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1、The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in ________ name the character for “harmony” is included.
A. which B. what
C. whose D. as
2、________ Daisy worked hard for the whole term pleased her parents.
A．That
B．What
C．How
D．After
3、-What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple?
-He helped their son with his lessons.
A.conservation B.occupation C.accommodation D.immigration
4、The law is equally applied to everyone. No one ________ be above it.
A. shall B. must
C. may D. need
5、Tom tried hard to ______ his book, but his thoughts kept flying back to the movie.
A．concentrate on
B．settle for
C．give up
D．take down
6、Although _____ by the opposite team, the players were not discouraged but practiced harder.
A. beating B. beaten
C. having beaten D. being beaten
7、To ______ the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as cornbread, mashed potatoes (土豆泥), and pumpkin or apple pie.
A.come across B.go with C.search for D.figure out
8、What you said doesn’t ________ what the police have told us, so we have to find more evidence.
A.agree with B.make up
C.contribute to D.show off
9、People all think it strange that the boy should tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really ________ explanation.
A. prevents B. challenges C. interrupts D. confuses
10、Peppa Pig, a Bristish cartoon character with a face ______ like a hair dryer, is placed on the cup ______ blue, green and celadon colors.
A.shaping; featuring B.shaped; featuring
C.shaping; featured D.shaped; featured
11、If he had been working hard, he ______ in the office now. However, he didn’t.
A. would be working B. were to be working C. was working D. should work
12、____ himself with routine office tasks, he had no time to accompany his children.
A. Occupied B. Occupyin
C. Being occupied D. To be occupied
13、If Tom’s wife won’t go to the party,________.
A．he will either
B．neither will he
C．he neither will
D．either he will
14、 I’m always ________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.
A. enthusiastic B. curious
C. doubtful D. cautious
15、—It’s really great to have a computer to store my photos.
—Don’t count on it too much. It ______ break down and you’d better make a copy of them.
A.must B.can C.should D.need
16、All preparations _______ in advance before attendants arrive, the board chairman is confident the annual conference will be a success.
A. had been made B. made C. having made D. to be made
17、_____by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off.
A. Praise B. Praised C. To praise D. Praising
18、–Long time no see! Where have you been?
--I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.
A. stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying
19、The newly-built subway is always crowded with passengers going home from market, most of them _____ heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables.
A. carried B. to be carried
C. to carry D. carrying
20、Passengers are permitted ________ only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.
A．to carry
B．carrying
C．to be carried
D．being carried
21、Currently, there are about 480,000 school buses operating today in the United States. These petro-fueled school buses alone contribute 5.3 million tons of climate-changing pollution every year. Replacing all school buses in America with an electric-powered model would be equal to taking 1 million cars off the road, saving millions of tons of pollution annually.
If schools in America were to swap out all of these school buses with electric-powered replacements, it would not only have plenty of environmental benefits, but also many health benefits for the students taking school buses every week.
Not only do these hundreds of thousands of buses have terrible effects on the environment, they also have harmful health consequences for the students riding the bus every day. Approximately 95 percent of school buses run on gas, which is proven to cause respiratory diseases and worsen existing conditions such as asthma.
“Pollution from petro-fueled school buses is harming our children’s health and contributing significantly to global warming,” said Andrea McGimsey, Environment America Global Warming Director. “Our research shows that whether they’re boarding the bus or on the bus, kids are exposed to poisonous air in high concentrations. Electrifying our buses is a common-sense solution for communities across the nation.”
These electric school buses are already available for schools to consider. They are cleaner, healthier, and often cheaper for schools to purchase in place of petrol-fueled buses in the long run. Electric school buses have zero exhaust-pipe emissions, which could help reduce kids’ exposure to poisonous air on a daily basis.
“When we put our kids on a school bus, we rely on these buses for safe transportation,” said Jeff Robinson, director of U. S. PIRG’s transportation program. “We have the technology to avoid these negative influences, so why wouldn’t we drive toward a cleaner future?”
【1】What do the statistics in Paragraph 1 imply?
A．The benefit of riding school buses.
B．The popularity of petro-fueled buses.
C．The necessity of limiting school buses.
D．The urgency of using electric school buses.
【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 3 and 4?
A．The consequences of global warming.
B．Students’ exposure to different diseases.
C．Tons of pollution caused by school buses.
D．The negative impacts of petro-fueled buses.
【3】What is Jeff Robinson’s attitude to electric school buses?
A．Skeptical.
B．Cautious.
C．Supportive.
D．Fearful.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Problems of the Current School Buses
B．Benefits for Students Riding School Buses
C．An Alternative Transportation, a Cleaner Future
D．A Temporary Replacement, a Permanent Solution
22、Whistler, B.C.
Beloved by tourists and Canadians alike, Whistler increased its international profile after the success of the 2010 Winter Olympics. With its close proximity (临近) to Vancouver — it’s only two hours north of the city — Whistler offers the ideal winter playground for all ages. Challenge yourself on its snow-covered mountains, enjoy some retail therapy in its 200 shops, or sample the finest cuisine in 90+ restaurants and bars.
Quebec
For more than 60 years, Quebec’s world famous Winter Carnival has been one of Canada’s must-visit winter destinations. With evening parades, snow tubing, skating, snow rafting, outdoor BBQs, ice sliding, snow sculpture competitions and dance parties, there’s something for every taste and age. And be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the fete’s main man — Bonhomme Carnaval — Quebec’s beloved snowman and Carnival ambassador.
Nova Scotia
You can’t get more Canadian than maple syrup, and Sugar Moon Farm in Nova Scotia has tasty fun in store for you! Learn all about the art of maple syrup — and sample the yummy results. Sugar Moon Farm offers warm hospitality along with their sugar camp tours, all-day brunch, maple-tasting experiences and hiking trails. Foodies will be thrilled to take part in Sugar Moon’s Chef Nights when the finest chefs create delicate dinners for a hungry and appreciative audience.
Saskatchewan
For a true frontier experience, enjoy a breathtaking journey through the Canadian wild by dog sled. Saskatchewan’s Sundogs Sled Excursions lets you ride along on a trip of a lifetime. Each winter from late November to mid-March, Sundogs takes visitors deep into the beautiful and unspoiled environs of Anglin Lake by dog sled. Sundogs offers a host of amazing activities including puppy camps, half or full day trips, and overnight camping.
【1】What is Whistler, B.C. known for worldwide?
A.The success of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
B.Its close proximity to Vancouver.
C.Its snow-covered mountains.
D.The finest cuisine in restaurants and bars.
【2】Which is suggested if one has a sweet tooth?
A.Whistler, B.C. B.Saskatchewan.
C.Nova Scotia. D.Quebec.
【3】What can be expected in Saskatchewan?
A.A snow sculpture competition. B.A maple-tasting experience.
C.A cross-country hiking trip. D.A thrilling snow sled ride.
23、During my first year in college. I didn’t speak even though I was in a program called the Great Conversation. I was too afraid of saying something wrong.
I took a class from Barbara as a second year student. My mind was split open by the quality of Barbara’s questions. I finally had something to say and the energy to say it. I was a frequent visitor during Barbara’s office hours.
In my junior year, Barbara announced the birth of her daughter. Maggie. That time I still knew little about her life. During my senior year, when Barbara was my essay adviser, I became Maggie’s babysitter. She had to leave to teach her class. I sang Maggie lullabies(摇篮曲), fed her tiny cheese cubes, and gave her hot milk. And also in the same year, with Barbara’s help, I finished my essay successfully and graduated as an outstanding student.
During the six years after graduation, I visited Barbara and her husband often. Our relationship gradually deepened, but I was always conscious of a teacher-student relationship.
It was another two years later that this changed fundamentally when I became a parent and had my son in 2010, and Barbara was one of the first to congratulate me. When, nine months later, my child was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease, a serious and rare illness, she sent me a letter handwritten on a white legal pad(信笺薄). For the next two and a half years, Barbara wrote me regular, sometimes weekly, remarkable letters that are revealing, loving, and kind.
When I began writing about my son in a very public blog format, Barbara responded to each post.
Through our back-and-forths, I began to realize that I hadn’t really known her at all—not until now, as she revealed more about herself than she ever had. A little over a year ago, she wrote, “I’m sending you lots of love and positive thoughts. Hope you feel it.” I did, and I do. Yes, we had decades of shared history behind us, but now we had gotten to know and love each other as women, mothers and equals.
【1】Why didn’t the author speak in the program the Great Conversation?
A．She actually had nothing to say to her teacher.
B．She had no opportunity to speak in Barbara’s class.
C．She feared making some mistakes.
D．She was too proud to say something.
【2】When did the author become her teacher’s babysitter?
A．When she was a college freshman.
B．When she was a fourth-year college student.
C．When she was a third-year college student.
D．When she was a postgraduate.
【3】How many years had the author known her teacher Barbara when she had her own son?
A．Nine.
B．Eleven.
C．Twelve.
D．Fourteen.
【4】Which of the following best describes Barbara?
A．Thoughtful and positive.
B．Outgoing and creative.
C．Easygoing and ambitious.
D．Dutiful and humorous.
24、The 90-minute long game involves two goals, black and white checkered balls, goalkeeper, and no hand use. This sport, of course, is soccer or football, as the majority of the rest of the world says. It’s confusing that some countries call this sport “football” while Americans and Canadians say “soccer”, but apparently the British are mostly to blame.
The name confusion is actually thanks to British universities in the early 1800s who tried standardizing various sports games that had different rules and regulations to differentiate between them, according to a paper by Stefan Szymanski, a professor of sports economics at the University of Michigan.
Rugby, formerly known as “rugby football” or “rugger”, is a translation of “football” where you can use your hands. Soccer, originally “association football” or “asoccer”, is the traditional translation of “football” where people don’t use their hands. People in England started shortening the names by dropping the “association” part of the phrase as well as the “a” in “asoccer”, per Szymanski’s paper. If your head hurts from thinking about this, prepare to have your mind blown by these things you probably never thought about — until just now.
Now comes the complexity: in 1869, Rutgers and Princeton colleges held the first traditional, recorded, football game using a unique combination of rules from both rugby and soccer, creating what we know as “American football” and what other countries refer to as “gridiron”. Thanks to the popularity of American football, soccer players in America keep to “soccer” to help differentiate themselves, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
If the name “soccer” stuck in Britain, and if Americans came up with a better one for American football, there would be much less confusion. So why did the “football” short kind of “association football” become more popular than “soccer” in England anyway? Originally, American influence on Britain during World War II made “soccer” the popular term in England before the 1980s, The Atlantic reports. Once the sport became more popular in the United States around that time, the British stopped using “soccer”. Szymanski’s paper claims it could be thanks to American and British news organizations pushing either term in each country.
【1】What caused the name confusion in the early 1800s?
A．Game time.
B．Sports rules.
C．Ball popularity.
D．News organizations.
【2】What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?
A．The name confusion is becoming stronger.
B．You cannot use your hands while playing games.
C．The names make it more difficult for people to understand.
D．Making the best of the head in the sports is extremely vital.
【3】In which of the following do the two belong to the same one?
A．“Rugby” and “Soccer”.
B．“Rugger” and “American football”.
C．“American football” and “Gridiron”.
D．“Gridiron” and “Association football”.
【4】What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A．The name confusion would become less.
B．The British disliked soccer during World War II.
C．American soccer was more popular than English football.
D．History and culture had a great effect on the name.
25、I was walking down the path after visiting the Vashistha Cave. Then I realised that a big monkey ________ itself ahead, blocking my path.I________,fearing that any movement might annoy him. It was a ________ situation. I had to ________ but running wasn't an option. Worse, any movement on my part produced a________ response from the monkey.
Moments later, I took two tentative steps, only to see the monkey match my ________. My mind was racing with several thoughts. I called my driver and started ________ towards the main road, he alongside, a bit ________ as this was not his regular beat. Suddenly, my car ________.I quietly went ahead, opened the back door, and ________ him to join me in the car, just for fun. I almost burst into ________ as he did the same. I jumped into the car before he could ________ me. The driver ________ immediately.
Later, having picked up some bananas down the road, we ________ to the spot where we had left him. Placing the bananas near the road, I waved my arm, ________ him to get them. With eyes locked on mine, he didn't ________. As we drove away, I turned around to see the monkey approach the ________.Perhaps he now realised that I wasn't a(n) ________ at all.
I came away thinking that our own insecurities ________ us from understanding others, whether humans or other creatures. We might be able to understand other people better if we attempt to understand ________ first.
【1】
A．hid
B．hurt
C．parked
D．controlled
【2】
A．fell
B．froze
C．rushed
D．jumped
【3】
A．tense
B．simple
C．pleasant
D．concrete
【4】
A．get away
B．break in
C．hold on
D．give up
【5】
A．rare
B．wrong
C．proper
D．similar
【6】
A．action
B．wisdom
C．character
D．appearance
【7】
A．rolling
B．walking
C．driving
D．cycling
【8】
A．satisfied
B．relaxed
C．embarrassed
D．worried
【9】
A．died
B．crashed
C．arrived
D．disappeared
【10】
A．forced
B．signaled
C．reminded
D．taught
【11】
A．life
B．tears
C．anger
D．laughter
【12】
A．cheat
B．follow
C．accept
D．find
【13】
A．shot off
B．slowed down
C．cheered up
D．came along
【14】
A．fled
B．pointed
C．returned
D．connected
【15】
A．begging
B．training
C．ordering
D．inviting
【16】
A．nod
B．speak
C．move
D．pause
【17】
A．car
B．cave
C．fruit
D．driver
【18】
A．enemy
B．visitor
C．stranger
D．owner
【19】
A．save
B．excuse
C．protect
D．prevent
【20】
A．environment
B．animals
C．adventure
D．resources
26、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Adele很喜欢中国画。你市美术馆将于暑期举行为期两周的“当代画家作品展”，你想邀请她一同前往参观画展。请你给她写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.介绍画展活动；
3.约定见面时间、地点。
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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