1、Being a soldier, he has a strong sense of ________.
A.desire B.discipline C.force D.privacy
2、The vicar has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock________.
A.to repair
B.repaired
C.to be repaired
D.repair
3、—Have you got everything ready for the meeting?
—Not yet, we need _________.
A.three another chair
B.other three chairs
C.another three chairs
D.more three chairs
4、“It is a truth ______ that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife,” says the very first line of Pride and Prejudice.
A.universally overlooked
B.universally acknowledged
C.profoundly assumed
D.profoundly obsessed
5、________ nation uses nuclear weapons will engage the whole world in war.
A.No matter what
B.No matter which
C.Whichever
D.Whatever
6、-Shall we go out for a walk?
-I'm afraid not. We can't go out________our work is being done.
A.before
B.until
C.as `
D.after
7、According to the policy, people over 60 in the countryside can get their 60-yuan pensions each month, somewhat _____the burden of their children.
A. to relieve B. relieving
C. having relieved D. relieved
8、Joe was_________to become a doctor and his persistence paid off after years of hard work.
A.independent
B.hesitant
C.limited
D.determined
9、 One valuable tip for graduates is that first impressions during a job interview really ______.
A. apply B. function C. apologize D. count
10、Having a walk after supper is certainly good for the old people, but it remains ________ whether they will enjoy it.
A.to see
B.to be seen
C.seeing
D.seen
11、The first set of rules on using gloves in boxing were ________ by the Marquis of Queensberry in 1860.
A.sum up
B.drawn up
C.brought up
D.finished up
12、--- I think a design which all the ages and social groups is not easy to make.
---I can’t agree more with you.
A. appeals to B. admits to
C. objects to D. sticks to
13、In some parts of London, missing a bus means __________ for another hour.
A.waiting
B.to wait
C.wait
D.to be waiting
14、You shouldn’t ________ friends ________ by asking them to hire your family members.
A.put...in place
B.tell...off
C.put...on the spot
D.tell...apart
15、With better education, people will be able to build a better society _________ nature.
A.in contrast with
B.on top of
C.on behalf of
D.in harmony with
16、The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were ________ upon corn.
A.founded
B.found
C.flowed
D.fueled
17、No sooner do you buy a computer than they ________ a new one which takes the place of it.
A.bring in
B.bring out
C.bring up
D.bring about
18、Though having discussed it for long, they still haven’t reached an agreement they should pour more money into the project.
A.that B.if C.whether D.what
19、We treated them _______ dignity and respect.
A.by
B.to
C.for
D.with
20、The teacher didn’t feel like ________them on the spot.
A.correcting
B.correct
C.to correct
D.corrected
21、Scientists are convinced _____ the positive effect of laughter _____ physical and mental health.
A.of; at
B.by; in
C.of; on
D.on; at
22、 __________ to sun, rain and wind for a long time, the stone split.
A.Being exposed
B.Having exposed
C.Exposed
D.To expose
23、—I hear Tom ________ playing games recently.
—________ no wonder he is easy to feel sleepy in class.
A.is addicted to; There is
B.addicts; There is
C.addicts; It is
D.is addicted to; It is
24、The construction workers ______ the bridge for two months, and hopefully it will be completed next month and bring local citizens great convenience.
A.have built
B.are building
C.build
D.have been building
25、We should take preventive measures so as to face the _______ dangerous situations.
A.barely
B.tightly
C.potentially
D.passionately
26、Many cities and towns have laws that require people to recycle paper and plastics. Now some state and local governments have passed laws that require citizens to recycle their food waste as well. California and Vermont have statewide laws about recycling food waste that apply to businesses and homes. The process of recycling food waste and turning it into usable soil is called composting (堆制肥料).
Food waste that can be composted includes fruit and vegetable peels, coffee grounds, tea bags, and eggshells. Garden waste such as stems and leaves can also be composted. Meat, fish, and dairy food waste cannot be recycled.
According to environmental groups, composting reduces the amount of trash going into landfills (垃圾填埋池), and composted waste holds a wide range of nutrients. When compost is added to the soil in gardens and fields, it helps crops grow.
Reducing the amount of waste that goes into landfills is one reason why cities and states are passing food-waste recycling laws. “Our landfills are far from enough for the creation of new ones is shrinking.” Renee Crowley, a project manager said.
Officials in Seattle, Washington, say that food waste makes up 30% of the trash going into landfills, and they are looking to reduce that percentage. That city has a law requiring people to recycle food waste. It is banned from all garbage. There is a fine for people who put it into regular garbage.
Crowley points out that even in cities where food recycling is not a law, there are often places where citizens can drop off their food waste for composting. Many schools and colleges have also started composting programs.
Those who are against food-recycling laws say that the composting process is costly. In addition, it can be difficult for people who live in apartments to store their waste because they don’t have access to outside storage bins. Patti Ferguson from Orange County, California, told her local newspaper that she thought an indoor container containing food waste would get smelly.
【1】What do we know about composting from the text?
A.It is cheap to compost food waste.
B.Not all food waste can be reused.
C.Not all soil can be composted.
D.It is usually processed in empty landfills.
【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A.Ways of keeping nutrients in the soil.
B.Ways of reducing the amount of trash.
C.Benefits of recycling food waste.
D.Examples of different useful nutrients.
【3】In Seattle, throwing food waste into garbage is .
A.illegal
B.shameful
C.required
D.acceptable
【4】Patti Ferguson’s attitude towards food-recycling laws is probably .
A.thankful
B.supportive
C.uncaring
D.negative
27、As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.
Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. She had a great love for traditional literature from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.
"The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing, "said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.
Under the slogan ”Reading touches people's hearts”, the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.
Readers became a turning point in Dong' s 21 years of hosting She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge”.
"There is no shortcut in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations, said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.
【1】What show is Dong Qing hosting now?
A.Readers.
B.Chinese Poetry Conference.
C.Chinese poetry Conference and Readers.
D.The Voice of China.
【2】Where did Dong Qing decide to study in 2015?
A.In France
B.In England
C.In Japan
D.In America
【3】What does Dong Qing do at present?
A.An actress
B.A singer
C.A hostess
D.A hostess and producer
【4】The underlined word “passion” in the second paragraph probably means “great ____”.
A.love
B.joy
C.surprise
D.pride
【5】What’s the best title (题目)for the text?
A.Find the Beauty of Life
B.How to Be a Successful TV Hostess
C.Reading Touches People’s Hearts
D.Dong Qing—a Talented Lady
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Burlington School is located in Parsons Green, 15 minutes by underground from the centre of London. Our standard of teaching is high, with courses in General and Specialist English. The coffee bar is open all day serving freshly-cooked meals, and the school organizes a range of social activities to complement(补充) the classes. Students live either in homestays or in one of our hotels.
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The New School of English is located in the beautiful city of Cambridge. The school is open all year and provides a range of English language courses for adults aged at least 16 from all over the world. These courses cover General English as well as courses for professionals looking to focus on specific topic areas. They have a range of accommodation choices for students.
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【1】What can we know about Burlington School?
A.It is open all year.
B.It is located in Parsons Green, London.
C.It provides no accommodation.
D.It offers no social practice classes.
【2】Which school can provide more personalized courses?
A.Burlington School.
B.New School of English.
C.University of Liverpool.
D.Interactive English School.
【3】Who could be interested in the schools?
A.English professors.
B.French speakers.
C.Foreign English learners.
D.Foreign travel agents.
29、When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days.
It goes like this: You can’t take any means of transportation more than once. We would start from home, walking two blocks to the rail station. We’d take the train into the city center, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi. We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district, but we didn’t like the way the horses were treated, so we never did. At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom’s friend was waiting to give us a ride home — our first car ride of the day.
The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around. She was born to be multimodal(多方式的). She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence — the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels.
Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore. New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored. And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolbox — and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet.
On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy, but the transportation was the point. First, it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window. As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself: How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track, what line, which direction, where’s the stop, and will I get wet when we go under the river?
I’m writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn’t try on our Transportation Days and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all. My flight routed me through Philadelphia. My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport. She took a train to meet me.
【1】Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days?
A. Having a car ride.
B. Taking the train twice.
C. Buying more than one toy.
D. Touring the historic district.
【2】According to the writer, what was the greatest benefit of his Transportation Days?
A. Building confidence in himself.
B. Reducing his use of private cars.
C. Developing his sense of direction.
D. Giving his knowledge about vehicles.
【3】The underlined word "paralyzed" (in Para. 5) is closest in meaning to "________".
A. displayed B. justified C. ignored D. ruined
【4】Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?
A. Airplane. B. Subway. C. Tram. D. Car.
30、 My mother asked me to call my grandmother. What could we possibly have a _______about? Nothing! I just did what she told me and_______called my grandmother.
When she_______the phone, I planned to have a small, 10-minute exchange. _______, she invited me to lunch at her house so we could_______together. Hesitantly, I agreed.
After hanging up the phone, I immediately _______ agreeing to the lunch date on Saturday.
Surprisingly, my Saturday morning wasn’t _______. I found it was nice to see her. I forgot the time_______her stories about her recent trip to Europe and her sewing class. I wasn’t _______that 60-year-old people had a social life. It turned out that her________wasn’t as mundane(平凡的)as I thought. I was happy to have spent time with her. We planned to meet ________ at her house. My mom didn’t have to________me any more.
This time I didn't feel the gloom(忧郁). ________I wanted to ask were building up in my mind: What was my grandfather like? What did you do at my age?
As we looked through pictures, I was ________. I had never seen, nor imagined, my grandmother as a young girl. She reminded me of myself. I learned that as humans, we________human experiences, no matter what age.
She told me about the time she and her friends went swimming in the lake late at night and the first time she met my________. "You would have adored him. He was the funniest man I'd ever met."We sorted through three shoeboxes of photographs, each with a ________story.
Ever since that________phone call to my grandmother, we have talked at least once a week. I regret not calling her earlier. She has________me what can’t be learned in a textbook: being open to new things, enjoying the simple things, and appreciating what life has given me. I have________a new perspective(视角) on life.
【1】A.chance B.dream C.secret D.conversation
【2】A.nervously B.appropriately C.painfully D.calmly
【3】A.attached B.showed C.heard D.answered
【4】A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Besides
【5】A.swim B.chat C.shop D.cook
【6】A.avoided B.enjoyed C.forgot D.regretted
【7】A.funny B.special C.boring D.tiring
【8】A.listening to B.belonging to C.looking forward to D.living up to
【9】A.aware B.sure C.clear D.afraid
【10】A.wisdom B.life C.strength D.success
【11】A.too B.again C.then D.once
【12】A.press B.permit C.promise D.reward
【13】A.Requirements B.Experiences C.Suggestions D.Questions
【14】A.puzzled B.embarrassed C.surprised D.relaxed
【15】A.imagine B.share C.improve D.gather
【16】A.teacher B.friend C.father D.grandfather
【17】A.new B.common C.nice D.familiar
【18】A.last B.unexpected C.polite D.helpful
【19】A.asked B.proved C.taught D.tested
【20】A.questioned B.gained C.overcome D.advertised
31、Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.
New Year’s Resolutions (决心)
It’s January 1, the day when many people around the world announce their New Year’s resolutions. In theory, a new year should be the time when people change their habits. In 【1】, it doesn’t work that way.
There are some advantages to choosing January 1 to start new habits. For one thing, it comes right after several holidays. And for many people, holidays are 【2】with food, often food that isn’t very healthy. After a month or so of lots of eating, people begin to realize that they need to 【3】. It’s no wonder that losing weight is one of the most 【4】resolutions every year!
While many people’s 【5】to change is real, most New Year’s resolutions don’t last all year, or even all month. One survey indicated that the average resolution only lasts three and a half weeks! For many, an honest resolution might be: “I will eat healthy food until I start longing for dessert, and then I’ll go back to eating 【6】.”
One common problem with New Year’s resolutions is that they aren’t specific enough. Maybe you 【7】to eat healthier or be friendlier. But if you don’t have a plan, how will you know if you’ve reached your goal? Generally, resolutions tend to fade (渐弱) out of your 【8】. They’ll
return again the next year when you start 【9】about resolutions again.
Resolutions often 【10】, but don’t be discouraged. If there’s something you want to change about your life, it won’t hurt to try. And if you fail now, don’t worry. Lunar New year is right around the corner!
32、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Having held the interschool (校际) story tell g championship for the past two years, I was the shining star of my school. When it came to choosing the right candidate (候选人) to participate in such competitions, I was always the first choice. Naturally, I was once again selected to represent my school in the approaching contest this year.
Upon hearing the fact that I was chosen again, my classmates and friends acknowledged that I would undoubtedly be the champion again. Consequently, I became conceited (自负的). I was so proud that I ignored the importance of practicing for the contest.
A week before the contest, my teacher Ms. Sara asked, “Selena, would you like to stand in front of the class to rehearse (排练) for the contest?” She had tutored me in the past two competitions and knew how important practice was. “Just imagine you are on the stage
in the audience,” she added.
“I’m sorry, Ms. Sara,” I replied. “I have a bit of a sore throat.”
This was usually the lie I would tell whenever my teacher requested me to practice in front of the class. I always found excuses to avoid doing it because I believed that I was the best and therefore the practice was unnecessary. On one occasion, I event old Ms. Sara not to worry too much as I was well prepared for the contest. In fact, I did everything but practice my script (讲稿) .I only managed to glance briefly through the story the day before the contest. As the best storyteller among the students of the local secondary schools, I was too vain to practice and expected everything to be fine.
The contest was being held in the local community hall. On the day of the contest, the hall was crowded with people. My schoolteachers and principal were there along with many of my classmates and schoolmates. I was the eighth contestant out of twenty in total. Those who spoke before me did extremely well. On seeing their fascinating and outstanding performance, I began to lose confidence in myself. My palms (手掌) sweated heavily and I started to feel nervous.
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Soon it was my turn to talk.
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Finally, I heard the results announced after the contest and felt sad.
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