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1、In current economic situations, some small businesses will need to _____ costs in order to survive.
A.affect B.adopt C.reduce D.release
2、One-third of the country _____ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _____ black people.
A. is; are B. is; is
C. are; are D. are; is
3、Do you have a work________ for this week, Doreen?
A．headline
B．attitude
C．schedule
D．identity
4、We can’t be _________ by investment projects promising to make you a millionaire overnight.
A.taken over B.taken on C.taken up D.taken in
5、—How long _________ employed at this position?
—Since 2006.
A.are you B.were you
C.have you been D.are to be
6、Generally speaking , almost all the kids are ______about how everything around them works.
A. curious B. careful
C. anxious D. excited
7、He was busy yesterday. ____________, he would have come to my party.
A.Moreover B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise
8、—Why don’t you join us in the game?
—Because my homework _____ yet.
A.didn’t finish B.hasn’t finished C.wasn’t finished D.hasn’t been finished
9、________ has been done to develop the habit of reading aloud in the morning, his pronunciation remains a serious problem.
A.In spite of that B.Despite what
C.Although he D.Though what
10、________ sharing economy can make use of resources more convenient and cost-efficient, the approach has become popular in society.
A．Whether
B．As
C．If
D．Although
11、It’s so cold this morning. I can’t remember ________ before.
A. a cold day B. the coldest day C. a colder day D. the colder day
12、---Must he come to sign this paper himself?
---Yes．He______ ．
A.need B.must C.may D.will
13、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
14、You’d netter wear a pair of sneakers while________.
A．you working out
B．are working out
C．being worked out
D．working out
15、He saw hundreds of delighted students who had ________ to welcome him.
A.turned out B.turned down C.turned off D.turned left
16、I can’t stand _______with Jane in the same office. She just refuses talking while she working.
A. working; stopping B. to work; stopping
C. working; to stop D. to work; to stop
17、The winners of China’s Got Talent are planning to a talent-show around the world next month.
A.carry on… voyage B.carry out… tour
C.complete… trip D.fulfill… journey
18、When Justin came to himself he found himself ________ out to the UFO by a group of aliens.
A. to carry. B. carry C. being carried D. carrying
19、The good news that he got a_________to Senior Editor brought great happiness to his family.
A.prospect B.promotion C.priority D.privilege
20、——How about eight o’clock meeting outside the cinema?
——That _____ me fine.
A.matches B.meets C.satisfies D.suits
21、I had no idea when World War Ⅱ________，so I turned to my teacher for help.
A.broke down B.broke in
C.broke out D.broke away
22、On _________ that all go smoothly, we can realize our annual goals as expected.
A.situation B.case C.condition D.environment
23、Today we have chatting rooms, text messaging and emailing, but we seem ______ the art
of municating face to face.
A. losing B. to be losing
C. to be lost D. having lost
24、—Tony, we are moving this weekend.
—___! Wish you happiness in your new flat.
A.Go ahead B.Congratulations C.Made it D.Definitely
25、―Whose textbook is this？Is it yours?
―No,it isn’t.______is over there.
A.Me B.I C.My D.Mine
26、(PartⅠ)
HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA
Holiday houses in Mallorca, sailing and fishing in port—quiet even in summer. Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles for hire. Sailing and sports clubs nearby.
ITALY IN COMFORT
Luxury coach trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season 21 days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1st May, 1st September. The trips are guided by Professor Martin Davis, Head of Italian Studies, London University. See the arts and culture of historic Italy.
KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL
Working holidays on a kibbutz (co-operative farm) in Israel. All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members. Accommodation (住宿), food and trips to historic sights all provided free—you pay only for the special low-cost return flight.
TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND
Two-week holidays in the Hotel Splendid, on a lovely beach with golden sands, warm sunshine and deep-blue sea. Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged. Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment—dancing.
1st November—31st March=£72 0 per person 1st April—30th October=£850 per person
(PartⅡ)
Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying.
Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.
Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter. He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing.
Harry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays. There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine—and peace.
【1】Michael would most probably go to for his holiday.
A.Italy B.Israel
C.Mallorca D.a Caribbean island
【2】The most suitable place where Peter and Maria can enjoy their holiday would be .
A.an Italian city B.a kibbutz in Israel
C.a Caribbean island D.the port in Mallorca
【3】The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be .
A.the 21-day coach trip of Italy
B.the 2- week stay in the Hotel Splendid
C.the 14-day trip around a Caribbean island
D.the working holidays for 1-3months on a kibbutz in Israel
【4】You can find the passage in PartⅠmost probably in _ .
A.a school library B.a tourist agency
C.the post office D.the museum
27、 On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%
“Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)
All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured(unorganized)play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to handle their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.
The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time?
【1】By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means ______.
A.children have little time to play with their parents
B.both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time
C.children are not taken good care of by their working parents
D.both parents and children have trouble managing their time
【2】According to the author a child develops better if _______.
A.he has plenty of time reading and studying
B.he has more time participating in school activities
C.he is left to play with his peers in his own way
D.he is free to interact with his working parents
【3】We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.extracurricular activities(after-class activities) promote children’s intelligence
B.most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off
C.efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful
D.most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children
28、My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t got any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.
Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it. I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles (肌肉) shaking my set.
When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.
【1】Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?
A．He got an older model than he had expected.
B．He couldn’t return it when it was broken.
C．He could have bought it at a lower price.
D．He failed to find any movie shows on it.
【2】Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?
A．ended all their programs
B．provided fewer channels
C．changed to commercials
D．showed all-night movies
【3】How did the author finally get his TV set working again?
A．By shaking and hitting it.
B．By turning it on and off.
C．By switching channels.
D．By having it repaired.
【4】How does the author sound when telling the story?
A．Curious
B．Anxious
C．Cautious
D．Humorous
29、 An aquarium(水族馆) that has closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak is asking people to make video calls to the aquarium’s eels(鳗鱼).
The reason? Aquarium workers fear the sensitive creatures may not remember humans’ existence, nor remember that humans do not present a threat. The aquarium has been closed since the start of March. Its sea animals have become used to a largely human free environment during the two-month period of calm. But the aquarium said the situation was having some unexpected effects.
“Creatures in the aquarium don’t see humans except keepers and they have started forgetting about humans,” the aquarium said on its Titter this week, “Garden eels in particular disappear into the sand and hide every time the keepers pass by.” That is causing difficulties for keepers trying to check on the health of the animals. So the aquarium decided to offer an invitation to the public. “Could you show your face to our garden eels from your home?” It is describing the new effort as a “face-showing festival”.
Garden eels are very sensitive by nature. But the 300 garden eels that live in a tank at the aquarium had become used to humans. They rarely hid in the sand from visitors. To try to reintroduce the eels to humans, the aquarium is putting five computers in front of their tank. The public can connect through the Face Time app.
Once the video calls start, people are supposed to show their faces, wave their hands and talk to the eels. But considering the quiet nature of the animals, callers are asked not to shout.
The “face-showing festival” is set to take place Sunday through Tuesday, during Golden Week holiday. It has gotten plenty of support. One Twitter user wrote, “Interesting! When you gaze at the garden eels, they gaze at you. I’m happy to take part.”
【1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A.Garden eels seldom disappear into the sand.
B.Garden eels are checked regularly by the keepers.
C.Humans sometimes present a threat to the aquarium’s animals.
D.Humans almost escape from the memory of the aquarium’s animals.
【2】Without seeing visitors for two months, the aquarium’s eels_________.
A.feel excited at the sight of people B.tend to hide themselves from people
C.have health problems to be solved D.mostly remain as sensitive as before
【3】What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
A.What to do while making video calls. B.What to do with the eels’ memory.
C.How to connect with the eels online. D.How to show faces during the calls.
【4】What can we learn about the “face-showing festival”?
A.It is going to last a whole week. B.Many people approve of the activity.
C.I’ll make no difference to the creatures. D.People can make a call through Twitter.
30、 It is every kid’s worst nightmare (梦魔) and six-year-old Jaden Hayes has lived it twice. First, he ________ his dad when he was four and then last month his mom died unexpectedly, ________ him an orphan (孤儿).
Jaden is understandably heartbroken. But there’s another side to his ________. A side he first made ________ three weeks ago when he told his friends that he was tired of seeing some people sad all the time. And he had a plan to ________ it.
Here is how it all ________. Jaden asked his aunt to buy a bunch of little ________ and take him to downtown Savannah to give them away. He ________ people who aren’t already smiling and then turns their day around, expecting ________ in return—but a smile.
So far he has gone out on four different occasions and ________ nearly 500 smiles. Sometimes it simply confuses some people ________ a six-year-old would give them a toy. They behaved awkwardly at first: stepping back or giving a ________ smile. In most cases, however, he will be paid in nervous hugs. Those good reactions have worked wonders: the more people that he made smile, the more ________ came out of him.
For Jaden, he would ________ his parents with each passing day. He puts smiles back on the face of others to lift their ________. He reminds us too, that however tough life can be, there is always some measure of joy.
【1】A.saw B.lost C.saved D.recognized
【2】A.finding B.leaving C.proving D.seeing
【3】A.interest B.puzzle C.delight D.sadness
【4】A.safe B.short C.public D.available
【5】A.fix B.enjoy C.achieve D.finish
【6】A.began B.ended C.changed D.helped
【7】A.flowers B.toys C.books D.keys
【8】A.asks B.loves C.targets D.believes
【9】A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
【10】A.shared B.claimed C.exchanged D.collected
【11】A.why B.how C.when D.where
【12】A.warm B.wide C.tight D.sweet
【13】A.joy B.envy C.doubt D.surprise
【14】A.visit B.miss C.tell D.search
【15】A.sounds B.hands C.spirits D.eyes
31、根据课文内容填空
The most 【1】 and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring. 【2】 the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may 【3】children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year 【4】 .Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,【5】 take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, 【6】 in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful 【7】 of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for 【8】around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival 【9】 a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though 【10】is covered with pink snow.
32、假定你是李华，你家楼下住着一位新搬来的英国人James, 他在你家信箱里留了一封信，抱怨你家维修厨房时产生的噪音。请给他写一封回信，内容主要包括：
1. 表达歉意；
2. 解释原因：父母白天上班，只能晚上维修(refit/do repairs)；不专业，耗时长；……
3. 说明措施：请工人周末白天维修。
注意： 1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear James,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
邮箱： 