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1、I received a letter, ________ poor spelling made me think it was written by a child.
A．which
B．that
C．whose
D．who
2、Important people don't often have much free time as their work________ all their time.
A. takes away B. takes over
C. takes up D. takes in
3、Generally speaking, when _____ according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect.
A.taken B.taking C.to take D.to be taken
4、______ is often the case ______ children, Amy won’t do her homework until the last minute.
A．As; with
B．It; that
C．It; for
D．As; of
5、You can't imagine such a well-educated gentleman ___ be so rude to an old man.
A.could B.should C.would D.might
6、 If nature doesn’t provide man with the necessary material, it is the laboratory _____ he will turn to for help.
A. where B. that C. which D. what
7、I never feel safe with Richard ______.
A．answering the call
B．behind the wheel
C．paving the way
D．throwing in the towel
8、His private actions are _______ to his publicly expressed opinions.
A．competent
B．contradictory
C．consistent
D．complex
9、The majority of new businesses fail because,_________ they have a product or service that fills a gap in the market, they usually lack the skills in sales, marketing, and administration.
A. now that B. even though C. as long as D. as though
10、 Vivid memories of my grandparents came ________ my mind.
A. crowding into B. crowding in
C. crowded into D. crowded in
11、Born ________ a poor family, Abraham Lincoln fought his way to the top and became the United States' 16th President and one of the greatest ________ in American history.
A．of...shapes
B．on...statues
C．into...figures
D．with...images
12、_______I experienced that day has become one of the most unforgettable memories.
A．When
B．That
C．Whether
D．What
13、General Eisenhower once told his soldiers that what ________ not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight-it's the size of the fight in the dog.
A.is counted B.counts is C.is counted is D.to count is
14、It was in 1999________emojis were first introduced in Japan,________helps people express their feelings.
A．which; that
B．when;who
C．that; which
D．what; where
15、 Can you make sure _______ the gold ring?
A. where Alice had put B. where had Alice put
C. where Alice has put D. where has Alice put
16、The man received a ticket for _________. He _________ have driven so fast.
A. speed; mustn't B. speeding; mustn't
C. speeding; shouldn't D. speed; shouldn't
17、The speech you delivered is very ________.
A．inspiring
B．inspired
C．to inspire
D．inspire
18、On this year’s Single’s day, the Tmall Site smashed the 10 billion-yuan threshold in just two minutes and five seconds, ________ last year’s record of 3 minutes and one second.
A. to break B. breaking
C. having broken D. being broken
19、What I really admire is the way she has ________ that good health not only makes us more beautiful, but happier, too!
A．enlarged
B．misjudged
C．pretended
D．acknowledged
20、We should stick to the principles and be ______ as well.
A.flexible B.determined C.patient D.relaxed
21、The news may be unexpected;________, it is true.
A．nevertheless
B．though
C．thus
D．therefore
22、The cruel reality was ________ for him, so he decided to go on a beach vacation to relax and think about what he should do next．
A. unbearable B. unforgettable
C. unavoidable D. unbelievable
23、We hope the building project ______ will be completed as soon as possible because lots of citizens are complaining about the noises.
A. being carried out B. carried out
C. to be carried out D. carrying out
24、I’m sorry, but I would rather the specialist as well as the assistants _____and ______the project again.
A.seated , discuss about B.were seated ,discussed
C.are seated, discuss D.seats ,are discussing
25、—What do you think of the novel?
— Excellent. It’s worth _______ a second time.
A.to read B.to be read C.reading D.being read
26、Bus Detours(改道）
Route(路线）1
Active Period: From 2: 49 pm, Aug 25 to 11: 59 pm, Dec 31
Affected Stops: EL Cajon Blvd & Copeland Ave
Due to unsafe pickup and drop-off services at EL Cajon Blvd & Copeland Ave for Route 1 from Fashion Valley towards La Mesa, there will be a bus stop closure at that location until Dec 31. Passengers may use the bus stop before at Marlborough Avenue.
Routes 4 and 12
Active Period: From 6: 30 pm, May 6 to 6: 30 pm, May 8
A 3-game series will be held between San Diego Padres and New York Mets at Petco Park from May 6 to May 8. A big crowd will gather near the baseball park before each game. As a result, buses that travel through the East Village community will experience possible delays(延误）in service. Besides, Routes 4 and 12 will be detoured off Imperial Ave since 6: 00 pm.
Route 6
Active Period: Thursdays from 1:00 pm, Jan 3 to 9:15 pm, Dec 19
Every Thursday (except Thanksgiving & Ist of July) until December 19th, North Park Way between 30th and Granada will be blocked(堵住）．The street closure is due to the weekly North Park Farmers Market. During this event, Route 6 will detour between 1 pm and 9: 15 pm. No bus stops will be affected.
Routes 201 and 202
Active Period: On May 6, from 6: 00 am to 11: 00 pm
Affected Stops: Executive Dr & Genesee Ave
Due to construction at the crossroads of Executive Drive and Genesee Avenue the routes 201 and 202 will be on detour on May 6 from 6 am to 11 pm. As a result passengers are advised to board the Route 201 or the Route 202 at the stop Regents Road at Executive Drive nearside.
【1】If you take Route 1 to Copeland Ave, where should you get off?
A．At La Mesa.
B．At Fashion Valley.
C．At EL Cajon Blvd.
D．At Marlborough Avenue.
【2】Why are Routes 4 and 12 detoured off Imperial Ave since 6: 00 pm from May 6 to May 8?
A．There will be too many people there.
B．Petco Park will be under construction.
C．Nobody will go to East Village then.
D．Imperial Ave will be repaired.
【3】Which route makes a detour due to a market?
A．Route 1.
B．Route 4.
C．Route 6.
D．Route 201.
27、A scientist in England believes that mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 “words”. Previous research has suggested that fungi (真菌) conduct electrical impulses (脉冲) through long, underground structures called hyphae. “It has even shown that the firing rate of these impulses increases when the hyphae of wood-digesting fungi come into contact with wooden blocks, raising the possibility that fungi use this electrical ‘language’ to share information about food or injury with distant parts of themselves, or with hyphae-connected partners such as trees,” the Guardian reports.
To investigate this further, Andrew Adamatzky, a professor at the University of the West of England, decided to analyze the patterns of electrical spikes (猛增) generated by four species of fungi — enoki, split gill, ghost and caterpillar fungi. The results, published in the peer-reviewed journal Royal Society Open Science, were surprising, to say the least. He found that the electrical spikes often gathered into trains of activity, similar to vocabularies of up to 50 words. And the distribution of these “fungal word lengths” closely matched those of human languages. Assuming that spikes of electrical activity are used by fungi to communicate, we demonstrate that distributions of fungal word lengths match that of human languages,” he said. “We found that the size of fungal vocabulary can be up to 50 words, however, the core vocabulary of most frequently used words does not exceed 15 to 20 words.”
However, Adamatzky also acknowledges that the species could be saying nothing at all. There is also another option — they are saying nothing,” he said. “Propagating mycelium (繁殖菌丝体) tips are electrically charged, and, therefore, when the charged tips pass in a pair of differential electrodes, a spike in the potential difference is recorded.” But whatever these “spiking events” represent, they do not appear to be random, he added. “That said, we should not expect quick results: we are yet to interpret language of cats and dogs despite living with them for centuries, and research into electrical communication of fungi is in its pure fresh stage,” Adamatzky said.
【1】What’s the discovery indicating mushrooms communicate with each other?
A．Fungi sends electrical impulses.
B．Hyphae exists in the mushrooms.
C．Mushrooms tell food from injury.
D．Wooden blocks affect mushrooms.
【2】What can be inferred about Andrew Adamatzky’s experiment from paragraph 2?
A．It quite differs from the previous discovery.
B．Electrical spikes can hardly come together.
C．It further confirms the previous discovery.
D．Only four species of fungi send out signals.
【3】What did the scientist find about fungi’s communication?
A．The most frequently-used “words” are more than 50.
B．Most of fungi’s “words” are less frequently used.
C．Distributions of fungal words differ in different species.
D．The core vocabulary in it is almost meaningless.
【4】Which is Adamatzky’s idea about mushrooms’ communication in the last paragraph?
A．The discovery can benefit us.
B．The discovery is of little use.
C．We can’t rely on our experiment.
D．We need much more support for it.
28、 As is commonly known, Antarctica is an icy continent with extreme environment. However, a new study provides evidence that the area had a rainforest in the past.
The researchers collected a piece of Earth sediment from under the seafloor off the coast of Antarctica. In the sediment, they discovered forest material that was estimated to be about 90 million years old. At that period, dinosaurs were the ruler animals of the land.
Johann Klages, a German geologist, was the lead writer of a study on the findings, published in the journal Nature. He said the sediment was collected from a depth of about 30 meters below the ocean floor. Klages said an examination showed that the material didn’t form in the ocean.
The researchers estimate that the area — about 900 kilometers from the South Pole — had average yearly temperatures of about 12°C to 13°C. The soil included fine dirt particles and hard clay, as well as substances linked to at least 65 different kinds of plants, the study found. Although no animal remains were found, Klages said there were likely dinosaurs, flying reptiles and many insects in the environment.
The research represents new evidence of the major climate changes Earth experienced in the past — and is currently undergoing today. The soil in the sediment dates back to the planet’s warmest period of the past 140 million years, with sea level about 170 meters higher than today. The researchers said that the rainforest environment in Antarctica was especially surprising because each year, the area experiences a four-month polar night when there is no sunlight to fuel plant life. Klages said no ice sheets were present during the time, but seasonal snowfall was likely.
【1】What can we learn about the sediment collected?
A．It formed in the age of dinosaurs.
B．It was found on the Antarctica land.
C．Ancient forest material was found in it.
D．Some dinosaur remains were found in it.
【2】How did the researchers reach their findings?
A．By analyzing the Earth sediment.
B．By exploring ice in Antarctica.
C．By collecting data on climate.
D．By researching special plants.
【3】What can be indicated in the last paragraph?
A．Seasonal snowfall made the forest disappear.
B．Antarctica was much colder 140 million years ago.
C．Antarctica’s natural environment has changed greatly.
D．Polar nights in Antarctica are getting shorter than before.
【4】What is the main idea of the text?
A．Rainforest disappeared from Antarctica.
B．Antarctica had a different history of climate.
C．Researchers studied a piece of Earth sediment of Antarctica.
D．Antarctica had an extreme environment containing ice and snow.
29、I’d thought I was ready for the challenges of graduate school. But when I left Nepal to further my study abroad, I felt as if I had dropped into the vast ocean where every fish swam faster than I could. The coursework wore me out. Instead of being the outgoing person I had been, I suddenly became a shy girl. Worse still, my research was not progressing at the pace I had expected.
I needed something to return to my old self. After a conversation with my friend, I thought I should go to help others. Then I began to search online for volunteer opportunities. Luckily, a local organization that drives senior citizens to their destinations was looking for volunteers. I thought it might be just what I needed.
I was a bit anxious before my first ride, as I had not interacted much with people outside school. But I quickly recovered my poise when I picked up an old woman who wanted to go downtown. She talked with me like my grandmother and shared how thankful she was. Connections like this and the smiles on my passengers’ faces encouraged me to continue driving.
I started to volunteer about three hours every weekend — time I otherwise would have spent oversleeping or looking through information on social media. Sharing stories with my passengers was rewarding. And seeing how eager they were to spend time going out inspired me to think about how to spend my time which used to slip away.
As my confidence grew, I began opening up to my fellow graduate students about the ups and downs in my research and was surprised to discover that all my fellows faced the same challenge — even the student who I had considered to be on top of everything. As these connections grew, my natural personality began to reappear.
【1】What led to the author becoming shy?
A．The heavy academic burden.
B．Fearing to talk to strangers.
C．The loneliness of being abroad.
D．Being unfamiliar with the new school.
【2】What did the author volunteer to do?
A．Help with old people’s daily life.
B．Provide transportation for the old.
C．Communicate with senior citizens.
D．Accompany old people to downtown.
【3】Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “poise” in paragraph 3?
A．Strength.
B．Courage.
C．Calmness.
D．Enthusiasm.
【4】What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph?
A．She worked very hard on her research.
B．She experienced a sense of incompetence.
C．She was in the same boat as her schoolmates.
D．She regained connection with her friends.
30、A new idea called ‘business at the speed of thought’ is quite popular in the business world. It makes quick marketing progress, but it also proves to be a/an ________ way of running a company. Here’re the main ________ : The businesses today that will succeed are those able to jump around in high spirits. Chances must be seized immediately and decisions made quickly. Everyone needs more immediate answers, and the window of expected ________ to any questions has dropped from weeks to days even to hours.
The problem with this way of thinking is that too often such quickness comes at the cost of ________ understanding the details of a situation. Sure, the networked society allows us to gather information within a short time, but does it really ________ up our ability to make better decisions? How do you balance the ________ for speed with sharp and correct thinking? That’s the ________ on the minds of a lot of people these days, including Future Shock author, Alvin Toffler, who studies the idea in our cover story. It’s also a/an ________ of a new study by Kepner Tregoe. It reports that 77 percent of managers believe that during the past three years the number of decisions they made each workday has increased. But 85 percent of those same people say the time given to making those decisions has either ________ or stayed the same. Result: Speed kills. Different opinions are not shared. Other choices are ________ too easily. Aims never seem to be clear. ________, good records aren’t kept about how successful decisions are made. If your company really does well, the Kepner report suggests ________ the decision-making process and figuring out what you did right. Study your successes, as well as your failures.
Fast decision-making is a necessity sometimes —no question about that.But decisions are only as good as the ________ go into them. By that measure, many of today’s decisions are weak and could bring ________ to some companies. Business may keep the ________ as it is necessary for being competitive, but the company is likely to be torn to pieces if managers are not thinking with care and patience.
【1】
A．numerous
B．excellent
C．dangerous
D．smart
【2】
A．points
B．matters
C．solutions
D．barriers
【3】
A．response
B．rejection
C．acceptance
D．methods
【4】
A．quickly
B．properly
C．timely
D．widely
【5】
A．make
B．follow
C．back
D．speed
【6】
A．remedy
B．thirst
C．passion
D．need
【7】
A．advice
B．warning
C．doubt
D．puzzle
【8】
A．subject
B．aim
C．object
D．method
【9】
A．decreased
B．changed
C．increased
D．lengthened
【10】
A．made
B．accepted
C．ignored
D．discussed
【11】
A．Instead
B．In addition
C．For example
D．Nevertheless
【12】
A．changing
B．instructing
C．requiring
D．analyzing
【13】
A．hands
B．hearts
C．eyes
D．brains
【14】
A．chances
B．risks
C．profits
D．benefits
【15】
A．obedience
B．effectiveness
C．quickness
D．flexibility
31、阅读下面课文，在空白处填入适当的内容。
As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that 【1】winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He【2】the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt 【3】, so they could feel more content with their lives.
Not that Charlie’s own life was easy! He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall 【4】. You may find 【5】astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially【6】the family income was often uncertain. 【7】 his father died, 【8】the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, 【9】 his humor, become one of the most popular child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing 【10】everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him-his subtle acting made everything entertaining.
32、现在有些学生用父母给的压岁钱买名牌。请你根据以下提示信息，用英语写一篇短文，并就压岁钱这一主题提出自己的一些看法。
1. 学生压岁钱的用途（买高科技产品、时髦服装和鞋）；
2. 你对这个现象的看法。
注意：1. 可以适当增添细节，以使行文连贯。
2. 词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
3. 高科技：high-tech ( adj.)
Teenagers are spending too much of their parents’ hard-earned money buying branded products.
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