1、(题文)A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions ________ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.
A. when B. that
C. as D. where
2、I set the alarm clock, as a result, I got up earlier and reached the airport with minutes to _____.
A.spare B.catch C.leave D.make
3、The soldier eventually arrived at the foot of the mountain, at the top of which________.
A.did a big tree stand
B.a big tree stand
C.stood a big tree
D.a big tree stood
4、— How did the residents in your community show their sympathy to the victims in the stricken area?
— A large sum of money, with surgical masks, ______ to them.
A.is offered B.are offered C.was offered D.were offered
5、Located in the center of Melbourne, Australia, are two tall towers designed by building architect Phil Rowe, both of shaped like massive tree houses rather than skyscrapers.
A. who B. whom C. which D. them
6、The way ______ you say something is ______ important than what you say.
A./, much B.in which, far more C.that, much D.in that, much more
7、Frankly, I’d rather you ____________anything about it for the time being.
A.not do B.don’t do C.didn’t do D.will not do
8、As many members ________ were present at the emergency meeting agreed to the capital increase plan.
A.like
B.that
C.as
D.who
9、When you face the ________ to the church, turn right.
A.type
B.context
C.cover
D.entrance
10、When I left the theatre, I was ________ by two men who asked me for money.
A. faced B. challenged C. confronted D. treated
11、—Do you think he would have given you a hand in your time of financial difficulty?
—He ________ if he had known about it. After all, we are good friends.
A. wouldn’t have B. should have
C. couldn’t have D. must have
12、I’m calling about the apartment you ______ the other day. Could you tell me more about it?
A. advertised B. had advertised
C. are advertising D. will advertise
13、The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building ________ now.
A.is remained
B.is remaining
C.remains
D.has been remained
14、College campus life is usually nothing like ______ students imagined when they were in high school.
A.what B.which C.that D.as
15、So important it to get on well with people around that I have decided to learn some communication skills.
A. I have found B. have I found
C. I was feeling D. was I felt
16、A bedtime story, more so than music or background noises, is more likely to force the stubborn mind’s attention away from________is causing emotional distress.
A.which
B.what
C.that
D.how
17、Ranging from visiting time-honored Jiangnan gardens, reading _________ dating from thousands of years ago, to appreciating the local Jiangnan songs, various activities opened up a window for us to catch a glimpse of the poetic world.
A.guidebooks B.brochures C.advertisements D.poems
18、 In Alice Munro’s novel, Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, ______, decides to flee.
A. her unhappiness being built into desperation
B. her unhappiness has built into desperation
C. her unhappiness builds into desperation
D. her unhappiness building into desperation
19、The heartbroken mother had no alternative but ____ her guilty son to the police.
A. report B. reporting C. reported D. to report
20、When we came into the reading room, we found her at a desk, with her attention on a book.
A.sitting;fixing
B.sit;fixed
C.sitting;to be fixed
D.seated;fixed
21、 Red Adair became “the man to call” if you wanted a fire in an oil well to be put out, a task that was extremely dangerous and difficult. Red Adair was born in Houston, Texas in 1915. He got such a name because of his bright red hair. The color became a trademark for him. He wore red clothes and red boots. He drove a red car, and he and his men used red trucks and red equipment.
One of Red Adair’s most dangerous jobs was in 1962. He and his men put out a natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. Burning for six months, the fire was so fierce that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth and the sand around the fire had melted into glass from the extreme heat. The famous fire was called the “Devil’s Cigarette Lighter”.
Adair’s success with the big fire and earlier well fires captured imagination of the American film industry. In 1968, Hollywood made an action film called “Hellfighters” which was roughly based on events in Red Adair’s life. Adair said one of the best honors in the world was to have John Wayne play him in a movie. In 1998, Adair troubleshot (排除故障)what was possibly the world’s worst ocean accident at the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. One hundred and sixty-seven men were killed when the oil rig(油井钻探设备)exploded after a gas leak. Not only did Red Adair and his team have to put out the fires but they also had to deal with winds blowing at more than one hundred and twenty kilometers an hour, as well as the sea which was at least twenty meters deep.
In March of 1991, Red Adair went to Kuwait to put out at even hundred Kuwaiti fires following the Persian Gulf War. His efforts saved millions of liters of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy.
Red Adair died at 89 on 7 August 2004. Many Americans remember him as a very brave man. He lived his life troubleshooting danger. He was known for risking his own life to save others.
【1】Why was John Glenn mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A.To prove the fire was really big.
B.To confirm it was a natural gas fire.
C.To explain how the sand melted.
D.To show Adair’s job was important.
【2】What can be learned about “Hellfighters” ?
A.It was a big hit in Hollywood.
B.It was directed by John Wayne.
C.It is a documentary on firefighters.
D.It is loosely based on Adair’s life.
【3】What happened in 1998?
A.176 people died in a big ocean fire accident.
B.An oil rig exploded because of careless smoking.
C.Strong winds caused Adair to be badly injured in the fire.
D.Adair and his team managed to put out a big ocean fire.
【4】What’s probably the author’s main purpose in writing the text?
A.To remember the great firefighter Red Adair.
B.To draw public attention to the danger of fires.
C.To call on more people to be brave firefighters.
D.To document some unforgettable fires in the world.
22、 A License to Heal
Steven Bentley, M. D.
www.iuniverse.com
$11.95 soft cover
In the world of emergency medicine, there are pain and blood, but there are also hope and compassion (同情). A License to Heal shows readers the stories from an ER (emergency room) doctor that brings this world to life. In this book, an emergency room physician describes the world of the ER — as one filled with pain and fear, but also compassion, hope, and a surprising amount of humor.
Batting Rocks over the Barn
Lawn Griffiths
www.xlibris.com
$19.99 soft cover
Country life during the 1950s and 1960s comes alive through the eyes of an Iowa boy who grew up to become a newspaperman and farm editor. Follow his stories in Batting Rocks over the Barn.
Honeyball
Pete Liebengood
www.xlibris.com
$17.99 soft cover
A group of women pull together in a campaign to find success at the box office while their leader finds the love of her life and the persons responsible for the death of her father in a plane crash.
The Armageddon Virus
Robert Gallant
www.iuniverse.com
$16.95 soft cover
Travis Weld, leader of a secret government team pursuing (追踪) terrorists, discovers the meaning of a phone message from someone offering to sell a deadly new virus to an illegal weapons (武器) dealer. Can he track the seller and secure this mysterious Armageddon virus?
【1】Which book is probably written by a doctor?
A.Honeyball.
B.A License to Heal.
C.The Armageddon Virus.
D.Batting Rocks over the Barn.
【2】What do Batting Rocks over the Barn and Honeyball have in common?
A.They can be found on the same website.
B.They tell stories of the same time.
C.They focus on the same topic.
D.They cost the same.
【3】Which of the following can best describe the story in The Armageddon Virus?
A.Humorous. B.Touching.
C.Common. D.Thrilling.
23、Many people are suffering in silence from bad Internet connections,unaware that they can easily increase their Internet speed with a few simple changes to how they organize their devices(设备). 【1】
Put jour router(路由器)in the right place.
We all know that the closer you are to the router, the better your Internet speed will be. Wi-Fi can't travel through thick walls or large objects. 【2】. The best places to put routers are:In central locations and high up with no obstacles.
【3】
Wireless routers can also be easily affected by other electrical goods. To test this, run a speed test and then try switching off all electrical devices except your router and running another test to check any difference. Items like cordless telephones, bulbs, baby monitors, TVs and screens can all affect your broadband speed if they are too near the router.
Use a wireless booster (增压器).
Wireless boosters are things that can supercharge your signal across your home. This is normally done by people in large homes or in properties with blackspots for signals. But these boosters only extend the signal you have. 【4】. Your broadband supplier might send you a free booster if you can't get the signal in certain rooms. Turn off Wi-Fi devices not being used.
The more devices that are connected to your Wi-Fi, the slower the overall speed. Switching devices off can help get better connectivity. 【5】
A.Use wires instead of Wi-Fi.
B.They can’t improve it.
C.Keep routers away from other devices,
D.Where you put your router can make a huge difference.
E.Here are some free ways to improve your broadband speed.
F.So try turning off the Wi-Fi reception when these items are not in use.
G.Plugging your computer into the router directly can greatly improve speed.
24、Four Body Language Tips for Success
Have you ever been drawn to someone who looks confident and successful at work? There’s something about them - that “it” factor you can’t quite pinpoint. 【1】 Here are five specific techniques to set up for ongoing success, especially in the workplace.
1.【2】 You’ve heard how dogs pick up on sounds that the human ear can’t hear. Well, it turns out we pick up on certain tones too, human to human. Simply put, lower, richer tones are more pleasing to us than higher, thin ones.
2. Take on a Powerful Pose. Research by social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows that standing or sitting a certain way triggers immediate changes in your body chemistry.【3】 Besides, it can influence how others respond to you.
3. Make Eye Contact, But Not Too Much. There is such a thing as too much eye contact. You don’t want to be rude, but you also want to look like you care. Always make sure to use more eye contact when you are listening than I when you are speaking.
4. Use Your Hands to Improve Speech. If you want to get your point across more effectively, try incorporating I some hand gestures while you speak.【4】 Speech-associated gestures have been approved to help listeners stay focused and attentive.
Now you can be the person appearing more successful in and out of the boardroom. Remember - it’s not always what you say verbally that activates your listeners.【5】.
A.Lower Tones Matter.
B.Mind Your Vocal Tone.
C.This can make you appear more confident.
D.It is time for your body to do some of the talking.
E.Using hand gestures is always a great way to appeal to your listeners.
F.Body language is a primary factor in making a strong first impression.
G.Not only will they make yourself understood, they also keep the listeners engaged.
25、 For the past ten years, my dad and I have attended the same school—he as an administrator and I as a student. Our relationship, in and out of school, has been totally unpredictable.
When I was younger, all that my dad said was doctrine(信条) and anything he did I,_________, followed. We played games together, and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. I could_________my dad taking me to school, meeting him_________during the day and riding home with him every afternoon.
As I grow older, we were not as_________as we used to be. He wasn’t cool any more. He wore his socks too high, listened to_________country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends. He became a total embarrassment.
However, the_________that occurred in school were even worse. The worst one happened in seventh grade. My dad came to our New Year party,_________as Donald Duck, guitar in hand, singing silly songs. Just kill me! I wanted to run away.
This_________continued into high school, but we somehow began to find a balance. Things started to_________around the time of my 10th-grade physics project. The__________was to build a wood bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio (比率). All the students and physics teachers__________.So did my dad, the only administrator! Embarrassed, as usual, I__________the scene.__________, later when I learned from my friends that my dad__________all competitors and won everyone’s admiration, I found that mixed in with my__________was a touch of pride.
I had needed someone else to show me what I__________in my dad. It wasn’t the fact that he’d won; it was more than that. I began to__________that we have many of the same values and sometimes the same opinions. No matter how much I had tried to__________him, he still influenced me.
I feel__________to have such an unusual father. The__________I have developed with my dad over the years has enabled me to look back and see how I’ve grown.
A.temporarily
B.passively
C.originally
D.naturally
A.apply to
B.count on
C.see off
D.pick out
A.gradually
B.previously
C.regularly
D.finally
A.confident
B.reliable
C.generous
D.close
A.creative
B.familiar
C.terrible
D.live
A.failures
B.coincidences
C.disasters
D.competitions
A.dressed up
B.broken down
C.settled down
D.signed up for
A.debate
B.party
C.progress
D.struggle
A.happen
B.change
C.grow
D.disappear
A.issue
B.task
C.lesson
D.process
A.explored
B.protested
C.hesitated
D.participated
A.fled
B.approached
C.pictured
D.made
A.Instead
B.Otherwise
C.Therefore
D.However
A.convinced
B.defeated
C.ignored
D.evaluated
A.confusion
B.encouragement
C.embarrassment
D.fascination
A.recommended
B.tolerated
C.doubted
D.appreciated
A.realize
B.demand
C.argue
D.estimate
A.approach
B.limit
C.resist
D.believe
A.puzzled
B.fortunate
C.concerned
D.awkward
A.strategy
B.habit
C.potential
D.relationship
26、假定你是李华,从互联网(the internet)上得知一个国际中学组织将在新加坡(Singapore)举办夏令营,欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。
内容主要包括: 1. 自我介绍(包括英语能力);
2. 参加意图(介绍中国、了解其他国际);
3. 希望获准。
注意: 1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.邮件开头和结尾已已为你写好。
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