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1、While most of western festivals enjoy great popularity worldwide, Halloween is something of a ________ festival in England as camps are divided as its appeal.
A. confidential B. controversial
C. conservative D. conventional
2、The successful candidate will be adaptable, take ownership of and develop in the role by taking initiative, being motivated and ________ high standards.
A. ensured B. to ensure C. ensuring D. to be ensured
3、When everyone came into the house, he was found ________ on the floor.
A．lain
B．lying
C．being lain
D．lie
4、—Why not get in my car to the swimming pool instead of walking?
—No, thanks. ______.
A．I’m used to
B．I’m able to
C．I’m about to
D．I’m sorry to
5、I’ve been away for 3 whole days. Can you ______ me on what’s happened here?
A.update B.evaluate C.indicate D.investigate
6、It’s unwise to leave________ can be life’s most important decision—future career—entirely to luck.
A．which
B．that
C．what
D．how
7、The judge said that the fine would ________ a warning to other drivers.
A.look into B.serve as C.watch over D.set up
8、______ what had happened, they knew I would struggle and simply wanted to help because it was the right thing to do.
A. Hearing B. To have heard C. Having heard D. Heard
9、I would love _____ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
A．to go
B．to have gone
C．going
D．having gone
10、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
11、In order to make full use of the energy, many water power stations are built ______ there are big waterfalls.
A．unless
B．so that
C．where
D．whether
12、The fact that he didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a(an) ________ disadvantage.
A．remote
B．distinct
C．identical
D．greedy
13、—Are you content with the result of the exam?
—Not a little. I can’t have ______ one.
A.a worse B.a better C.the worse D.the better
14、Working hard is not a __________ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.
A. sign B. signal
C. guarantee D. mark
15、Do not make complaints about being left out___you shy away from sharing your joys and sorrow with others.
A.when B.unless C.once D.until
16、Publishers don't see e-books as a threat to written books. ______________, they see them as an opportunity to draw in a new generation of readers.
A.Therefore. B.Anyway
C.Instead D.Besides
17、Wait a moment. The director _____ her assistant pick up some sandwiches for the meeting.
A. has B. has had C. had had D. was having
18、Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never ______ him.
A．fails
B．disappoints
C．controls
D．worries
19、—Are you still willing to lend money to your roommate?
—Yes. I have always held the ______ that he is an honest fellow.
A.belief B.truth C.custom D.fact
20、People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.
A．appropriate
B．conscious
C．arbitrary
D．controversial
21、North American Train Routes for a Family Vacation
The Adirondack
Considered one of the top ten scenic train rides in the world, the Adirondack train route travels from New York City's Penn Station to Montreal, Canada. The trip is great for a weekend away in either Montreal or Manhattan. The route will take you past West Point Academy, the Hudson River Valley and fifty miles of Lake Champlain.
The Vermonter
The trip from Washington, D. C. to St. Albans, Vermont, takes you from the U.S. capital, through the beautiful New England states of Connecticut and Massachusetts on the way to Vermont. As you travel through New England towns, you'll be able to see some of the most beautiful scenery in this area, including rivers, falls and covered bridges.
The Downeaster
The Downeaster was established in 2001 and was expanded several years ago northward to Freeport and Brunswick, Maine. The short ride (between three and four hours) includes a trip along the beautiful Maine coastline. With five round-trips offered each day, this route is a great way for Massachusetts families to visit Maine for a day or longer. Many of these routes carry volunteers to aid passengers with questions about local attractions and destinations.
The Pennsylvanian
Both New York City and Pittsburgh are great family vacation destinations and the Pennsylvanian route takes you through the beautiful Pennsylvanian landscape between the two major cities. The 9.5-half hour trip travels through a variety of different terrains(地形), and stops along the way including Newark, Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Altoona. The connecting train service is available for those looking to travel to Cleveland, Chicago, and Toledo from Pittsburgh.
【1】Where is St. Albans?
A．In Vermont.
B．In Washington, D. C.
C．Near Lake Champlain
D．In Main
【2】Which train route offers the best choice for a one-day family sightseeing?
A．The Adirondack.
B．The Vermonter.
C．The Downeaster.
D．The Pennsylvanian.
【3】How can you go to Chicago?
A．By taking a train at Penn Station to Montreal.
B．By taking a connecting train at Pittsburgh.
C．By traveling to Cleveland and then to Chicago.
D．By traveling through New England states to Chicago.
22、 Whether hunting or competing for limited space and resources, humans are the planet’s super predator(捕食者). As the human population expands, it’s getting harder for other creatures to find somewhere to hide during the day. Now new findings indicate animals around the world have come up with another strategy: They are becoming nocturnal.
In a paper published in Science, researchers analyzed 76 previous scientific studies about human impact on animal activity. They compared animals’ activity during the day and night in areas of high human disturbance (from hunting or farming to hiking and other outdoor recreation) and low human disturbance (relatively natural conditions). The analysis showed animals are becoming an average of 1.36 times more nocturnal due to high human disturbance.
For example, in Poland wild boars go from 48% nocturnal in natural forests to 90% nocturnal in urban areas. Even activities people consider relatively innocuous, such as hiking and wildlife viewing, strongly affected animals’ daily rhythms. “We think that we’re leaving no trace often when we’re outdoors, but we can be having lasting consequences on animal behavior,” says Kaitlyn Gaynor, lead researcher for the study.
This is not the first time animals have had to live at night; during the time of dinosaurs, they were also nocturnal. “Dinosaurs were this ubiquitous(无处不在的), scary force, and only after their extinction did mammals(哺乳动物) emerge into the daylight,” Gaynor says. “And now humans have taken over and are pushing other animals back into the night.”
Scientists suspect becoming nocturnal may hurt those species highly adapted to the sun. They might not be able to live well at night, which would ultimately hurt their chances of survival and reproduction. Perhaps even more alarming effects could be in the wider ecosystem. In California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, coyotes have been more nocturnal in response to hikers and have started to alter their diets from daytime prey, such as squirrels and birds, to nocturnal prey, such as rats and rabbits.
Exactly how ecological communities will change, and whether it will be for better or worse, requires further study. Some nighttime shifts may benefit both animals and humans, Gaynor notes. For instance, tigers in Nepal are avoiding potentially deadly conflicts with people as they become more nocturnal.
Studies like this one will eventually help conservation managers make better decisions about how to protect ecosystems. “We’ll need to understand local dynamics to really understand how we should be changing management of wildlife populations or human activities,” Gaynor notes, “One potential approach might be to manage the timing of human activities so that we leave some of the daylight for other animals.”
【1】How do animals respond to increasing human disturbance?
A．By limiting food intake.
B．By leaving their habitat.
C．By controlling population.
D．By adjusting daily routine.
【2】What does the underlined word “innocuous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Harmless.
B．Recreational.
C．Organized.
D．Irregular.
【3】Why does the author mention dinosaurs?
A．To highlight the importance of daylight.
B．To indicate the domination of humans.
C．To illustrate mammals’ adaptability.
D．To demonstrate dinosaurs’ power.
【4】What can we learn about animals’ becoming nocturnal?
A．It has led to a new ecological balance.
B．It demands more conservation areas.
C．It may encourage bio-diversity.
D．It might be double-edged.
23、Kong Zi , also called Confucius (551-479 B.C) , and Socrates (469-399 B. C) lived only a hundred years apart , and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas , and how these ideas in turn ,shaped their societies.
Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rules how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service.
Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life:” Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you.” He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior(下层的)classes.
For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the center of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.
Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.
【1】Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?
A. Socrates and Confucius had much in common,
B. Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas.
C. The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas.
D. There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.
【2】Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that .
A. all men were equal when they were born
B. the lower classed should be ruled by the upper class
C. the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom
D. people should not ask others to do what they did not want to
【3】What made some people different from others according to Confucius?
A. Family. B. Potential.
C. Knowledge. D. Community.
【4】This passage is organized in the pattern of .
A. time and events B. comparison and contrast
C. cause and effect D. definition and classification
24、More than a billion people around the world have smart phones, almost all of which come with some kind of navigation app such as Apple Maps or Amap. This raises the age-old question we meet with any technology: What abilities is our brain losing to these apps? But also, importantly: What abilities are we gaining?
Talking with people who are good at finding their way around or good at using paper maps, I often hear a lot of annoyance with digital maps. North/south direction gets messed up, and you can see only a small section at a time. I can really understand that it may be quite disturbing for the already skilled to be limited to a small phone screen.
But consider what digital navigation aids have meant for someone like me. Although being a frequent traveler, I'm so terrible at finding my way that I still use Apple Maps almost every day in the small town where I have lived for many years.
In many developed nations, street names and house numbers can be meaningful, and instructions such as go north for three blocks and──then west’’ make sense to those familiar with these rules. In Istanbul, however, where I grew up, none of those hold true. For one thing, the locals seldom use street names. Besides, the city is full of winding and ancient alleys(小巷) that cross with newer avenues at many angles. In such places, you’d better turn to the locals. In the countryside, however, there is often nobody outside to ask. In fact, along came Apple Maps, like a fairy grandmother whispering directions in my ear. Since then, I travel with a lot more confidence, and my world has opened up.
Which brings me back to my original question: While we often lose some skills after depending on new technology, this new equipment may also allow us to gain new abilities. Maybe when technology closes a door, we should also look for the doors it opens.
【1】Why do people who are skilled at reading paper maps feel upset?
A．They are interested in reading paper maps,
B．They don’t know how to use navigation, apps.
C．They are limited to a single smart phone app.
D．They are confused by digital maps’ direction.
【2】According to the text, which is the best way to find the destination in Istanbul?
A．Asking local people the way.
B．Following the navigation app.
C．Getting familiar with the city rules.
D．Looking for street names and house numbers.
【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards the navigation apps?
A．Cautious
B．Ambiguous
C．Favorable
D．Critical
【4】What could be the best title of the passage?
A．Benefits of Navigation Apps
B．Disadvantages of Navigation Apps
C．My World Opens Up by New Technology
D．Have Navigation Apps Worsened Our Brain?
25、Though new term had begun for weeks, the new girl Molly still remained _______ around her classmates. Now she was sitting at the picnic table alone. She seemed unsure of what to do or say, yet I could see her eyes longing for _______.
Brianna, the class clown, was standing near the playground making the other students laugh, as usual. “Brianna, Molly looks awfully _______. Would you invite her to join us?” I said.
Brianna sighed. I could tell that she was _______ to do what I was asking of her, but I also knew she was so sweet and kind. I had specifically _______ her for this task. She looked at her friends, then at Molly.
Knowing this choice was _______ her, I reached into my pocket and pulled out a D-buck, our class currency(货币). I needed to _______ her cooperation.
“Here, I’ll _______ you for your time.”
She offered an insincere smile, grasped the green paper, and headed off.
I watched closely as the girls talked. When they finally walked back together, I sighed with _______.
A minute later, Brianna came back and handed me the D-buck.
“I shouldn’t keep this.” Her eyes fell to her feet, __________ radiating from her quiet voice. “I don’t want Molly to think I only went to get her so I could earn a D-buck. She’s my friend.”
Then Brianna skipped back to amuse her classmates again, and who laughed for the first time that week? Molly.
【1】
A．satisfied
B．surprised
C．awkward
D．ashamed
【2】
A．trust
B．acceptance
C．understanding
D．respect
【3】
A．angry
B．puzzled
C．serious
D．lonely
【4】
A．unwilling
B．eager
C．determined
D．disappointed
【5】
A．studied
B．selected
C．supported
D．examined
【6】
A．comforting
B．warming
C．paining
D．protecting
【7】
A．consider
B．permit
C．check
D．ensure
【8】
A．help
B．pay
C．prepare
D．forgive
【9】
A．relief
B．concern
C．sorrow
D．regret
【10】
A．excitement
B．courage
C．guilt
D．impatience
26、假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。她写信问到，龙在西方文化中是一个恶魔的象征，而中国人却自称是龙的传人，这是为什么？请你写封邮件回复她的问题。内容包括：
1. 龙成为中华民族象征的原因；
2. 你如何看待这种文化差异。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：descendants (传人)
Dear Leslie,
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Hoping you can share your ideas on this.
Yours,
Li Hua
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