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1、Vertical farms have the potential to reduce or eliminate the need to create additional farmland, for it is estimated that by the year 2050, the world's population __________ by 30 billion and close to 80% will live in urban areas.
A. will be increasing B. will increase
C. will have increased D. has increased
2、— Does your brother intend to learn German?
—Yes, he intends _______.
A./ B.to C.so D.that
3、Training of the employees was suggested as one _____ to dealing with the problem of low efficiency.
A.method B.way
C.approach D.means
4、Helping others is a habit, ___ you can learn even at an early age.
A. it B. that
C. what D. one
5、The speaker _________ from his seat and _________ his voice, looking excited.
A.raised; raised B.rose; raised C.rose; rose D.raised; rose
6、Helen was about to walk out of the door________ the telephone rang.
A.when B.then C.while D.that
7、He claimed _______ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.
A.being badly treated B.treating badly
C.to be treated badly D.to have been badly treated
8、—Tony, we are moving this weekend.
—___! Wish you happiness in your new flat.
A.Go ahead B.Congratulations C.Made it D.Definitely
9、—Do you like pop music?
—Yes, I do. ______ I am a super fan of it.
A.Instead B.Actually C.Hardly D.Nearly
10、This new technology will make a great _______ to the development of Chinese communication industry.
A.comprehension B.contribution C.composition D.conclusion
11、The tiger, once a ____ animal to humans, is now ____of disappearing on the earth.
A.dangerous; danger B.in danger; in danger
C.dangerous; in danger D.danger; in danger
12、The house I grew up___________has been taken down.
A.in that B.where C.in D.in which
13、A expression appeared on his face when he learned his bike had been stolen.
A. surprised; raced B. surprising; racing
C. surprising; raced D. surprised; racing
14、—What’s your favorite sport?
—Skiing.__________.
A.I get a kick out of it B.I prefer it
C.I choose it D.I’m used to it
15、—I can’t think why he ________ so angry. I mean no harm.
—It’s typical of him to be sensitive(敏感的).
A.should have been B.must have been
C.might have been D.can have been
16、—May I borrow your book Steve Jobs? —________you return it before Friday.
A.If only B.Unless C.On condition that D.Now that
17、He promised that he would come, but he hasn’t yet.
A.turned up B.turned down C.turned out D.turned over
18、Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A. result from B. contribute to
C. attend to D. devote to
19、Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.
A.neither of them B.both of them C.none of whom D.neither of whom
20、―Hi,Jane.Could Lucy come to the lecture?
―No.______she’ll be able to come is not known yet.
A.That B.If C.Whether D.What
21、______ trees _______ in the past few years.
A. A good many of , were planted B. A good many, were planted
C. A number of , have planted D. A number of, have been planted
22、The sign here says “No parking”. Why ____ your car in the underground parking lot?
A. not park B. don’t park
C. not parking D. aren’t parking
23、Mary and I see each other ________，but not as often as we used to.
A. sooner or later B. every now and then
C. in the end D. more or less
24、William Shakespeare is generally believed ______ all plays himself.
A.to write B.to have written C.writing D.writing
25、We are all ____ about the future and believe our life will get better.
A. anxious B. cautious
C. disappointed D. optimistic
26、 A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications(资历), he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.” This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him.
A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. They quickly began to check things to see if all was safe from damage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse had been safely fastened, and a lot of wood had been set next to the fireplace.
The young man slept soundly.
The farmer and his wife then looked at their property (财产) carefully. They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage room, safe from the bad weather. The tractor had been moved into the garage. The barn was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.
The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man’s words, “ I can sleep when the wind blows.”
The farmhand did his work loyally. When the sky was clear, he had prepared for the storm in case it broke. So when the wind blew, there was no need for him to be afraid. He could sleep in peace.
【1】The underlined word “fastened” in Para. 2 can be replaced by ______.
A. closed B. damaged
C. taken D. moved
【2】From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A. at first the farmer understood his words well
B. the young man was awakened in the night by a violent storm
C. the young man had prepared for the storm before it came
D. the young man was too sleepy to wake up in the night
【3】The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Sleeping in peace through the storm B. A violent storm
C. A young man and his dream D. A clever farmer
【4】Which of the following proverbs can best explain the story?
A. Lookers-on see more than players
B. A stitch（针）in time saves nine
C. Two heads are better than one
D. No man can do two things at a time
27、 In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell you the meaning of their town or city, but most people who live in Manchester, Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.
Two thousand years ago, most people living in Britain were Celts. Even the word “Britain” is Celtic. Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra”. This is why there are so many place names in England which end in “-chester” or “-caster” – Manchester, for example.
The Romans never reached Wales or Scotland, and many place names there are Celtic (凯尔特语的). For example, Welsh place names that begin with “Llan” come from the Celtic word for church.
After the Romans left Britain, it was attacked by tribes (部落) called the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is now Germany and Holland. Without the Roman army, it was impossible to protect the country from these people. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham” or “-ton”. Some got their name from the leader of the village, so Birmingham, for example, means “Beormund’s village”.
The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (“village on a hill” – a good place to build a village) and Moreton (“village by a lake”, where floods could make life tough). Place names that end in “-ford” (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.
Twelve hundred years ago, the Vikings came to England from Scandinavia. They traded with the Anglo-Saxons but lived in their own villages. These often ended in “-by” or “-thorpe”. The name “Kirkby” means “a village with a church” and Scunthorpe was the village of a man called Skuma.
Finally, in 1066, England became Norman – the Normans gave us the place name “grange”, which means farm.
And how about London? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants (居民). People once believed that the United Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle (城堡) of a King called Lud, but this is very unlikely. Our best guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fastflowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.
【1】The origin of British place names is unfamiliar to many local people because of ______.
A.the death of ancient languages B.their lack of interest in the names
C.the long lost history of the names D.the frequent changes to the names
【2】According to the article, Stratford-upon-Avon is most likely a town built______.
A.beside a river B.near a castle
C.on a hill D.with a church
【3】Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants in Britain?
A.The Celts — The Romans — The Vikings — The Normans — The Anglo Saxons
B.The Celts — The Romans — The Anglo Saxons — The Vikings — The Normans
C.The Romans — The Celts — The Vikings — The Anglo Saxons — The Normans
D.The Romans — The Anglo Saxons — The Celts — The Normans — The Vikings
【4】According to the text, where did the name for London come from?
A.It is short for Londinium. B.It’s from the term for a river.
C.It is puzzling and hard to confirm. D.It comes from the castle of a King.
28、 I never knew anyone who’d grown up in Jackson without being afraid of Mrs. Calloway, our librarian. She ran Jackson’s Carnegie Library absolutely by herself. SILENCE in big black letters was on signs hung everywhere. If she thought you were dressed improperly, she sent you straight back home to change your clothes. I was willing; I would do anything to read.
My mother was not afraid of Mrs. Calloway. She wished me to have my own library card to check out books for myself. She took me in to introduce me. “Eudora is nine years old and has my permission to read any book she wants from the shelves, children or adults,” Mother said.
Mrs. Calloway made her own rules about books. You could not take back a book to the library on the same day you’d taken it out; it made no difference to her that you’d read every word in it and needed another to start. You could take out two books at a time and two only. So two by two, I read library books as fast as I could go, rushing them home in the basket of my bicycle. From the minute I reached our house, I started to read. I knew this was extreme happiness, knew it at the time.
My mother shared this feeling of mine. Now, I think of her as reading so much of the time while doing something else. I remember her reading a magazine while taking the part of the Wolf in a game of “Little Red Riding Hood” with my brother’s two daughters. She’d just look up at the right time, long enough to answer—in character —“The better to eat you with, my dear,” and go back to her place in the magazine article.
【1】Which of the following best describes Mrs. Calloway?
A.Quiet. B.Considerate.
C.Boring. D.Strict.
【2】What do the underlined words “this feeling” refer to in the last paragraph?
A.Interest in games. B.Love for Mrs. Calloway.
C.Desire to read. D.Fear of the library rules.
【3】Where is the text probably from?
A.A guidebook. B.An autobiography.
C.A news report. D.A book review.
29、There’ s no place like home. It’ s the place where we’ re surrounded by our possessions and creature comforts. We purchase things to give our homes a personal touch. And one thing we’re buying more of is houseplants. But are these “living” additions to our homes good for us and the environment?
Houseplants, also known as pot plants, add a natural touch and they have the ability to brighten up a room on a budget. The Royal Horticultural Society found that nearly 72% of adults in the UK had a houseplant in their home, with this figure rising to 80% of 16-24 year olds. A fifth of owners also said they use plants in the home to boost their health and well-being. And average sales last year were up on the previous year.
It seems millennials (千禧代) are driving the growth in the sales of houseplants. More young people are living in flats without a garden. 24-year-old Daisy Hale said “being able to care for something but not having too much commitment—I guess that’s a classic millennial line—is ideal for my lifestyle.”
From hanging baskets, to cacti (仙人掌) and succulent ferns, the choice of vegetation is endless. They are easy to care for, and there have been unproven claims that they improve the air quality in our home. But whatever their benefits, there are now concerns that they might not be so good for the environment. Some are bought online and shipped from overseas. Fay Kenworthy, co-founder of PlantSwap, a community activity that encourages people to trade plants locally, said “this could defeat many local plants.”
But botanist James Wong argues that home delivery has less of an environmental impact than multiple trips to the garden center in a car. Although he’ s not too concerned about the environmental impact, others are worried about the plastic pots they are in and the type of peat (泥炭) that some of them are grown in. However, a sustainable approach to buying them may be the best way forward if we want to introduce some natural greenery into our homes.
【1】What is the benefit of a houseplant?
A．A houseplant can cure people of many diseases.
B．A houseplant is ideal for millennials’ career.
C．A houseplant improve the water quality in our home.
D．A houseplant can beautify a room with little money.
【2】Which of the following may Fay Kenworthy agree with?
A．The choice of vegetation is endless.
B．People should buy local plants.
C．It’s best to buy plants online.
D．Houseplants are hard to care for.
【3】Where is the passage probably from?
A．A fashion magazine.
B．A tour brochure.
C．A scientific fiction.
D．A history book.
【4】What is James Wong’s attitude towards home delivery of plants?
A．Negative.
B．Neutral.
C．Positive.
D．Not mentioned.
【5】What is the best title of the passage?
A．Natural Greenery
B．Millennials’ Choice
C．Houseplants: Good or Bad?
D．Hanging Baskets or a Garden?
30、 A group of schoolchildren were on an outing on Sunday. Almost all of them were playing ball except Monty, who was seen as a bit________. He didn't like fights, or sports, or anything really. He wouldn't even ______ himself when they started hitting him! He was so_______ that not even on that day of the outing did he play football with the others.The only_______he kicked the ball that day, it ended up over in a little cave, in which they________ a wooden box containing an enormous book. The book was _______ a magical shine. The children ran to give it to the teacher. They all ________ to read it in class in the coming days.
The book was called The Great Gifts, and it had ________stories about great inventors, artists, wise writers and explorers. The children became more ________ the book. Finally, they reached the _______ page of the book. The teacher read:
“It's said that before one is born, each heart is given a special ________. But sometimes there's something ______. In those cases, the hearts fill up with a last gift which makes the person________. In many ways they can be________from everyone else. However, when their special gift is discovered, their _________ will become part of books like this one."
When the teacher closed the book there was a long _________ in the classroom, with nobody speaking. They all looked at Monty, and they________that he was just one of the special cases. They felt________ about having laughed at him before. From that day forward, never again did they try________ Monty. Instead, they all worked together to try to help him ________ his special gift.
【1】A.happy B.foolish C.rude D.ugly
【2】A.hurt B.excuse C.enjoy D.defend(保护)
【3】A.brave B.energetic C.strange D.famous
【4】A.time B.hope C.result D.reason
【5】A.found B.made C.returned D.broke
【6】A.cutting down B.giving off C.handing out D.putting down
【7】A.refused B.protected C.failed D.agreed
【8】A.puzzling B.crazy C.wonderful D.shocking
【9】A.interested in B.satisfied with C.careful with D.upset about
【10】A.new B.last C.next D.only
【11】A.attention B.gift C.memory D.operation
【12】A.useful B.active C.wrong D.smart
【13】A.discourage B.fear C.uncomfortable D.unusual
【14】A.different B.far C.free D.safe
【15】A.troubles B.awards C.achievements(成就) D.purposes
【16】A.speech B.discussion C.sign D.silence
【17】A.proved B.understood C.expected D.remembered
【18】A.sorry B.anxious C.sure D.careful
【19】A.paying attention to B.getting close to C.making fun of D.taking care of
【20】A.exam B.develop C.lose D.drop
31、Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave in the movement that fought to end slavery in the United States. He became a【1】 voice in the year before the Civil War.
A few weeks ago, the National Park Service (NPS) 【2】Douglass’s birth and Black History Month with reopening of his home at Cedar Hill, a【3】 site in Washington. D.C. The two-story house, which contains many of Douglass’s personal possessions, had undergone a three-year 【4】. (Thanks to the NTS website, however, you don’t have to live in the nation’s capital to visit it. Take a tour online.)
He was born in Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey to a slave mother and a white father who never knew Douglass grew uo to become the first black 【5】 to hold a government office--- as US minister and consul general （总领事）to Haiti.
As a youth, he never went to school. Educating slaves was illegal in the South, so he 【6】 taught himself to read and write. At 21 years old, he escaped from his slave owner to Massachusetts and changed his last name to Douglass, to hide his identity.
In the 1850s, Douglass was involved with the Underground Railroad, the system 【7】 up by antislavery groups to bring runaway slaves to the North and Canada. His home in Rochester, N.Y. was near the Canadian border. It became an important station on the 【8】, housing as many as 11 runaway slaves at a time.
He died in 1895. In his lifetime, Douglass 【9】 the end of slavery in 1865 and the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution （美国宪法修正案）, which 【10】 African-Americans the right to vote.
32、假定你是李华，得知你的英国朋友 Tony 打算举办一个主题为“Moving Moments”的图片展，请根据所给图片写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 图片场景；
2. 选择理由。
注意：
1.词数80左 右 ；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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