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1、_______ to building a community with a shared future for mankind is China, which has provided generous support and assistance.
A.Dedicating B.Dedicated C.Being dedicated D.Having dedicated
2、Once the massive rocket by SpaceX sprinted off (腾空而起) at about 3:45 p.m, everything seemed to _____ as planned, from the activation of David Bowie’s (大卫·鲍威) music as soundtrack to the pinpoint return of two reusable booster rockets.
A. take off B. go off C. set off D. pull off
3、 A notice will be put up_____ information about the closing dates for entering exams.
A. given B. giving C. having given D. being given
4、Mary __________ up the toy car and let it run across the room.
A.worked B.walked C.washed D.wound
5、_______the strong winds continue, part of the highway would still be temporarily closed.
A. Could B. Would C. Should D. Might
6、Look! Here’ s a photo ______ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?
A. taken B. taking
C. to take D. being taken
7、I insisted______ to see a doctor，but he insisted nothing _____wrong with him
A．on him to go；should be
B．he went；be
C．he go；was
D．he should to；is
8、The Dragon Boat Festival ________ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
A. is marking B. marks C. will mark D. marked
9、________by many negative reports, some people wrongly regard teenagers as lacking a sense of responsibility and concern for others.
A．Influenced
B．To be influenced
C．Having influenced
D．Being influenced
10、The artist is said during the production and thus a pirated video was sold in every part of Kenya.
A. to be cheated B. being cheated
C. to have been cheated D. having been cheated
11、— How did you find Professor Smith’s speech last night ?
— To be frank, his speech didn’t ________ to me .
A.appeal B.belong
C.refer D.occur
12、______me tomorrow and I’ll let you know the lab result.
A.Calling B.Call C.To call D.Having called
13、Sometimes,_______we make choices has a lot to do with what we feel.
A.what B.how C.which D.why
14、—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
15、How would you like ______ if the power went out when you were watching your favorite TV program?
A.them B.those C.it D.one
16、People believe writing poems provides a through which they can express their feelings.
A. shelter B. source
C. channel D. background
17、The 88th Academy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre, _______ seats an audience of approximately 3,400.
A. where B. whose C. which D. when
18、—Sorry, I missed your party yesterday because of an unexpected visitor.
—Actually, you________the party. It was canceled at the last moment.
A.didn’t need to attend B.needn’t have attended
C.shouldn’t have attended D.shouldn’t attend
19、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
20、The tax only affects people on incomes of over $200,000 - ________, the very rich.
A．in addition
B．for instance
C．in other words
D．on the contrary
21、Warley Woods Community (社区) Trust
Welcome to our third newsletter of the year!
Our main activity for March is our Walk for the Woods fundraising events on Saturday, 17th March, starting any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. We will be walking the distance between Warley Woods and Tipperary. It is indeed a long way — 80 miles. The more people that you can get sponsor you, the more money we can raise to help look after our beautiful woodland. More information is available at our website.
The Sunday volunteers planted two beeches and an oak last week. This was thanks to the money from the Big Tree Plant and to Lisa and Gordon Whitiker, whose friends gave money for the big trees instead of for their wedding presents. Thanks to everyone who took part.
There were 15 volunteers at the Oral History Training Day which was led very ably by Julia Letts. The group will be meeting again and will start to interview the local people who have offered to tell their stories. We are happy to hear from others who would like to be interviewed about their memories of the Woods for the project. If you or anyone you know is interested, please call Viv Cole at the office. This project is financed by Heritage Lottery Fund.
There was a huge response to the Forest Schools activities held at half term. These will be held again during the Easter holidays on the following dates: 4th April from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for over 8s. On 12th April form 10 a.m. to 12 noon, there will be a Teddy Bears’ Picnic for the under 8s. All these must be booked in advance.
Finally, don’t forget the Easter Egg Roll on Bank Holiday, 9th April, staring at 11 a.m. Bring your own hard-boiled and decorated egg to roll down the hill in the woods. The first past the finishing line will win a large chocolate egg! This year, due to popular demand, there will also be an Adults’ Easter Egg Roll following the children’s competition.
We look forward to seeing you all soon, at one of our many events.
【1】Which of the following will be on 9th April?
A. Walk for the Woods
B. Teddy Bears’ Picnic
C. The Easter Egg Roll
D. The Oral History Training Day
【2】Heritage Lottery Fund provides money to ______.
A. help look after the wood land
B. collect stories about the community
C. hold activities for the Forest Schools
D. organize the Easter holiday competition
【3】The passage is written to ______.
A. inform people of the coming events
B. encourage people to work as volunteers
C. tell people about some famous organization
D. invite people to take part in the competition
22、In recent years, there has been a rise in the volume of audiobook sales, which is easily aided by the dominance of the smartphone. Other contributors to the rise beyond technology?
One thing is obvious: Reading even a short book involves a significant investment of time and prevents any other activity. You can’t drive or garden while reading. Andy Miller, the author of The Year of Reading Dangerously, said: “I was hunting for a book to read.” Kit Waal, my friend, said, “you should get the audiobook Old Filth; it’s fantastic.” She was right. I could walk the dog and still be reading a brilliant novel, or have one read to me brilliantly. I loved that book and I loved that way of reading it. So I’m a recent convert.”
Does he worry audio provides too different an experience to reading itself? “Clearly on audio you are at the mercy of the reader’s skills,” he says. “But then , ego (自己) aside, the same is true of reading a book on the page. We’re all at the mercy of our own skills and tastes, aren’t we? But on audio you are influenced by someone else’s interpretation. And you might simply dislike the voice of the reader. But at its best audio offers a complementary (互补的) experience to the actual book.”
Will audiobook distract us from the page before us? Better to focus on what we might gain. As someone who frequently interviews authors on stage, I'm aware of the unique insight to a text produced by hearing someone read their own work; I’ve frequently re-interpreted a passage after such an experience. But that has had no impact on whether or not I'll read a book by a writer I will never hear reading.
I once met the writer Don Delillo. In response to a question about the process of writing, he remarked that he sometimes became attracted by the shape of particular letters, by the way individual words appeared before him, their beauty beyond meaning and the relationship to meaning. He sounded hippy-dippy; then it made perfect sense. Reading does start with shapes, which slowly resolve to make a certain meaning, filtered through our own subjectivity and our senses. That will never change.
【1】What does Andy Miller mean by “I’m a recent convert” in paragraph 2?
A．I like the reader’s voice.
B．I enjoy my daily routines.
C．I fall in love with audiobook.
D．I am addicted to reading novels.
【2】What does Andy Miller think of the audiobook?
A．It has a good voice.
B．It limits our interpretation.
C．It controls our skills and tastes.
D．It misleads our interpretation.
【3】What is Don Delillo’s attitude to reading the actual book?
A．Unclear.
B．Objective.
C．Opposed.
D．Favourable.
【4】What is the best title of the text?
A．Easy listening: the rise of the audiobook?
B．The audiobook-a growing trend in reading
C．Slow reading-the decline of the actual book?
D．A new experience: the appearance of audiobook
23、A Dutch artist and designer has come up with a device which he hopes will get rid of pollutants from Beijing's smog skies, creating clean air for the city's mask-wearing people.
An electromagnetic field（电磁场） will pull particles（微粒） in the smog to the ground where they can be easily cleaned.
“It’s like when you have a balloon which has static（静电） and your hair goes toward it. Same with the smog,” says artist Daan Roosegaarde.
His studio has reached an agreement with the Beijing government to test the technology in one of tile capital’s parks.
With its skies regularly covered by dirty gray smog, Beijing this week announced a series of emergency measures to handle the problem.
Roosegaarde says an indoor model device has already proven it works and is confident that the results — with the help of a team of scientists and engineers — can be replicated(复制的) outside.
“Beijing is quite a good place because the smog in Beijing is quite low. It lies in a valley so there's not so much wind. It's a good environment to explore this kind of thing.”
“We'll be able to purify the air and the challenge is to get the top of the smog so you can see the sun again.”
Roosegaarde acknowledges that projects like this are a way of drawing attention to the problem,rather than a practical solution to Beijing's awful air pollution.
“This is not the real answer for smog. The real answer has to do with clean cars, different industry and different lifestyles.”
However, he hopes the project will make a “fundamental statement” by allowing the city's people to realize the difference between breathing clean and smog-filled air.
【1】The device works by _______.
A. helping keep the particles out with more masks
B. pulling pollutants to the ground with an electromagnetic field
C. absorbing hair with a balloon with static
D. creating clean air and let it out into the sky
【2】 According to the passage，_______ .
A. the Beijing government has agreed to use the technology in Beijing
B. they have proven the results of the device both indoors and outdoors
C. the results of the air-cleaning device can be expectable
D. the Beijing government has never done anything to handle the air pollution
【3】What does Roosegaarde really mean by saying “Beijing is quite a good place... ”?
A. The air pollution in Beijing is not quite serious.
B. The weather in Beijing is good for foreigners to live in.
C. Beijing is quite fit for using the air-cleaning device.
D. It is easy to get the top of the smog in Beijing.
【4】Roosegaarde appeals to people in Beijing to ________.
A. pay attention to air pollution and solve the problem finally
B. invent more devices to clean the smog in Beijing
C. drive modern cars and try different lifestyles
D. realize how serious the pollution they're facing is
24、Tips on Increasing Your Memory Power
One of the most common problems today is forgetfulness. Many people are searching for the key to a better memory.【1】
Increase your memory power by using associations.
The first technique to remember the things is the association technique. This includes the use of mnemonics（助记符号）or things similar to a particular word in order to remember what should be memorized.【2】However, the associations that a person creates himself will help to remember things more easily and more quickly.
Increase your memory power by repetition.
【3】Stimuli（刺激物）are things that stimulate a person to make his brain work. As a person repeatedly acquires stimuli to make his brain work, these stimuli are remembered by the brain. It is like learning words as a child. He applies all the repeated words he has heard during his life.
【4】
The third technique is about the application of body movements. By using simple hand gestures while saying a word, a person can remember things that he has forgotten.
There are lots of other ways to increase memory power. However, one must also be aware of the things to be avoided. The first thing that a person must do is to prevent stress.【5】If you follow these techniques on how to increase your memory power, life will be easier for you.
A．The second technique is repetition.
B．In other words, stress must be managed
C．Increase your memory power by using body movements.
D．Here are several techniques to increase a person’ memory power.
E．A lot of students use these techniques, especially during major exams.
F．There are several mnemonics available to help a person remember things.
G．A person might wonder why he couldn't remember the details the day before the exam.
25、I grasped a sandwich as I tried to finish my work during lunch. My company, like many companies, had_________ costs by not replacing people as they left. The survivors had to take up the work. For me and my co-workers, this meant no lunch hour. I wanted to quit, but given the economy, it was hard to find another job. I felt ________. Then a conversation with a six-year-old girl changed my ________.
The young girl was standing in line with her mom at the supermarket.
“Good day at school?” I asked.
A nod.
“What’s your favorite subject?”
“Lunch.”
I smiled. That had been my_________ too. At lunch, I could talk with my friends, draw pictures or play games. There were no adults to tell me what to do. The time was mine.
But what happened to lunch time now?
I knew I was entitled to a lunch break at work. So I decided to ________ it. Our office was located in the downtown and I set out to_________ the area. A few blocks away was an art museum with free admission. At the end of another street, I was surprised to discover some horses eating grass in a field.
At the beginning of my tours during lunch, I received some ________ stares from my co-workers, but I chose to ignore them. In fact, I watched in amazement that some of them started to_________ their work during lunch. ________, we started inviting each other out for walks and discovered we had other topics of conversation beyond the common complaints about work.
I’m still looking for a new position, but with less anxiety than before. If we can’t change our ________, we can change our attitude.
【1】
A．counted
B．cut
C．paid
D．raised
【2】
A．trapped
B．fearful
C．shocked
D．hurt
【3】
A．work
B．way
C．view
D．plan
【4】
A．decision
B．explanation
C．secret
D．answer
【5】
A．take
B．make
C．find
D．stop
【6】
A．explore
B．measure
C．develop
D．identify
【7】
A．innocent
B．determined
C．sympathetic
D．unpleasant
【8】
A．carry on
B．take over
C．put aside
D．go through
【9】
A．Generally
B．Gradually
C．Accidentally
D．Obviously
【10】
A．strategies
B．circumstances
C．responsibilities
D．principles
26、假如你是李华，你在网上看到一个为加拿大学生提供食宿的招聘广告，你想申请，请写一封自荐信。内容要点：
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2. 自己是热心肠，喜欢帮助别人；
3. 家人说地道的普通话。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 书信格式已经给出，不计入总词数。
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
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