1、_____by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off.
A. Praise B. Praised C. To praise D. Praising
2、-- No one ________ be compared with Li Na in playing tennis.
--- Oh, you are really her big fan.
A. can B. need C. must D. might
3、 —Sorry for being latethis morning.
—Never mind. The weather was terrible and many people ______ the bus.
A. miss B. will miss C. missed D. have missed
4、The police still haven’t found the lost child, but they’re doing all they .
A.can
B.may
C.must
D.should
5、— Why do you look very upset?
— The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay ________ unfinished since.
A. was left B. has left
C. had been left D. has been left
6、You can choose not to forgive. ________ you can also choose to let it go.
A. Absolutely B. Consequently
C. Subsequently D. Alternatively
7、China’s Chang’e4 landed on the far side of ________ moon successfully.
A.the B.a C.an D.不填
8、It's really hard to ______ the exact meaning of some words when you translate them into a foreign language.
A.go through B.bring out C.make up D.turn out
9、Their ship was blown off course by strong wind, and they arrived in ________is known as Greenland by chance.
A.where B.when C.what D.which
10、________, I believe, and you can see he wasn’t lying.
A.Casting a glance at the boy B.One glance at the boy
C.Glance cast at the boy D.If you cast a glance at the boy
11、 --- Excuse me, where is the Hilton Hotel?
--- Go straight ahead and turn right, You _____miss it. It's a huge building.
A. needn't B. can't C. mustn't D. wouldn't
12、Mr. Zhang gave the textbooks to all the pupils except_____ who had already taken them.
A.the ones
B.ones
C.some
D.the others
13、She works in theatre, ______in her father’s footsteps.
A.to follow
B.following
C.followed
D.being followed
14、—Next week I will go to a job interview. will you give me some suggestions?
—Smiling is a great way to make yourself ________.
A.stand out
B.turn out
C.work out
D.pick out
15、— Let’s go swimming this afternoon, shall we?
— Good idea. Nothing is more ________ than swimming in such a hot day.
A.friendly B.enjoyable C.hopeful D.difficult
16、They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.
A. wrapped up B. picked up
C. called up D. took up
17、He is a bad-tempered fellow, but he ________ be quite charming when he wishes.
A. shall B. should
C. can D. must
18、— He speaks Chinese very well.
— It’s not surprising. He ___ in Beijing for nine years next week.
A. has been living
B. has lived
C. will have been lived
D. will have been living
19、________ the theme of the Expo in 2017 was to promote cultural exchange and strengthen mutual cooperation between the countries along the Silk Road, Dunhuang was the ideal place.
A.Rather than
B.Given that
C.So that
D.Even if
20、No European country is ______ the economic consequences of the coronations,but the pain won't be divided equally.
A.escaping B.avoiding C.surviving D.declining
21、 What are the things that scare you: snakes, spiders or fierce tigers? Or maybe you have a fear of heights or visiting the dentist. Although some of us just get scared or a bit nervous about these things, for others it can cause an unreasonable reaction that can’t be controlled-something we call a phobia (恐惧症). 【1】
Sometimes it’s good to be aware of the possible dangers from things. Our brain warns us of the risks that might lie ahead, but then we often get prepared and overcome them. Clinical psychologist Warren Mansell told the BBC, “Our fears are rooted in our brains-we don’t need to learn to be afraid of animals like snakes or spiders.”【2】With a phobia, your breathing gets quicker, your pulse speeds up, you sweat and your brain is unable to control these reactions.
【3】 Speaking to the BBC, Lauren Rosenberg, a fear and phobia expert, says, “Phobias usually are a copy behaviour from a higher authority, like a parent or teacher, or a kind of mental suffering from a past event that comes back to trouble you continuously.”
There are many different complex phobias some people suffer from, such as agoraphobia-caused by being away from home, and iatrophobia-fear of doctors.【4】Therapy (心理治疗) is one choice, where you gradually get used to whatever it is you fear. Lauren Rosenburg says she likes to work with people to clear their bad memory and help them breathe. But if you do have a phobia, continually trying to avoid what you’re afraid of by yourself is likely to make the situation worse.【5】
A.Then how can they be overcome?
B.But where does a phobia come from?
C.But phobias are stronger than just fears.
D.The right thing to do is to find help to overcome it.
E.Overcoming a phobia can take patience, devotion and courage.
F.Are there any phobias that tend to be more common than others?
G.It occurs when someone develops an unrealistic sense of danger about a situation or object.
22、The confidence people place in science is frequently based not on what it really is, but on what people would like it to be. When I asked my students how they would define science, many of them replied that it’s an objective way of discovering certainties about the world. But science cannot provide certainties.
Actually, doubt and science often go hand in hand. Science, when properly functioning, questions accepted understandings and brings both new knowledge and new questions —not certainty. Doubt does not create trust, nor does it help public understanding. So why should people trust a process that seems to require a troublesome state of uncertainty without always providing solid solutions?
As a historian of science, I would argue that it’s the responsibility of scientists and historians of science to show that the real power of science lies precisely in what is often regarded as its weakness: its drive to question and challenge accepted understandings. Indeed, the scientific approach requires changing our understanding of the natural world whenever new evidence arises from either experimentation or observation. Scientific findings are temporary understandings that involve the state of knowledge at a given moment. In the long run, many of them are challenged and even overturned. Doubt might be troubling, but it pushes us towards a better understanding. Certainties, reassuring as they may seem, prevent the scientific process.
Scientists understand this, but in the dynamic between the public and science, there are two opposite misconceptions (误解). The first is a form of blind scientism — a belief that science is unquestionable and has the capacity to solve all problems. Such an idealized representation actually ignores the universal existence of controversy, conflict and error at the very heart of the scientific world.
【1】What’s the real power of science according to the author?
A.It provides solid solutions.
B.It defends accepted understandings.
C.It discovers certainties about the world.
D.It keeps bringing questions and challenges.
【2】What does the underlined word “reassuring” probably mean?
A.Disappointing.
B.Surprising.
C.Comforting.
D.Challenging.
【3】What may be the belief of the second misconception?
A.Science is unchallengeable and a cure-all.
B.Science is unreliable and of little use.
C.Science is objective but impractical.
D.Science is doubtful but useful.
【4】What can be the best title for the text?
A.Why Is Doubt Vital to Science?
B.Why Should We Trust Scientists?
C.What Is the Weakness of Science?
D.What Is Scientists’ Responsibility?
23、Reading is a complex and crucial skill that impacts the youth’s ability to perform as students. Therefore, it’s important to develop reading skills during childhood. A team of researchers focused on the effect of whole-body learning in instruction, known as embodied learning.
The research included 149 children, aged 5 to 6, who had just started school. They were divided into three groups: one that stood up and used their whole bodies to shape letter sounds; a seated group that shaped letter sounds with their hands and arms; and a control group that received traditional, seated instruction during which they wrote letters by hand.
“Our research showed that children who used their whole bodies to shape the sounds of letters became twice as proficient (熟练的) at letter sounds that are more difficult to learn as those who received traditional instruction,” says PhD student Linn Damsgaard of UCPH’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports.
With regard to difficult letter sounds, she adds, “There are many difficult letter sounds in Danish. These sounds are particularly important because once children become proficient at them, they will be better readers.”
Associate professor Jacob Wienecke, who led the study, explains, “The primary goal is to learn more about which methods can be used to give beginner readers a good start. The idea is that if, through play and movement, we can learn where their strengths truly lie, we’ll create a form of learning that combines reading with play, and that’s truly positive.”
Previously, the researchers showed that the children felt more motivated by teaching methods which included physical movement. Jacob Wienecke hopes this will provide an opportunity to inspire teachers and school managers to prioritize movement across subjects.
The study also investigated whether a direct effect of embodied learning could be found on children’s reading of individual words. This was not possible, which might be due to the fact that the children were at such an early stage of their literacy development that they could not yet use their knowledge of letter sounds to read words.
【1】What were the participants required to do in the study?
A.To pick out difficult letter sounds in Danish.
B.To learn new letters through repeated writing.
C.To learn letter sounds using different approaches.
D.To memorize some letter sounds as soon as possible.
【2】How can embodied learning get children actively involved?
A.By combining learning with games.
B.By offering them chances to cooperate.
C.By inspiring them to overcome difficulties.
D.By explaining instructions to them patiently.
【3】What does Jacob expect of the research finding?
A.Promoting harmonious teacher-student relationships.
B.Urging schools to pay attention to physical exercise.
C.Enabling researchers to carry out further studies.
D.Encouraging educators to apply it to teaching.
【4】What does the last paragraph intend to tell us?
A.Children prefer learning step by step.
B.Children are too little to use their knowledge smartly
C.Children lack enough practice to get fully improved.
D.Children’s learning still relies on adults’ instruction.
【5】What could be the best title for the text?
A.Whole-body learning — a good start to children’s reading
B.Embodied learning — a booster for children’s reading speed
C.Children’s reading skills matter a lot in their literacy development
D.Children’s literacy development depends on the flexibility of their bodies
24、Thrown from his horse three times and repeatedly got wet to the skin while camping in a heavy rain, Chris Walker, the farmer from Gloucestershire was, at 55, the oldest of the competitors in this year’s 1,000 km race across the steppe (大草原). Despite the hardships of his eight-day journey, Walker was delighted to finish third in the annual contest.
The Mongol Derby, described as the world’s toughest horse-riding endurance race, began in 2009 as an annual event. Competitors race between checkpoints 35 km (22 miles) apart, where they change horses to ensure the animals are healthy. They spend nights at one of 28 stations, set up their own camp or enjoy the warm welcome of friendly Mongolian families.
Walker, was an hour ahead of his competitors as the race entered its eighth day but unfortunately he faced an hour and a half penalty because during one of the regular checks his horse had a high heart rate, which is forbidden during the contest.
Walker said he had gone to Mongolia to “give it a go” but realised that he stood a chance of winning after teaming up with Patrick Heffron, a competitor from Ireland, who finished third equal alongside his companion.
“The horses are quite wild. I got thrown off three times. I fell off in a marmot (土拨鼠) hole,” he said. “You’re going along and you suddenly disappear. You have to hang on to your horse for dear life or it goes off.”
Walker said it was important to form a team, mainly because falling off alone means that there was no one to help you with your horse. “Neither of us had prior desires to win this race but we realised: ‘We’re in front.’ So we pushed,” he said.
Asked whether he was attracted to return to see if he could win, Walker replied: “Probably, though I’m getting a bit old.”
【1】What do we know about Mongol Derby according to the passage?
A.It is a very challenging and boring race.
B.It has an strict limit on age for competitors.
C.It requires changing horses at certain places.
D.It is a worldwide race held every two years.
【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word in Paragraph 3?
A.Punishment.
B.Advance.
C.Warning.
D.Schedule.
【3】What did Walker do in the race?
A.He had a very good control of his horse.
B.He saved his horse from accidental death.
C.He valued the teamwork with a partner.
D.He was motivated by great desires to win.
【4】What does the last paragraph imply?
A.Walker questioned the race result.
B.Walker wished that he were younger.
C.Walker regretted taking part in the race.
D.Walker may compete in the race next year.
25、I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in place, organized and arranged. Her dormitory room nicely accommodates not only her clothes and bric-a-brac, but her _________ as well. I begin to accept that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours, our room for her when she _________.
I _________ myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm, in the chair alongside my wife’s hospital bed. One day old. So _________, so beautiful, so perfect, so _________ dependent on her new, _________ parents. Time marches relentlessly (不停地).
She looks up now, catching me _________ at her, causing her to say to her mother, “Mom, Dad’s looking at me _________.”
The last few days, I touch her arm, her face — anything — _________ that when my wife and I return home, she will not be with us and there will be nothing to __________. I have so much to say, but no __________ with which to say it.
My __________ changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital. I saw myself __________ that day, and it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own.
She says, “It’ll be all right, Dad. I’ll be home from school __________.” I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I am afraid somehow to speak and I only __________ our good-bye hug a little longer, a little tightly.
I gaze into her eyes and __________ to go. My wife’s eyes __________ her as she leaves us. Mine do not. Maybe if I don’t look, I can imagine that she really hasn’t __________; I know that what she is embarking upon (开始) is exciting and wonderful. I remember what the world looked like to me __________ everything was new.
As I walk to the car with my wife at my side, my eyes are wet, my heart is sore, and I realize that my life is __________ forever.
【1】
A.sister’s
B.teacher’s
C.mother’s
D.roommate’s
【2】
A.lives
B.visits
C.separates
D.graduates
【3】
A.resist
B.enjoy
C.find
D.imagine
【4】
A.small
B.big
C.funny
D.strong
【5】
A.severely
B.totally
C.slightly
D.strictly
【6】
A.untested
B.experienced
C.qualified
D.casual
【7】
A.laughing
B.staring
C.glaring
D.smiling
【8】
A.funny
B.scared
C.mean
D.chilly
【9】
A.expecting
B.imaging
C.knowing
D.doubting
【10】
A.see
B.touch
C.kiss
D.reach
【11】
A.sentence
B.quotes
C.saying
D.words
【12】
A.theme
B.career
C.life
D.game
【13】
A.easily
B.carefully
C.differently
D.seriously
【14】
A.quick
B.soon
C.fast
D.rapidly
【15】
A.get out of
B.run away from
C.hold on to
D.keep up with
【16】
A.start
B.turn
C.refuse
D.manage
【17】
A.catch
B.lose
C.follow
D.avoid
【18】
A.gone
B.grown
C.born
D.found
【19】
A.even if
B.so long as
C.when
D.until
【20】
A.destroyed
B.beginning
C.ended
D.changing
26、假如你是高三学生李津,请你代表你的同学们,结合下面要点提供的信息给你们的外教 Mr. Black写一封电子邮件,向他提出一些建议。
要点:
(1)问候并说明大家都很喜欢上他的课;
(2)今天受同学的委托向老师提几点建议;
(3)想了解美国同龄人的学习和生活;
(4)想了解美国一些著名大学的信息。
注意:(1)词数不少于100;
(2)开头和结尾已经写出,不计人总词数;
(3)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:同龄人peer
Dear Mr Black,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your student,
Li Jin