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1、If the traffic so heavy, I could have been back by 6 o’clock.
A. hadn’t been B. wasn’t
C. couldn’t be D. hasn’t been
2、Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him ________he had done something very clever.
A.as if B.in case
C.while D.though
3、Nowadays people are more likely to go to ______ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to _________ new reality.
A. the; a B. /; the C. the; the D. a; a
4、This was returned because the person ________ this letter was addressed had died three years ago.
A．to whom
B．to which
C．which
D．whom
5、Watch out for injuries while exercising. Always stop you begin to feel any pain.
A. in order that B. even if
C. ever since D. as soon as
6、Try to be a responsible school by not allowing anyone to attend class, ________ has had a fever.
A.who B.which C.as D.that
7、while digital technology represents a ______ for bridging geographic distance , highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.
A.canal B.channel C.course D.communication
8、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
9、Despite Johnson’s being green at his job, the work he did was ________ and thus won the manager’s approval.
A.familiar B.demanding C.adequate D.primitive
10、The Oscars have been around for so long that they serve as an indicator of ________ the Hollywood community values now and in the past.
A. that B. where C. how D. what
11、Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition in ancient Olympic Games, at a separate festival _______ Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus.
A．in favor of
B．in honor of
C．in charge of
D．in search of
12、It’s _______ for people to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life.
A. reasonable B. available
C. accurate D. cautious
13、－That must have been a terrible experience.
－Yeah. I________ in the damaged car, unable to move.
A. was stuck B. have been stuck
C. am stuck D. had been stuck
14、—Could I keep the novel for a couple of days?
—________! Anyhow I’m too busy to spare time to read it at the moment.
A．Come on
B．Go ahead
C．Take care of it
D．No way
15、All we have is 24 precious hours a day and therefore we shall waste ______
A. nothing
B. none
C. neither
D. no one
16、When Lisa moved to a new city, she had a hard time ________ to her new surroundings.
A．adding
B．adjusting
C．applying
D．attending
17、She was such a proud person that she would die she would admit she was wrong.
A．since
B．when
C．unless
D．before
18、John is good at seizing every opportunity ________ he thinks he can show his best self to others
A．when
B．that
C．what
D．where
19、Do you still remember how many years ago_________ we first met on campus?
A. was it that B. it was that
C. was it when D. it was when
20、________ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.
A. nothing B. neither
C. no one D. none
21、 If you’re looking for someone to make a realistic, three-dimensional (3D) portrait of your pet cat using felted wool, you’ll have a tough time finding someone better than Wakuneco, a Japanese artist who started creating needle felt art back in 2015. Using different colored wool, this artist creates life-like cat portraits. Just have a look at what she can do with a needle and wool thread.
Looking at some of the cat portraits created by the talented Japanese artist, it’s hard to believe they are made of felted wool and not taxidermy (动物标本剥制术) masterpieces. To achieve this level of realism, which translates as “frame cat”, Wakuneco spends hours on end poking wool with a needle to create solid layers that imitate cat fur, applying realistic glass eyes and finally adding the whiskers. After everything is just as she wants, the 3D portrait is framed and sent to the owner who ordered it.
Losing a beloved pet is never easy, but Wakuneco’s realistic cat portraits — made using photographs of real cats as a reference — help owners deal with their loss. And while not all of her customers are owners looking for something special to remember their pets, many of her portraits are ordered as a means of copying.
Wakuneco currently offers her amazing wool felting skills through Yahoo Auctions, but only to Japanese customers. However, after photos of her amazingly detailed portraits spread quickly online, she did express her intention to start taking international orders in the near future. In the meantime, you can admire her amazing creations on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and watch videos of the creative process on YouTube.
For more amazing felted wool artworks, check out the creations of Gardenia Miru and Terumi Ohta, two other very talented Japanese artists, as well as the felted wool animal portraits of Dani Ives.
【1】What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A．No one can do better than Wakuneco.
B．Wakuneco is too busy to be visited or invited.
C．It’s hard for you to get along well with Wakuneco.
D．You’ll find many other skillful persons like Wakuneco.
【2】What do we know about the 3D cat portraits?
A．They’re widely considered as taxidermy masterpieces.
B．Their eyes are made of felted wool in most cases.
C．They’re made by modeling the pictures of authentic cats.
D．Their fur is taken from animals no longer alive.
【3】What can be learned from the last two paragraphs?
A．Dani Ives’s wool animal portraits are gaining in popularity.
B．Only the Japanese can buy Wakuneco’s artworks for the time being.
C．Wakuneco decided to show her creative process on Twitter.
D．Wakuneco is unsure about selling her artworks internationally.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．3D Technology Used in Art.
B．Four Talented Japanese Artists.
C．Needle Felting: An Art in Danger.
D．Wakuneco’s Realistic 3D Cat Portraits.
22、Some hearing loss is a common — and nearly unavoidable — effect of aging. A third of people aged 60 and older have lost some of their ability to hear.
But some research suggests a habit that might help offset the effect of aging on hearing. A study found that among middle-aged adults, being a lifelong musician was connected with better hearing later in life.
“The instrument you play does not seem to be important here,” says Nina Kraus, a biologist. “It is really the act of engagement playing the instrument that matters.”
Participants in the study were between ages 45 and 65. Researchers tested 18 musicians who had been playing an instrument since age nine or younger, and 19 non-musicians who had less than three years of music training.
The musicians had statistically better auditory memory scores and tested better at hearing speech in noisy environments. They also showed better auditory processing abilities, which relate to how people interpret speech sounds.
However, the two groups tied when researchers tested visual working memory skills. “It isn’t as though musical training has a volume knob effect that makes all kinds of sensory processing enhanced in the same manner,” Kraus says. “It focuses on auditory skill.”
The latest findings follow earlier research from Kraus that showed musician in a younger age group had better hearing skills. At the same time, some research has shown that musicians who play in large ensembles (合奏) may face an occupational risk when it comes to their hearing.
Does this effect apply to the guy who plays in a community band one night a week? Kraus says no. To be included in the study, musicians were required to have engaged in musical activities-practicing, teaching or performing-at least three times a week.
“What we do with our time and how we engage our senses and our thinking seems to really shape the people we become in very basic ways — in ways that affect how our series work,” she says.
And, Kraus says, a person doesn’t need to be an Itzhak Perlman or a Yo-Yo Ma to experience the effects. Talent, she says, isn’t a factor.
Kraus says that more research needs to be done to see whether receiving music instruction later in life might have the same benefits.
【1】Your hearing will be improved by ________.
A．what kind of instrument you play
B．what sort of music you play
C．whether you involve yourself with playing the instrument
D．how long you have learned music playing
【2】A musician is not better than others in ________.
A．getting better auditory memory scored
B．hearing speech in noisy environments
C．interpreting speech sounds
D．processing visual work memory
【3】The under lined phrase “an occupational risk” may refer to ________.
A．the danger of hearing loss
B．the possibility of losing a job
C．the trouble of playing music
D．the harm of hearing skills
【4】It can be inferred Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma are the names of ________.
A．instruments
B．musicians
C．songs
D．music
【5】The main idea of the text is about ________.
A．enjoying music will do good to your health
B．learning music may promote your hearing skills
C．playing an instrument may help preserve hearing
D．listening to music can prevent you from aging
23、 In 2010, a terrible earthquake occurred in China’s Qinghai province, causing tremendous damages. With the aid of the central government and people throughout the nation, the rescue and recovery lifted the survivors further and further from hell.
But there was still much room for improvement. Qinghai taught me to create light when there seems to be none to be found—literally.
I started working on the highland region by installing solar panels in an isolated school without electricity. We also provided metric tons of clothes, computer labs, libraries food, medicine, coal and even yaks. Indeed, when first arrived in China, never imagined I’d’ end up buying, riding, milking and getting kicked by yaks-let alone harvesting their waste for fuel. Even there, on the “planet’s third pole”, Chinas’ poverty alleviation miracle means that the Qinghai I’ve returned to recently is different place than I first saw in 2011. Since the government has brought unthinkably rapid development, we’ve shifted toward providing surgeries for nomadic children and university scholarships for nomads.
One surgery was for girl with a severe cleft palate. She’d lived in such a remote area that she was amazed when she first rode an escalator in Beijing. She was shocked by the “stairs that move themselves”. A friend paid to fly her home after the surgery. She was amazed because she didn’t know that planes flew above the clouds. She felt like an angel. And I, too, felt closer to heaven.
My book, Closer to Heaven, published in English and Chinese by China Intercontinental Press, is the highlight of my life’s mission to contribute to and tell the story of China’s poverty alleviation miracle from the front lines.
These journeys have been adventures. They’ve brought me from the darkness of the quake zone toward the light, from the United States to the “roof of the world” and closer to heaven. And they’ve been firsthand exploration of how China, in turn, has lifted so many people from the hell that is poverty and closer to heaven, as it exists on this Earth.
【1】What does Paragraph 2 tell us?
A．Electric breakdowns happened all the time.
B．In some remote areas, the sun actually never rises.
C．In some places, people had no access to electricity.
D．People suffered from power failure from time to time.
【2】Why did the author feel closer to heaven?
A．He flew above the clouds.
B．He wrote Closer to Heaven.
C．He lived on the planet’s third pole.
D．He was happy to bring happiness to others.
【3】What is the book Closer to Heaven like?
A．A science fiction, picturing China’s future high-tech development.
B．An adventure book, recording China’s tough battle against poverty.
C．A travel brochure, describing China’s breathtaking tourist attractions.
D．A personal diary, telling about the author’s lifelong experiences in the USA.
【4】What can be learned from the text?
A．The author has never been to western China before.
B．Little has been done to improve people’s well-being.
C．The girl had an unforgettable experience during the Beijing trip.
D．The author has done little voluntary work while staying in China.
24、Our clothes do a lot for us. They keep us warm in the winter or cool while we’re working out. They let us dress to impress or comfortably veg out on the couch with the TV on. But some researchers think our clothes could be doing even more. Those scientists and engineers are dreaming up new ways to make clothes safer, more comfortable or just more convenient.
Some ideas for new clothes aim to protect people from harm. One new shoe design, for example, features pop-out spikes (鞋钉) on the sole that grip the ground. This could help people keep their footing on slippery or uneven ground. A new fabric coating, meanwhile, could absorb and neutralize (中和) some chemical weapons. That coating is made from a metal-organic framework that breaks down harmful compounds. It could offer protection to people in war-torn countries.
Not all advanced clothing is designed to save lives. Some could just make clothes more comfortable. One day, for instance, you may not need to layer up to stay warm. Fabric filled with nanowires could reflect your body heat back onto your skin. Electric current humming through those metal threads could provide warmth, too. This maybe especially useful for hikers, soldiers or others working in super cold conditions.
Some researchers have dream up wholly new uses for clothing —like turning wearers into walking power outlets. Flexible solar panels sewn into fabric could absorb the sun to recharge phones or other devices on the go. Another team threaded fabric with magnetized (磁化的) copper and silver to write data into fabrics. Such data-packed fabric could be used as a hands-free key or form of ID.
Many of these ideas have not yet left the lab—and they’re still pretty far from hitting retail (零售) shelves. But inventors hope these and other innovations could someday let you get more from your clothes.
【1】What do the underlined words “veg out” in paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Relax.
B．Stand out.
C．Work.
D．Dream about.
【2】Why do the new shoes feature pop-out spikes on the sole?
A．To make them comfortable.
B．To make them fashionable.
C．To prevent people from slipping.
D．To turn wearers into walking power outlets.
【3】What kind of clothes are suitable for hikers?
A．Coats filled with nanowires.
B．Shoes with pop-out spikes on the sole.
C．Clothes with a new fabric coating.
D．Clothes made of data-packed fabric.
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Many of these ideas are not realistic.
B．Many smart clothes are too expensive to afford.
C．People will benefit more from their clothes in future.
D．Many comfortable clothes will come to the market soon.
25、When Robin Hughes read a book about the weather to her kindergartners, she noticed that they looked _______ when the children in the story started to sled, make snow angels, and _______ other fun snow day activities.
That’s when it _______ her: How many of these Floridian children had ever seen snow? Curious, she asked them the question and only two kids raised their hands. “I was _______ that most of them had not seen snow,” Robin said. “It’s hard for kids to _______ the concept for lack of relevant knowledge.” Robin called her sister Amber in Kentucky, asking her to _______ a snowman right to her school once there was enough snow. Amber accepted the _______.
When Amber’s city _______ an impressive 10 inches of snow, she began to build a small snowman. Then she carefully _______ him with ice packs and shipped him overnight. She was just as excited as Robin when it was ________ that the snowman had arrived! Up next was the moment of truth: Had he ________ his trip?
________, when Robin gathered the students for the big reveal, they were excited to see the snowman had made it all the way from Kentucky without a ________!
From that day on, the snowman was kept in the school’s ________ but at least twice a day, he was ________ for children to touch, admire, and ask questions. ________, he wouldn’t stay like this forever. The school made a great ________ for where he would go next. On Earth Day, the ________ snowman would help water the newly-planted garden. This way, the students were taught how ________ comes full circle while also keeping their friend’s ________ alive.
【1】
A．annoyed
B．worried
C．confused
D．upset
【2】
A．sort out
B．participate in
C．center on
D．apply for
【3】
A．hit
B．moved
C．frightened
D．reminded
【4】
A．shocked
B．delighted
C．embarrassed
D．scared
【5】
A．explain
B．remember
C．introduce
D．understand
【6】
A．drive
B．carry
C．deliver
D．recommend
【7】
A．request
B．invitation
C．suggestion
D．command
【8】
A．forecast
B．beat
C．suffered
D．saw
【9】
A．polished
B．presented
C．secured
D．decorated
【10】
A．determined
B．confirmed
C．assumed
D．suspected
【11】
A．enjoyed
B．survived
C．delayed
D．spoiled
【12】
A．Hopefully
B．Unfortunately
C．Strangely
D．Thankfully
【13】
A．loss
B．mistake
C．scratch
D．break
【14】
A．freezer
B．museum
C．library
D．cafeteria
【15】
A．put away
B．raised up
C．broken down
D．taken out
【16】
A．Yet
B．Thus
C．Besides
D．Then
【17】
A．survey
B．achievement
C．plan
D．discovery
【18】
A．disappeared
B．melted
C．expanded
D．frozen
【19】
A．nothing
B．anything
C．something
D．everything
【20】
A．life
B．memory
C．beauty
D．spirit
26、某英语报社展开征文活动。结合你的一次经历，谈谈你对使用公筷和公勺的看法，以及意义。主要要点为：
l. 经历
2. 你的看法
3. 公筷和公勺意义
参考词汇: 公筷: serving chopsticks 公勺: serving spoon
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