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1、He also hopes that he always has the courage to pursue his love of music, ________ what others think.
A.apart from B.in spite of C.regardless of D.in addition to
2、We did have a quarrel about money last night，but now we have already_____________.
A.taken up B.put up
C.made up D.brought up
3、To tell you ________ truth, I went through the day with my mind in ________ fog.
A.the; / B./; a C.a; the D.the; a
4、The stranger calling himself a friend of my father's________to be a cheat. I was almost taken in by his trick.
A.turned out B.looked out C.pointed out D.came out
5、It was ______ creative thinking that I took the course, not to get high marks in exams.
A．developing
B．to develop
C．developed
D．to have developed
6、He would have been willing to accompany me________him how important it was to me.
A.if I have told B.had I told C.should I tell D.if I could tell
7、Afraid __________? This type of anxiety can deeply disturb people’s enjoyment of social relationships.
A. of laughing at B. to be laughed at
C. of being laughed at D. to laugh at
8、Due to the reform and openingup, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved ________ over the past decades.
A．considerately
B．approximately
C．appropriately
D．considerably
9、The publishing firm is doing a survey and they are delighted with the replies they________ from the public so far.
A．received
B．receive
C．are received
D．have received
10、Busy as the working mother is, she still_____ a lot of time to her children.
A.devotes B.spends C.offers D.provides
11、Cost ________as follows: food and drink 100 yuan, studying material 150 yuan, accommodation fee 300 yuan.
A．breaks down
B．breaks off
C．breaks in
D．breaks out
12、Tom had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ______seriously.
A. damaged B. was being damaged
C. had damaged D. had been damaged
13、It’s nearly four years since I worked in that firm. I ________ a band with other fellows.
A. operated B. had been operating
C. was operating D. am operating
14、Before you hand in your final report, ________ there are no spelling mistakes.
A. make sure B. to make sure
C. made sure D. making sure
15、—Do you think I really ________ the bad handwriting in your composition at yesterday’s meeting?
—Sure. Why ________ you always pick holes in everything I write?
A. wouldn’t have mentioned; can
B. mustn’t mention; should
C. shouldn’t have mentioned; must
D. couldn’t mention; would
16、The employee might have been dismissed by the employer last month,______ ?
A. hasn't he B. didn't he C. wasn't he D. mightn't he
17、 How happy we are！The winter holiday we have been looking forward ____soon.
A. has come B. to have come
C. to coming D. to will come
18、Present at the historic meeting ________ many an official on Nov 7, of course President Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou ________.
A. was; included B. was; including
C. were; included D. has been; included
19、This flu season in the U．S. began earlier than usual and started ________ in midNovember with an increase of influenza B.
A.building up B.piling up C.rising up D.picking up
20、The quality of life is a(n) ________ survey to individuals or group’s physical functions, and psychological and social adaptation.
A.representative B.productive C.impressive D.comprehensive
21、Winemaker Justin Jarrett remembers when the grape harvest used to start. He and his wife Pip, used to take their kids on an annual beach holiday in February. When they returned to their vineyards (葡萄园) in the regional New South Wales city of Orange, Australia, in early autumn, they’d start the harvest. Today, harvest starts six weeks earlier in January.
“What we did 20 years ago can’t work today, ”Jarrett says. “You have to adjust. ”
Scientists used to have big debates about how to talk to farmers about climate change, says Snow Barlow, a professor specialising in viticulture at the University of Melboume. But recently there’s been a sea change. “Farmers are now saying. This is serious and we want to get on with doing things, ” he says.
“Wine is a classical industry that has been very influenced by climate, ” Barlow says. “You grow grapes in particular areas because you think it’s the ideal place to grow a particular grape to create the perfect wine. ”
Rising temperatures are not just affecting harvest times, but also the types of grapes that grow well in particular areas. Major labels, such as Brown Brothers, have moved some of their operations to the southern state of Tasmania where there are cooler sites for varieties such as chardonnay and pinot noir. Others are changing their varietal mix, introducing grapes from southern Italy, Sicily and Greece that are more heat- tolerant.
The Jarretts have spent years adapting their winemaking business for a warmer world. They’ve invested in infrastructure, help them manage the compressed (缩短的) harvest time, and introduced more sustainable soil and pest (害虫) management practices.
Jarrett is growing their grape varieties at higher elevations (海拔高度) than he used to. Sauvignon blanc, for instance, which he used to grow at 700m, has been moved up to 900m. He thinks he can keep moving his operations up to about 1100m before he has to buy more land.
“We have to have a 20-year plan. If we’re going to move a variety or change something, we have to have at least 20 years of success to make it worthwhile,” Jarrett says. “We are really looking at varieties that are now considered hot climate. ”
【1】What do the Jarretts have to adjust to?
A．Their holiday plan.
B．Their neighborhood.
C．The identity as winemakers.
D．The earlier grape harvest.
【2】What can we learn from Snow Barlow’s words?
A．Scientists were divided over climate change.
B．Warm climate has caused a change in the sea.
C．Wine industry is particular about grape suppliers.
D．Farmers are aware of the gravity of climate change.
【3】How are the Jaretts coping with the impact on their winemaking?
A．By putting off the harvest time.
B．By introducing heat- tolerant grapes.
C．By planting grapes at higher elevations.
D．By moving their operations to a new land.
【4】What is Jarett’s opinion of the alternative approaches to the challenge?
A．Great minds think alike.
B．It is rewarding to try new things.
C．It is better to play safe than take risks.
D．One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
22、Millions of migratory(迁徙的)birds occupy seasonally favorable breeding(繁殖)grounds in the Arctic, but scientists know little about the formation, maintenance and future of the migration routes of Arctic birds and the genetic determinants of migratory distance. In a new study, a multinational team of researchers under the leadership of Dr. ZHAN Xiangjiang from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences integrated two state-of-the-art techniques-satellite tracking and whole genome sequencing(基因排序)-and established a continental-scale migration system of peregrine falcons in Eurasian Arctic.
The researchers tracked 56 peregrine falcons from six Eurasian Arctic breeding populations and sequenced 35 genomes from four of these populations to study the migration of this species. They found that the birds used five migration routes across Eurasia, probably established between the last Ice Age 22, 000 years ago and the middle-Holocene 6, 000 years ago. “Peregrine falcons initiated their autumn migration mainly in September, and arrived at their wintering areas mainly in October, " said Professor Mike Bruford, an ecologist at Cardiff University. “Peregrine falcons that depart from different breeding grounds use different routes, and winter at widely distributed sites across four distinct regions. Individual birds that were tracked for more than one year exhibited strong path repeatability during migration, complete loyalty to wintering locations and limited breeding dispersal(扩散). ”
The researchers quantified the migration strategies and found that migration distance is the most significant differentiation. They used whole genome sequencing and found a gene-ADCY8, which is known to be involved in long-term memory in other animals in previous research- associated with differences in migratory distance. They found ADCY8 had a variant at high frequency in long-distance migrant populations of peregrine falcons, indicating this variant is being favorably selected because it may increase powers of long-term memory thought to be essential for long-distance migration.
“Previous studies have identified several candidate genomic regions that may regulate migration-but our work is the strongest demonstration of a specific gene associated with migratory behavior yet identified, ”Professor Bruford said. The researchers further looked at models of likely future migration behavior to predict the impact of global warming. If the climate warms at the same rate as it has in recent decades, they predict peregrine populations in western Eurasia have the highest probability of population decline and may stop migrating altogether.
“Our work is the first to begin to understand the way ecological factors may interact in migratory birds, ” said Dr. ZHAN Xiangjiang. “We hope it will serve as a cornerstone to help conserve migratory species in the world. ”
【1】What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A．Five birds’ historical migration routes were rebuilt.
B．Peregrine falcons stick to the areas where they winter.
C．Two novel research methods of migration were invented.
D．Peregrine falcons leave for Arctic regions in September.
【2】What can we infer about ADCY8?
A．It is a newly-discovered gene in the new study.
B．It serves as a fundamental part of long-distance migration.
C．It could be strengthened by the power of long-term memory.
D．It turned out to be more favored by birds than the other animals.
【3】What is special about the new study?
A．It has discovered a new genomic region of birds.
B．It has predicted the rate at which the climate warms.
C．It analyses the reasons for the decrease of peregrine falcons.
D．It encourages attention to environmental effects on migratory birds.
【4】Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．Researchers Help Conserve Migratory Species
B．Biologists Find Evidence of Migration Gene in Birds
C．How Long-term Memory Helps Long-distance Migration
D．How Ecological Factors Affect Birds’ Migratory Distances
23、 Making a budget can be quite a satisfying process. After drawing one up？ You'll probably feel proud that you've controlled your finances. However，drawing up your budget isn't the most important task when if comes to managing your money successfully.【1】.
If you're one of the many people in Britain with more than one bank account，using several alongside one another could help you stay in control of your spending. 【2】. That can help you avoid overspending in a single area.
【3】， keep an eye on your accounts each month. Whether you receive your regular bank statements and bills through the post or online， make sure you check them. They can tell you where you might be overdoing it， and should inspire you to cut back immediately if necessary. Besides，you're likely to pick up any problems as they arise.
Making a note of all your spending for a few weeks is another way to check that your money really is going where you'd like it to.【4】，but if you tend to spend using cash rather than a credit card，you wont be able to track where your money is going simply from looking at your bank statements and bills.
As your personal circumstances change，your budget will need to be changed， too. 【5】. While it may seem like a chance to loosen up your purse strings slightly， failing to take account of an income rise in your budget could mean you don't truly make the most of it.
A. If you want your budget to stay balanced
B. It'll take a few months to get used to budgeting
C. It may seem tiresome to write everything down
D. Divide up your income each month into separate accounts
E. Once you've linked all your accounts，you can create a budget
F. Getting a promotion or pay rise should mean you remake your budget
G. The key to effective budgeting is sticking to the spending plan you've made
24、When others get off the train to finally go home, Leonie Muller stays behind. That’s because she is already home: The train is her apartment, and she says she likes it that way. The German college student gave up her apartment in spring.“It all started with an argument I had with my landlord,” Muller told The Washington Post via e-mail.“I immediately decided I didn't want to live there anymore and then I realized: Actually,I didn’t want to live anywhere anymore.”
Instead, she bought a subscription (会员费) that allows her to board every train in the country for free. Now, Muller washes her hair in the train bathroom and writes her college papers while traveling at a speed of up to 190 mph.She says that she enjoys the freedom since she gave up her apartment.“I really feel at home on trains.It’s like being on vacation all the time,”Muller said.
“I want to inspire people to question their habits and the things they consider to be normal,” Muller told The Post.“There are always more opportunities than one thinks there are.The next adventure is waiting just around the comer-provided that you want to find it.”
Muller frequently travels late at night,although she tries to sleep at the apartments of relatives or friends. Often, she is accommodated by her boyfriend,her mother or grandmother. “Normally, we would have to have a long-distance relationship, but living on a train enables me to see him all the time,” Muller told German TV station SWR regarding her boyfriend.“Most of my friends really like the idea,although some consider it to be quite adventurous. Others, however,have reacted more negatively.They feel offended by the fact that I question the ordinary way of life and living.”
The only problem? “Possessing a headset that reduces most surrounding noises is important,” she said.
【1】What do we know about the direct reason for Muller s choice to live on trains?
A. She had an argument with her landlord. B. She wanted to visit more people on the way.
C. She had to finish her graduate paper on the topic. D. She planned to act against tradition.
【2】According to Muller,which is one of the advantages of living on trains?
A. She can have more holidays. B. She can escape from college life.
C. She can possess a headset. D. She can see her boyfriend more often.
【3】What does Muller want to express in Paragraph 3?
A. There are opportunities everywhere in life. B. The next adventure is coming soon.
C. People need to make changes in their life. D. People need to follow in her footsteps to live on trains.
【4】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The ordinary way of life and living. B. The thought of living on a train.
C. German TV station SWR. D. A long-distance relationship.
25、Choosing to be an author is rewarding but challenging. The most well-known authors struggled earlier in their careers to gain more _______. Many famous authors recently _______ about their embarrassing book signing events in response to a Twitter thread about another author’s _______ experience.
Chelsea Banning, a fantasy author, tweeted her _______ on December 4 after just two people _______ to the signing event for her first novel Of Crowns and Legends. She wrote, “Only two people came to my signing event yesterday, so I was very _______.”
The tweet caught the _______ of the author of My Sister’s Keeper — Jodi Picoult, who responded, “I’ve sat lonely at a signing table many times only to have someone _______ and ask me where the bathroom is.” It didn’t _______ there as Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, also wrote, “I arranged a signing event to which nobody came, except a guy who wanted to buy some tape and thought I was the ________.” David Nicholls, the author of One Day, shared his own experience and wrote, “The one where the bookshop staff kindly ________ to be customers so I wouldn’t feel too bad still ________ with me.”
These ________ from best-selling authors under Banning’s tweet suggest that everyone ________ had trouble making their voice ________ a large number of people. ________, with efforts and willpower, these authors have climbed up the ladder (梯子) of the literary world and ________ it. Banning’s ________ has gathered over 60,000 likes and over 1,900 retweets. The thread is becoming a(n) ________ for young writers who’re struggling to succeed in this competitive ________.
【1】
A．instructors
B．translators
C．readers
D．companions
【2】
A．went on
B．opened up
C．broke down
D．ran away
【3】
A．illegal
B．strange
C．busy
D．disappointing
【4】
A．displeasure
B．terror
C．rudeness
D．dishonesty
【5】
A．gave in
B．called out
C．turned up
D．fell behind
【6】
A．curious
B．upset
C．shy
D．thrilled
【7】
A．question
B．thought
C．point
D．attention
【8】
A．approach
B．survive
C．contribute
D．resist
【9】
A．matter
B．occur
C．stop
D．work
【10】
A．hero
B．help
C．buyer
D．author
【11】
A．declined
B．happened
C．failed
D．pretended
【12】
A．stays
B．agrees
C．contrasts
D．starts
【13】
A．apologies
B．responses
C．impacts
D．suggestions
【14】
A．initially
B．permanently
C．fortunately
D．willingly
【15】
A．control
B．educate
C．reach
D．defeat
【16】
A．Therefore
B．Besides
C．However
D．Instead
【17】
A．made
B．accepted
C．brought
D．tried
【18】
A．article
B．review
C．report
D．post
【19】
A．reward
B．landmark
C．achievement
D．inspiration
【20】
A．event
B．industry
C．bookshop
D．chatroom
26、假定你是学校篮球队的队员李华，你们将于下月与光明中学篮球队进行一场重要的比赛。听说你校外籍英语教师Morgan曾担任篮球教练,你决定给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 告知这次篮球赛；
2. 说明球队目前存在的问题；
3. 请他担任学校篮球队的教练。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Morgan,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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