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1、Running a business, no matter where it is started, _______ plentiful market research, consistent integrity and a great deal of discipline.
A. clarifies B. involves C. undertakes D. digests
2、—Continuous hot days are getting to be more than I can take.
—Hold on. According to the weather forecast people ______ have some relief by the weekend.
A.would B.should C.need D.must
3、Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places_____ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.
A. which B. where C. when D. who
4、What an unforgettable experience! I’ll write it down _______ it is still fresh in my memory.
A.since B.after C.while D.until
5、You feel lost, sick at heart before such unmasked hatred, ___________because it threatens you as because it shows human in such an inhuman light.
A.not so little B.no more C.not so much D.no less
6、________ people food, housing and jobs is what a government should first consider after a natural disaster happens.
A. Offered B. Offering
C. Offer D. Being offered
7、Most probably it will be another 7 hours _____ you can have next meal, so you must have your stomach full.
A．since
B．when
C．after
D．before
8、—How impressive John’s painting is!
—Actually, it was 2 years after he retired _____ he started to learn drawing.
A．before
B．since
C．until
D．that
9、- Have you known each other for long?
- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.
A.Just after B.Just when C.Ever since D.Just before
10、People often have difficulty facing reality when further scientific discovery challenges _______ they have previously thought to be settled facts.
A.what B.that C.who D.which
11、—The washing machine isn’t working.
—I used it this morning. It ______ fine then.
A. is working B. was working C. works D. has worked
12、—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
13、I think Ana ______ her packing since she started getting things ready early this morning.
A. finishes B. has finished
C. had finished D. would finish
14、What is your main reason for choosing one restaurant another?
A. over B. of
C. from D. for
15、She’s added a few characters and changed some names but ________ this is a true story.
A. completely B. necessarily C. gradually D. essentially
16、If Tom ______ one more votes, he could be the monitor of our class now.
A.received B.had received
C.should receive D.would receive
17、_______ astonishes us is that AlphaGo defeated the human champion.
A. Which B. When
C. That D. What
18、People may think that dinosaurs were big, green with hard skin covering their bodies. But in fact, it seems that dinosaurs appeared very different from________ we think.
A．which
B．that
C．who
D．what
19、A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help ________ you year ahead.
A. sharpen B. switch
C. stretch D. shape
20、The coach, together with his players, __________ to the party held last Friday night, aiming to celebrate their win in the match.
A.was invited B.were invited C.has been invited D.have been invited
21、When the need for information technology service arises, it can be a stressful moment—the user is locked out of their computer, or a program isn’t working properly. But if you ask anyone in the MIT departments of Chemistry and Physics, or the News Office—the Institute divisions that are fortunate enough to have Greg Walton as their IT service provider, they’ll acknowledge that not only is Walton the best, but whatever the issue is, he will see it through until all involved are satisfied with the outcome. Walton usually arrives on the scene with endless positive energy that transforms a technical annoyance into an enjoyable interaction, regardless of how many other IT fires he has already put out that day.
The qualities that make him a star employee extend far beyond the campus. After spending his early years in foster care, Walton lived with his great-grandmother, but mostly, he was left to support himself. While many children might, understandably, lie flat under such unsupervised circumstances, Walton excelled academically and athletically at high school. He became the first person in his family to graduate from high school, and enrolled in college.
Walton seized the chance to enroll in Year Up, a program aiming to close the “opportunity divide” by providing young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Walton remains an active ambassador for the organization.
In June of 2007,armed with shining recommendations, Walton was hired as a temp (临时工) at MIT.He eventually worked his way up to where he is today—an invaluable asset (不可或缺的人) to three departments.“I do feel lucky to work at MIT,” he says.“I’ve had the ability to tour the country sharing my story in hopes that some people may be inspired and employers may see young adults with tough backgrounds differently.”
In addition to Year Up, he is involved with a number of organizations committed to helping young adults overcome their troubled pasts. This desire to have a positive impact on people’s lives extends seamlessly into his work at MIT. “Giving back is very important to me,” Walton says. “So many people have invested their time and energy into helping me, so I feel it would be an injustice not to do so.”
【1】Staff members in MIT sing high praise for Walton mainly because________.
A．he enjoys interacting with his clients
B．he knows how to put out fires for others
C．he solves problems with a positive attitude
D．he is good at developing computer programs
【2】What do we know about Walton before he went to college?
A．He depended on his great-grandma for a living.
B．He stood out in study and sports in high school.
C．He lay flat just like other unsupervised children.
D．He was supported by foster care for better education.
【3】Why did Walton get involved with a lot of organizations?
A．To share his troubled past with young adults.
B．To pay back to society by helping young adults.
C．To advise businesses to treat young adults fairly.
D．To promote education equality among young adults.
【4】What can we conclude from Walton’s story?
A．One good turn deserves another.
B．Opportunities favor the prepared mind.
C．Education is a powerful weapon to change the world.
D．One’s future is defined by his efforts, not by his origin.
22、 School is still out for the summer, but at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., students are hard at work outdoors. In a garden filled with flowers and beds bursting with vegetables and herbs, nearly a dozen teenagers are harvesting vegetables for the weekend’s farmers market.
Roshawn Little is going into her junior year at Eastern, and has been working in this garden for three years now. During the summer, Little gets paid to work Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a. m. until 2 p.m. with City Blossoms, a nonprofit that brings community gardens to schools in urban areas. She believes that working in the garden has taught her to try all sorts of new things, like eating different kinds of vegetables more often. And she’s taken those healthy behaviors home with her and her eating habits have encouraged her family to buy more fruits and vegetables.
City Blossoms is one of many groups across the country teaming up with local communities to build school gardens, like the one at Eastern. It works with schools to create learning gardens and trains teachers on how to use them to get students engaged and boost academics. These gardens are really outdoor classrooms. For example, the gardens can be used for math lessons, like calculating the area of a plant bed or learning the science of how plants grow.
For the students, the experience can be a nutritional eye-opener, which has totally changed their perceptions of where food comes from, and what it takes to produce food. Partner schools have also seen a 12 to 15 percent increase in the number of students passing standardized tests and 94 percent of teachers reported seeing increased engagement from their students, according to an independent evaluation conducted by PEER Associates.
【1】What does Roshawn Little think of the summer outdoor activity?
A．It is a good way to earn pocket money.
B．It has improved her family relationship.
C．It contributes to her healthy eating habit.
D．It is helpful to her academic performance.
【2】What is the purpose of the school gardens?
A．To provide a creative way of learning.
B．To-promote teachers1 teaching skills.
C．To get students interested in science.
D．To invite students to care for plants.
【3】What does the last paragraph focus on about the project of City Blossoms?
A．Its strategies.
B．Its outcomes.
C．Its operations.
D．Its participants.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．City Blossoms: Team up with Local Community Teachers
B．Happy Holiday, Sweet memory: How Kids Enjoy the Harvest
C．Outdoor Classrooms: Get out for the Weekend’s Farmers Market
D．Healthy Eaters, Strong Minds: What School Gardens Teach Kids
23、 Getting stuck with gifts we do not want is no small problem. In a survey across 14 countries in Europe, meanwhile, 1 in 7 said they were unhappy with what they received for Christmas, yet more than half simply kept the gifts.
Why can’t more gifts be passed along to people who appreciate them? People in a study published in the Journal of Consumer Behaviour, for instance, used such words as guilty, lazy, thoughtless and disrespectful in describing their feelings about regifting. Popular culture casts it as taboo (禁忌), as well.
However, our research with Francis J. Flynn, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, suggests the shame associated with regifting is largely unwarranted. Indeed, our research consistently tells us that people overestimate the negative consequences.
We asked people to imagine themselves as a “giver,” who gives someone a gift card and later learned it had been regifted. The general attitude of the original givers was: “It’s your gift, do what you want with it.” Next, we asked givers to compare regifting a supposed wristwatch with throwing it in the trash. For the original givers, regifting the watch was a much less offensive act than trashing it.
Finally, we invited to our lab at Stanford people who had recently received presents, and divided the people into two groups. When we gave the first group an opportunity to regift that present, 9% did so. When we gave the second group the same opportunity, we added that it was “National Regifting Day”. It wasn't really National Regifting Day, but the group didn’t know that: 30% of them agreed to regift.
Everyone has received unwanted gifts in their lives, and generally we will receive more in the future. Our research offers a simple solution to that problem. This holiday season, consider regifting, and encourage receivers of your gifts to do the same if what you gave them isn't quite what they hoped for.
【1】Why does the author mention the study in Journal of Consumer Behaviour?
A.To highlight the importance of regifting.
B.To show people’s attitudes to regifting.
C.To challenge the rightness of regifting.
D.To express his concern for regifting.
【2】What is the meaning of the underlined word “unwarranted”?
A.Unnecessary. B.Uncertain.
C.Unimportant. D.Unconscious.
【3】What do we know about the research?
A.9% simply kept unwanted gifts.
B.30% didn’t know National Regifting Day.
C.Givers generally didn’t mind regifting.
D.Receivers tended to trash unwanted gifts.
【4】What can we conclude from the text?
A.Regifting is offensive. B.Regifting is forbidden.
C.Regifting is popular. D.Regifting is acceptable.
24、
【1】If Jack, a 12-year-old, is interested in adventure, what film may he see alone?
A. Film directed by Gary Rydstrom
B. Film directed by Ken Kwapis.
C. Film directed by Tyler Perry.
D. Films directed by Brad Peyton.
【2】 What does the underlined phrase "down-on-her-luck" in Film Three mean?
A. wealthy B. unlucky
C. stubborn D. selfish
【3】In Film Four, we can infer that.
A. audiences can also enjoy its 3D edition freely
B. adventurer Sean is also a Greenpeace volunteer
C. the kids may find it hard to catch its language
D. Sean makes a fortune by discovering the treasure
【4】What can we learn from the passage?
A. Film Three lasts longest and release earliest of the films,
B. Wesley Deeds fell in love with Lindsey at first sight.
C. Film Two is mainly a film meant for adults only.
D. Shawn develops a secret friendship with Arrietty.
25、I am a single father with two young daughters. It had been a ________ year: Being out of work ________ me of a reliable income and thus I was always ________ on cash. But as Christmas approached, with little choice, I was still ________ to tell the girls, “It looks like our gift from Santa will be the gift of our love for each other.” I hated to see the ________ in the eyes of my girls. I just couldn’t stop feeling ________.
Then, ________, a miracle(奇迹) occurred to me. I won $1 000 in a contest. To give them a(n) ________, I kept it a secret and went on a shopping spree(一通购物) ________, all the time thinking, “How surprised they will be!”
The next morning, to lay out the gifts, I went to the living room but I ________ at the sight of the Christmas tree. There were already dozens of ________ under it—well packaged, all with my name on them. My girls had felt ________ that Dad wouldn’t be getting any gifts, so they’d carefully ________ their favorite old toys so that I would have a merry Christmas.
So moved was I that I stared at the gifts through ________ eyes, promising myself to never again ________ Santa Claus as Santa did appear in many different guises(伪装).
【1】
A．random
B．typical
C．plain
D．rough
【2】
A．freed
B．convinced
C．robbed
D．broke
【3】
A．keen
B．low
C．strict
D．hard
【4】
A．forced
B．encouraged
C．advised
D．requested
【5】
A．confusion
B．annoyance
C．anxiety
D．disappointment
【6】
A．guilty
B．regretful
C．empty
D．impatient
【7】
A．cautiously
B．strangely
C．unexpectedly
D．hopefully
【8】
A．inspiration
B．surprise
C．achievement
D．excuse
【9】
A．by myself
B．on occasion
C．in public
D．on purpose
【10】
A．sighed
B．hesitated
C．fled
D．froze
【11】
A．objects
B．presents
C．goods
D．decorations
【12】
A．terrible
B．skeptical
C．calm
D．sweet
【13】
A．washed up
B．put away
C．took apart
D．packed up
【14】
A．near-sighted
B．well-shaped
C．tear-filled
D．heart-broken
【15】
A．admit
B．doubt
C．overlook
D．cheat
26、上周，你和同学参加了学校一年一度的植树活动。请你写篇英语文章向“英语园地”杂志投稿，内容包括：
1. 活动过程简介；
2. 活动的意义；
3. 个人感受。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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