1、The old couple loves the boy ________ he were their own son.
A.even if
B.unless
C.as if
D.though
2、This gift was the Amber Room, ________ was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.
A.that
B.which
C.why
D.what
3、 Last weekend, the football match was very ____________.It was really a delight to watch.
A.depressing B.breathtaking C.awkward D.gloomy
4、Mr. Wang was the only one of the most ________ teachers who ________ praised on Teachers' Day.
A.inspiring; was
B.inspired; was
C.inspiring; were
D.inspired; were
5、The exhibition is well worth ________ and you can see fancy vases of different dynasties on show there.
A.to visit
B.to be visited
C.being visited
D.visiting
6、Spend time with your family and friends, ________ will activate chemicals in your brain to make you feel happier.
A.who
B.which
C.it
D.they
7、The house was sold for $60000,which was far more than its real__________.
A. cost B. value
C. price D. money
8、________ the plan has been made,let's get down to ________ it out.
A.Now that;carry B.Because;carry
C.Since;carrying D.Now;putting
9、Mozart was possibly the greatest musical genius .
A. in no time B. at times
C. at a time D. of all time
10、Do you remember ________ by our teacher when you stopped _____ late for class?
A.to be praised ,to come B.being praised, coming
C.being praised, to come D.to be praised; coming
11、All I can do is ________ a tricycle and make money for the students.
A.riding
B.ride
C.to have ride
D.to ride
12、You ________ pay attention to the children wherever they are playing.
A.in rags
B.before long
C.ought to
D.in memory of
13、— I hear you won the prize in the English Contest last week.
— That was the second time that I ______ the prize.
A. have got B. got C. get D. had got
14、The manager had to go to Beijing on business on June 23,________ happened to be his only son's birthday.
A.when
B.that
C.which
D.what
15、The train ________ arrive at 9:40, but was thirty minutes late because of the thick fog.
A.was likely to
B.was about to
C.was fortunate to
D.was supposed to
16、If you can__________the time of study and rest, you are sure to enjoy everyday better.
A. gain B. gather C. balance D. digest
17、The television station has received several ________ from viewers asking for a repeat of the classic TV series.
A.facilities
B.inquires
C.components
D.supplies
18、After I graduated from Fuzhou University, my parents encouraged me to be _____ and make a living on my own.
A. independent B. energetic C.reliable D. religious
19、To tell the truth, Jessie has no close friend ________ you.
A.more than
B.other than
C.rather than
D.instead of
20、Some researchers believe that there is no doubt______a cure for AIDS will be found.
A.whether
B.that
C.what
D.which
21、If you turn off the lights, the screen of the computer ______ be more clear.
A.must B.has to C.is to D.can
22、The island, joined ________ the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go.
A.on
B.in
C.at
D.to
23、I’d recognize your handwriting anywhere----it’s _________
A.frightened
B.addicted
C.equal
D.unique
24、You’ve got to start the _________ to get the car going.
A.investigation
B.engine
C.struggle
D.performance
25、To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ________ cycling as regular form of exercise after he retired.
A.took up
B.caught on
C.carried on
D.made for
26、I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my passion stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓言) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I want to tell you today:Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion(提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure(休闲); it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It’s so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It’s so easy to exist instead of to live. I learnt to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that,if I had my choice,it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination(目的地). I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that,in part,by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this:read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do,you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
【1】What can be inferred from the passage ?
A. the author is a success in personal life
B. the author didn’t try her best to work well
C. the author spent all her time caring for her children
D. the author likes traveling very much
【2】How did the author form her view of life?
A. Through social experience.
B. By learning from her friends.
C. Through an unfortunate experience.
D. From her children and husband.
【3】By the underlined sentence “It’s so easy to exist instead of to live.” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to
A. make a living rather than live a real life
B. work rather than enjoy life
C. waste a lot in life
D. forget the most important lessons in life
【4】What’s the author’s attitude toward work?
A. Do it well to serve others.
B. Earn enough money to make life better.
C. Try your best to get a higher position and a pay raise.
D. Don’t let it affect your real life.
27、Great Barrier Reef Choking on Pollutants
Attempts to protect the Great Barrier Reef are failing. A report released Monday by the government in Australia says water quality in the Great Barrier Reef is far below what it should be. It showed that pollution have decreased, but not enough to reach environmental targets.
Sediment (沉淀物) and chemicals can weaken coral, hurting its ability to feed and grow. Coral are live animals that take root in the ocean floor, but they are not plants. Reefs are the hard skeletons (骨架) left at the bottom of the sea by small marine creatures called polyps (珊瑚虫). The polyps then form the larger structure of a reef. Corals also are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the entire planet. They can make a home for invertebrates, crustaceans, fish, and sea snakes.
Steve Miles is Queensland’s environment minister. He says the research shows the Reef needs more protection. “Over that five-year period, we did see some progress towards our targets. Sediment is down 12 percent and pesticides (杀虫剂) loads are down 30 percent. But what is most disturbing is that these results are far from our targets. Progress towards these targets flat-lined in the period 2013-2014. If one of my kids came home with a report card like this, I would be a bit disappointed. There is more bad news here than good news. ” said Steve Miles.
The report also found that fewer than one-third of Queensland’s sugar plantations used techniques to reduce the use of pesticides. Only 28 percent of land managers managed their land properly. They had reduced harmful water run off to protect the health of the Reef. The official target is a 90 percent reduction in pesticide use within three years.
Scientists at the University of Queensland and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences published their findings Wednesday, July 18 in the journal Science Advances. It found between 1992 and 2010, the recovery rate dropped by an average of 84 percent. But there is hope. The study also found some corals can recover quickly if “acute and chronic stressors” are lessened.
Meanwhile, the Australian government released its updated reef protection plan Friday. It clearly states global temperatures must be stopped from rising in order to save the world’s largest living structure.
【1】What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Diverse ecosystems.
B.Sediment and chemicals.
C.Reefs and corals.
D.Small sea creatures.
【2】What can be learned from what Steve Miles said?
A.He is satisfied with the protection of the Reef.
B.He thinks that the Reef needs more protection.
C.He feels angry with what his children did.
D.He is very happy about the Reef progress protection.
【3】What does the underlined word “flat-lined” mean in Paragraph 3?
A.Not increase significantly.
B.Disappear.
C.Speed up.
D.Miss the chance.
【4】The report found the majority of land managers in Queensland ________.
A.were tough to deal with
B.failed to manage their land properly
C.reduced the amount of harmful water
D.were eager to quit pesticide soon
【5】Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A.A news report.
B.A science fiction.
C.A book review.
D.A guide book.
28、San Francisco's Chinatown is the biggest and oldest in the country. It's the third most visited tourist destination in the city. It's also the city's most densely populated neighborhood. So why are businesses in Chinatown struggling?
In this week's paper, I outline some of the reasons for why Chinatown's crowded streets and busy shops might be declining. Underneath the surface, Chinatown is falling. And the city, local organizations and businesses are trying to figure out what they can do to turn things around.
While numbers of people visit Chinatown, they don't stay long and they don't spend a lot of money. And beyond annual festivals, like Chinese New Years, this month's Moon Festival and last month's Sunday Streets—which drew about 15,000 to 20,000 people—the neighborhood has a hard time attracting locals.
Can you remember the last time you went to Chinatown? If you can't, you're not alone. Locals told me that Chinatown doesn't have much to offer them—that the stores are all the same. There are some good eating joints, people said, but they don't know how to find them. Some people even told me that they sometimes go to extreme measures to avoid the neighborhood altogether. But when asked if they would like to see Chinatown gone, the answer was always a strong no.
Locals are hopeful that things will get better and traffic will increase when the Central Subway is complete. But that's not for another five years, at least. And if new shops or restaurants don't make their way into Chinatown, the same problem of attracting locals will exist.
Not that Chinatown's going to die. The dragon still has some fire in its belly. And many people are rooting for positive change. The question is, how does Chinatown change without losing the very importance of what makes it unique?
【1】Which can we know about Chinatown according to the passage?
A.Businesses in Chinatown are going well.
B.Local people like going shopping there.
C.A great number of people visit it every year.
D.No period has seen a more prosperous Chinatown.
【2】According to the locals we can know that ________.
A.Chinatown doesn't love to offer them assistance
B.shops in Chinatown lack their own characteristics
C.it is hard to buy quality goods at proper prices
D.they feel annoyed to see so many familiar faces
【3】It can be inferred from the passage ________.
A.the Central Subway is under construction
B.Chinatown has to make way for subway
C.many restaurants have been closed down
D.the locals hope Chinatown will be extinct
【4】What is the author's attitude towards Chinatown?
A.Negative.
B.Sympathy.
C.Hopeful.
D.Indifferent.
29、Bamboo is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.
【1】How is bamboo like grass?
A. It is thin and easy to cut.
B. It grows everywhere.
C. It grows quickly after its cut short.
D. It is short and green.
【2】The underlined sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”
A. short B. long C. thick D. tall
【3】Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?
A. Because it is cheap.
B. Because it is colorful.
C. Because it drills fast.
D. Because it is used by Asians.
【4】Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.
B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.
C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects.
D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.
30、It was very cold last Friday. The bus was ________ to come in around 15 minutes. Most of the time I am OK waiting ________ not this day. So I went to the nearby store and bought something ________ to drink and then came back to the bus station. A junior high school girl was still there, waiting for the bus, too. She looked very _______ and she was shivering (颤抖) because of the cold weather. I gave her one of the two cocoa cans I bought and we had a little ________ while warming our hands with the hot cocoa.
She said that she was very nervous because she would take her high school entrance exam in a week. She was afraid that she would ________ . I told her a few encouraging words _______ some funny jokes to make her relax. She seemed to be happy again. She thanked me and told me she wished to see me again. I ______ and thanked her, nodding yes. The bus had already arrived and I had to ________ in a hurry.
We may _______ see each other again. But I’m _______ to her for saying “Wish I could meet you again”. It’s not easy to say these words. It ______ a strong will and courage to accept an offering from a stranger , to express a wish on her own, and to show an open heart to me. In today’s world, most of the time, people are very ________ with the people they aren’t familiar with. What’s more, they seldom _______ each other.
That young girl helped me more than I could have helped her. She touched my heart, gave me a memory and a(n) ____ to send wishes of good luck and many bits of love to all the kids who are full of emotions and fears.
【1】
A.already
B.about
C.hardly
D.seldom
【2】
A.so
B.and
C.though
D.but
【3】
A.cheap
B.cold
C.warm
D.expensive
【4】
A.excited
B.relaxed
C.pleased
D.worried
【5】
A.talk
B.decision
C.fight
D.promise
【6】
A.succeed
B.avoid
C.fail
D.repeat
【7】
A.as well as
B.as a result
C.except for
D.as long as
【8】
A.cried
B.smiled
C.refused
D.shouted
【9】
A.get on
B.get off
C.get up
D.get down
【10】
A.usually
B.often
C.sometimes
D.never
【11】
A.helpful
B.thankful
C.useful
D.awful
【12】
A.asks
B.leaves
C.makes
D.needs
【13】
A.hopeful
B.friendly
C.careful
D.pleased
【14】
A.congratulate
B.trust
C.fool
D.kick
【15】
A.reason
B.pity
C.shoulder
D.invitation
31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
The Floating School
Life on the islands can feel a bit isolated due to a lack of electricity and internet connectivity.
Although some of the islands have primary schools, most young people must travel to the larger islands or to the mainland to attend high school. Schools on the islands follow the 【1】 curriculum (课程). They don't teach subjects such as maritime skills, swimming or local fishing traditions, and so the curriculum isn't always 【2】 with students' everyday life.
So, we 【3】 the Floating School after winning funding through a US State Department grant competition called Seeds for the Future. Before we started the school, we spoke with young people, community leaders and teachers on the islands to find out the topics young people are most interested in. We also learned about the various 【4】 of students and young people who don't go to school. Thus, we 【5】 our own non-formal educational programme that fits with the context of life on the islands. For example, those working in fishing have responsibility 【6】 the marine life, so we teach environmental protection and discourage destructive fishing practices.
The Floating School is a wooden boat that can 【7】 up to twenty people and it goes to the students, not the other way around -- we use it to transport educational materials, tools, and teachers to young people living on the islands. Our teachers are local young 【8】— so far we have had journalists, photographers, computer engineers and musicians — and students who want to 【9】 their skills.
At first, many of the young people thought the Floating School would be the same as their schools on the islands. They had thought of the teachers to be 【10】. But our students learn through art, media and literature. They don't have to wear uniforms or shoes, and the teachers treat the students as equals, without judging them. This means our students can be themselves.
32、假设你是李华,你的一个英语笔友,加拿大的中学生Peter来信询问你正在阅读什么英语报刊,恰好这学期你订阅了《英语周报》(English Weekly)。请就以下信息用英语写一封回信,向他介绍相关情况。
1. 《英语周报》历史悠久,于1983年4月在中国山西省创刊;
2. 该报与教材联系紧密,使用方便,很受广大师生欢迎;
3. 内容丰富:开辟有电影评论、名人轶事、运动娱乐等专栏。
4. 因为它,你对英语更感兴趣了,也取得了很大进步。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 参考词汇:专栏:column 教材: textbook
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to hear from you.
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