose
B．succeeded
C．slipped
D．stayed
【2】
A．turned up
B．came to
C．got back
D．gave in
【3】
A．rising
B．flowing
C．approaching
D．changing
【4】
A．mind
B．heartbeat
C．pace
D．breath
【5】
A．stretch
B．throw
C．feel
D．bend
【6】
A．hang on
B．come along
C．run away
D．pull through
【7】
A．direct
B．seize
C．pull
D．carry
【8】
A．pure
B．still
C．frozen
D．white
【9】
A．Now that
B．Even though
C．As if
D．Ever since
【10】
A．relatives
B．farmers
C．doctors
D．rescuers
【11】
A．invited
B．pinned
C．assigned
D．attached
【12】
A．shelter
B．system
C．meeting
D．business
【13】
A．gradually
B．suddenly
C．immediately
D．occasionally
【14】
A．spotted
B．injured
C．trapped
D．gone
【15】
A．eagerly
B．sobbingly
C．regretfully
D．hesitantly
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
On Saturday, we gathered at the hall to witness the award ceremony for the senior scouts (童子军). Receiving an award on such a day was a great honor for any scout, and all desired to be the scout selected to give the summary of the year’s activities for the association.
I was not the one selected to give the summary and for that, I was grateful. I could hardly stand in front of a large crowd to make a speech, but Sean could. He was selected to do the honor because he was the President of the Boy Scouts for schools. My job was much simpler. Being the Vice-President, I was very much behind the scenes, content to ensure that everything was in smooth running order.
It was an hour to go before the ceremony began, and I had put the finishing touches to the stage. Walking down the stage, I saw my teammates in a state of panic. When they saw me, they ran to me to tell me that Sean met with a traffic accident and would not make it to the award ceremony. Someone else had to give the summary. All of them looked hopefully at me, and I could feel my knees beginning to collapse.
All their arguments against my unwillingness were valid. I had a copy of the speech as well as the benefit of having seen Sean rehearse (排练) it. I was the Vice-President and therefore should take his place. Finally, I was firmly told not to decline any longer and they said that they were convinced that I would do the right thing. I sank down onto the floor, totally shocked by the situation.
I knew I was not a confident speaker, and the thought of presenting a summary in front of so many distinguished guests horrified me. To think that the fame of the scouts would take a beating because of me! The burden of responsibility troubled me greatly.
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But there was really no way out of the situation.
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As I stood on the stage, my heart beat violently.
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