1、I’d like to use reference book, but the book I want to make use of is intended for beginners only.
A.a; the B./; the C.the; a D.a; /
2、All flights ________ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train.
A.were canceled
B.had been canceled
C.having canceled
D.having been canceled
3、The company is putting more money into the building of a new factory _______ the fast growing demand for the products in the market.
A.in response to
B.in return for
C.in case of
D.in charge of
4、Her question was so difficult that I could hardly make any ____ of it at all.
A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. idea
5、The developed nations have to ______ the growing gap between the rich and poor around the world and do something to narrow it.
A.recognize
B.unfold
C.respect
D.maintain
6、It may not be a great suggestion. But before ________ is put forward, we’ll make do with it.
A. a good one B. a better one C. the best one D. a best one
7、She refused to follow our advice on the job, _______ it would have a great effect on her career.
A. even though B. as if C. now that D. in case
8、______ has caused great confusion is ______ he made it without anyone else’s help.
A. What; that. B. What; how. C. It; how. D. It; that.
9、Opposite the old town is the 5,500-meter Yulong Xueshan Mountain, its peak ____________ with snow.
A.is covered B.covered C.covering D.has covered
10、He found it increasingly difficult to read, ________ his eyesight was beginning to fail.
A. though B. for C. but D so
11、Li Na has become the first Chinese player _____ into the International Tennis Hall of Fame for her great achievements in this field.
A.welcomed B.to be welcomed
C.having been welcomed D.being welcomed
12、I have been convinced that the print media are usually more____ and more reliable than television.
A. accurate B. ridiculous
C. urgent D. shallow
13、They hope paper bags will be prohibited someday too.
A.extincted
B.reserved
C.banned
D.sharpened
14、The boss in the end decided to give the position to he believed had a good command of Chinese.
A.who B.anyone C.whomever D.whoever
15、________ Tina cares about most is whether the company provides opportunities for further education.
A. Which B. What
C. That D. Why
16、______ teaching children how to deal with the daily stress, experts agree there’s a need to coach them in how to protect themselves.
A.But for B.Except for C.Apart from D.Far from
17、—Do you think it ______ to argue with them?
—The question is not worthy ______.
A.worthwhile; discussing
B.worthwhile; to be discussed
C.worthy; to discuss
D.worth; to be discussed
18、Because of health problems, Peter cannot continue to work at the same full pace he has done up to now.
A. as B. which
C. when D. where
19、The pollution is getting worse and worse; we must stop pollution ______ a better life.
A. to live B. from living
C. living D. Live
20、Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble _________ the way to the History Museum.
A.to find
B.find
C.finding
D.findings
21、 Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the damage tobacco causes to lung health: over 40% of all tobacco-related deaths are from lung diseases like cancer, chronic respiratory (慢性呼吸道) diseases and tuberculosis (肺结核). 【1】
WHO Director — General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Every year, tobacco kills at least 8 million people. 【2】 Healthy lungs are essential to living a healthy life. Today — and everyday — you can protect your lungs and those of your friends and family by saying no to tobacco.”
In 2017, tobacco killed 3.3 million users and people exposed to second-hand smoke from lung-related conditions, including:
● 1.5 million people dying from chronic respiratory diseases
● 1.2 million deaths from cancer
● 600,000 deaths from respiratory infections and tuberculosis
【3】 Those who live on into adulthood are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life.
【4】.
WHO is urging countries to fight the tobacco epidemic (流行) through full
implementation of the WHO Framework Corrvention (公约) on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and enforcing effective tobacco control actions, including WHO’s recommended “MPOWER” policy measures, for example by reducing demand for tobacco through taxation, creating smoke-free places and cessation support.
【5】 They are responsible for safeguarding the health of their families and communities by informing them of and protecting them from the harms caused by tobacco.
A. What can be done?
B. Don’t let tobacco take your breath away!
C. The Organization also encourages parents and community leaders to take steps.
D. Though smoke may be invisible and scentless, it can linger in the air for up to five hours.
E. WHO is calling on countries to increase action to protect people from exposure to tobacco.
F. Millions more live with lung cancer, tuberculosis or chronic lung disease caused by tobacco.
G. More than 60,000 children aged under 5 die of lower respiratory infections caused by second-hand smoke.
22、Harlequino: Onto Freedom
Date:Nov.19-20 7:30 p.m.
Venue:Beijing Comedy Theater
Price:80-680 yuan
The drama discusses the true essence(本质) of are with the humor of Italian improvisational(即兴的 ) comedy. The performers discuss the purpose of art, reflect on how history is written and survey what is funny and what needs to be liberated.
Plastic Fantastic--Minirichi in Shanghai
Date:Nov.17 7:30 p.m.
Venue:Shanghai Dancing Theater
Price:100-380 yuan
Four Ukrainian “kidult” comedians decide to throw a wild party using plastic of all shapes and colors. Plastic Fantastic delivers a series of short comic stories that mix improvisation, mime, clown art and sound to draw you into their crazy world.
The Collection of American Modern Dance from Paul Taylor
Date:Nov.19 7:30 p.m.
Venue:National Center for the Performing Arts
Price:100-480 yuan
Paul Taylor, one of the most accomplished artists this nation has ever produced, has continued to shape America’s homegrown art of modern dance since he became a professional dancer and pioneering choreographer in 1954. Taylor first presented his choreography with five other dancers in Manhattan on May 30,1954. That modest performance marked the beginning of a half-century of unmatched creativity,and in the decades that followed, Mr.Taylor became a cultural symbol and one of the history’s most famous artists .
The little Singers of Paris in Suzhou
Date:Nov.30 7:30 p.m
Venue: Zhangjiagang Poly Theater
Price: 30-480 yuan
The boys’choir Les Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de Bois was created in 1907 and is now famous worldwide. Each world tour is a huge success. The choristers are between 9 and 15 years old and are proud of their choir’s long history of over 100 years and are still fulfilling childhood dreams. They have to leave their families in order to be part of this extraordinary adventure: traveling, sharing their passion for singing and enabling others to discover the joy of music.
【1】Tourists are likely to appreciate American modern dance in ________.
A. Beijing Comedy Theater B. Shanghai Dancing Theater
C. Zhangjiagang Poly Theater D. National Center for the Performing Arts
【2】Which of the following may appeal to those who are crazy about short comic stories?
A. Les Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de Bois B. Italian improvisational comedy
C. Plastic Fantastic D. Harlequino: Onto Freedom
【3】With the cheapest admission ticket, tourists can have access to the performance____.
A. on Nov.30 B. on Nov.20
C. on Nov.19 D. on Nov.17
23、 "For years, we had seen a lot of old villages dying slowly before being torn down. It's such a shame. So I wanted to do something," says Zhang Lei, a professor from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Nanjing University.
Zhang's two design works for Librairie Avant-Garde, the Yunxi Library bookshop in Tonglu county's Daijiashan village and Chenjiapu Bookstore in Songyang county, both in East China's Zhejiang province, were opened respectively in 2015 and 2018. The villages have since seen increasing number of visitors. Hostels have been built and, as a result, property prices in the villages have soared. For instance, the annual rent of a house in Daijiashan village was 2,000 yuan ($306) in 2015, but has now grown to 8,000 yuan.
Similarly, Chenjiapu village used to be dying despite a history stretching back 600 years. The bookstore, however, means that holidays bring so many visitors that there are often traffic jams on the road leading to the village. "I never thought that a small bookstore could change the fate of a village," he says.
When Qian Xiaohua, founder of Librairie Avant-Garde headquartered in Nanjing, started opening bookstores in the countryside six years ago, he met with a lot of doubts and questions. After all, bookstores in cities, with much bigger populations, could barely survive due to online competition. Even more surprisingly, Qian prefers targeting old villages that are losing their young people, with just the elderly and children left behind. Those villages are usually located in picturesque surroundings, many with historical details. Qian, accompanied by architects, will then choose old buildings from the villages to be renovated into well-lit modern bookstores that remain true to their original structures and decorative aspects.
Since April 2014, Qian has opened five bookstores in the countryside. All have attracted large numbers of tourists and even young villagers to return home. Apart from their commercial success and subsequent economic revival of the villages, these bookstores have become new public spaces for locals, benefiting the development of rural areas in the long run.
【1】What can we know about many old villages from Zhang Lei’s words in paragraph 1?
A.They were booming gradually.
B.They were being deserted.
C.They were under construction.
D.They were overdeveloped.
【2】What does the underlined word “soared” in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Risen.
B.Decreased.
C.Changed.
D.Overturned
【3】How might people feel about Qian Xiaohua opening bookstores in the countryside initially?
A.Favorable.
B.Interested.
C.Hopeful.
D.Skeptical.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Old Villages Survive Amazingly
B.Rebuild Traditional Settlements
C.Bookstores Rewrite Old Villages
D.Knowledge Changes Villages
24、McDonald's vegan (严格素食的) McPlant burger is now available in all branches across the UK and Ireland, the fast food giant has announced. The nationwide launch of the new menu item comes after a successful trial in 250 McDonald's restaurants last year.
The McPlant, which took more than three years to develop, features a burger developed by Beyond Meat and a vegan cheese slice based on pea protein, as well as vegan sauce, vegan bun, mustard, ketchup, onions, pickles, lettuce and tomatoes. According to McDonald's the burger has "already proved hugely successful with customers" and will be available on the high street, in retail parks and service stations.
It comes as a number of fast food restaurant chains roll out vegan offerings as part of Veganuary, a 31-day challenge that encourages people to cat only plant-based foods throughout the month of January. Burger King has launched vegan nuggets (鸡块), while KFC announced that its vegan chicken burger is making a permanent return to its menu.
We tested the McPlant burger when it was released in October last year, and determined that the vegan burger had the "unmistakable Maccy D flavours". One of our testers said: "Having not eaten a meat McDonald's burger for over 20 years, I am thrilled to be able to enjoy a burger instead of having to settle for French fries as a vegetarian."
Michelle Graham-Clare, chief marketing officer at McDonald's UK and Ireland; said: We're so pleased that our McPlant is now officially on the menu and available for more of our customers to taste and enjoy.
"We saw a remarkable response to the trial period back in October and now McPlant is on the high street, in retail parks and service stations all over- the UK and Ireland so all of our customers will be able to try it."
【1】What can we learn about the McPlant?
A.It has been on sale for three years.
B.It is available worldwide.
C.It is mainly based on pea protein.
D.Its creation was a long process.
【2】What is KFC doing for Veganuary?
A.It is creating a new burger
B.It is encouraging people to give up meat.
C.It is bringing a product back to the menu
D.It is launching vegan chicken nuggets
【3】What can be inferred from the tester's words?
A.McDonalds used to have few vegetarian options
B.She is happy to eat all of McDonalds' products
C.She didn't visit McDonalds for twenty years
D.She feels regretful about being a vegetarian
【4】What is the best title for the passage?
A.McPlant hits the menu.
B.McPlant is a great success.
C.McPlant - a tasty meat alternative.
D.Vegan fast food is becoming popular.
25、When Chris Ulmer first started teaching children with special needs, he could not have imagined the journey this job would take him on. In the three years he spent with his students, Ulmer discovered that these kids didn’t. ________ have special needs, they were all special people in every other ________ as well.
________ by the dream to show the world what these kids have to offer, Ulmer ________ the Special Books by Special Kids project. The project was ________ planned to be an eight-chapter book featuring eight of his students. However, after his book was ________ by over 50 publishers, he decided to do it all alone. Chris ________ his own Facebook page. Then he began to ________ interviews with his students and post them on social media.
Ulmer also traveled the country to visit children coping with ________ like autism (自闭症) and brain injuries, and interviewed them about life. Not all of the children could ________ themselves with words, but Ulmer treated every single child with ________. He went into each interaction with the ________ that the person could understand him and was capable of communicating.
Through his efforts, the initial 8 video clips have ________ into a massive library of over 500 videos and the Facebook page has nearly 1.5 million fans. “Everyone has the ability to change someone’s life. It can be something as ________ as smiling, saying hello and praising someone. It doesn’t take much to make a ________,” Ulmer says.
【1】
A.yet
B.even
C.just
D.ever
【2】
A.aspect
B.topic
C.relationship
D.problem
【3】
A.Fueled
B.Required
C.Reminded
D.Struck
【4】
A.participated in
B.came up with
C.approved of
D.broke away from
【5】
A.carefully
B.actually
C.eventually
D.initially
【6】
A.thrown
B.published
C.recognized
D.rejected
【7】
A.created
B.copied
C.printed
D.discovered
【8】
A.invent
B.practice
C.film
D.link
【9】
A.challenges
B.conditions
C.weaknesses
D.stresses
【10】
A.introduce
B.describe
C.express
D.question
【11】
A.trust
B.caution
C.humor
D.respect
【12】
A.assumption
B.prediction
C.admiration
D.information
【13】
A.moved
B.come
C.fallen
D.grown
【14】
A.pleasant
B.unique
C.simple
D.convenient
【15】
A.comment
B.difference
C.profit
D.decision
26、假设你是李华,得知你的笔友 Jack,由于刚进入高三。学习很紧张,请你给他推荐一本你最喜欢的书籍,让他能在课后阅读,放松心情。内容包括:1.书籍内容简介 2. 推荐这本书的原因。注意:1. 词数 100 个左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。