1、James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _________.
A. returned B. to return
C. returning D. having returned
2、The thief was caught stealing money from the shop opposite the school and ________ by the local police at the moment.
A.was questioned
B.had questioned
C.is being questioned
D.has been questioning
3、Everyone has weaknesses; the best approach in an interview is to admit your weakness but show that you are working on it and have a plan to it.
A. win B. make
C. defeat D. overcome
4、Whether or not your role models are famous, they should be people worth _____.
A.to copy B.to be copied C.copying D.being copied
5、Resources and investment are heavily concentrated in big cities, contributing to the population __________ and the dilemma of young people.
A. exposure B. exploration C. expectation D. explosion
6、Planning so far ahead makes no ________ —so many things will have changed by next year.
A.sense B.room C.choice D.effort
7、________ on February 5, 2019, the Wandering Earth soon became a great hit.
A.Releasing
B.Being released
C.Released
D.To release
8、As a role model,I don’t think most people can imagine what it’s like that closely every minute of the day.
A.to be watched B.watched
C.watching D.having watched
9、—How did you keep in touch with the agent, Mary?
— I surfed the Internet and called ______ whose telephone number is provided.
A. one B. those
C. the one D. that
10、The success of Full River Red (Man jiang hong), a 2023 historical suspense comedy film directed by Zhang Yimou, is such________ even some western celebrities have started to read Chinese history.
A.as
B.like
C.that
D.making
11、Living in_________ ever increasingly fast-paced world, we are facing greater competition, so we must take _________ advantage of every opportunity to develop.
A.an; the
B.an; /
C.the; an
D.the; /
12、In the middle of the lake ________ which looks very beautiful.
A.stood a tall tower
B.does a tall tower stand
C.a tall tower stands
D.stands a tall tower
13、The middle and high school period is a special one for children, a transition from children to adult, ______ children tend to be rebellious (反抗的).
A.when B.where C.that D.of which
14、In autumn, there are so many _______ leaves on the ground.
A.fallen
B.falling
C.fall
D.are falling
15、________ Zhong Nanshan joined the battle against novel coronavirus lifted people’s spirits.
A.As
B.What
C.That
D.How
16、The state government declared that they would construct a national park in ________ used to be a small village
A.what B.which C.where D.that
17、 She has expressed her hope ______ the foreign students will spread the good will and sincerity of the Chinese people to other parts of the world.
A. that B. which
C. whether D. what
18、When she woke up, she realized that the things she had dreamt about could not ______ have happened.
A.possibly
B.likely
C.hardly
D.usually
19、Think to yourself that every day is your last and the hour to which you do not look forward may come as a(n) ________ surprise.
A.welcomed B.welcoming C.welcome D.unwelcome
20、He would be in better health now _______ with too much work when young.
A. had he not burdened himself B. if he was not burdened
C. were he not burdened D. had he not been burdened himself
21、People
People is America’s No.1 magazine about fascinating people. It’s a guide to who and what’s hot in the arts, business, politics, television, movies, books, music and sports. It is published weekly.
Publisher: The Time Inc. Magazine Company
Cover Price: $211.47
Our Price: $117.00
Issues: 53 issues/12 months
Lucky
Lucky is the shopping magazine with the best buys, and the fashion tips you’ll need before you hit the stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gets you the information you need before anyone else has it.
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications Inc.
Cover Price: $35.40
Our Price: $15.00
Issues: 12 issues/12 months
Parents
The most trusted magazine for parents who want to raise smart, loving and self-confident children. Each issue has age-specific child-development guidance, advice on your child’s health and safety, and the best ways to encourage your child’s learning.
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Cover Price: $42.00
Our Price: $9.97
Issues: 12 issues/12 months
Entertainment
This magazine covers movies, television, music, Broadway stage productions, books, and popular culture. Unlike celebrity-focused magazines like People, its main concentration is on entertainment media and reviews. It’s intended for a more general audience.
Publisher: The Time Inc. Magazine Company
Cover Price: $199.50
Our Price: $38.95
Issues: 57 issues/12 months
【1】Which of the following targets common readers?
A. People.
B. Lucky.
C. Parents.
D. Entertainment.
【2】What makes Lucky so special according to the passage?
A. It has lots of cartoons.
B. It has pictures of stars.
C. It has information no one else has.
D. It tells you where to find good deals.
【3】The underlined words “celebrity-focused magazines” probably refer to magazines focusing on _______.
A. daily life
B. hot events and famous stars
C. political events
D. festivals and celebrations.
【4】You’re most likely to find the above information_____________.
A. in an educational magazine
B. on a magazine club website
C. in a guide to magazines
D. in a magazine sales report
22、What does it mean to cry over a book? “I’m a reader who did not weep,” Ruth Graham, a well-known critic, wrote. “Does this make me heartless? Or does it make me a grown-up?”
Tears have played a surprisingly important part in the history of the novel. Readers have always asked about the role that emotion plays in reading: What does it mean to be deeply moved by a book? Which books are worthy objects of our feelings?
In different times, people answered those questions in different ways. In the early eighteenth century, when the novel was still a new form, crying was a sign of readers’ virtue. “Sentimental” novels, full of touching scenes, gave readers an occasion to exercise their “finer feelings.” Your tear proved that you were likely to feel the suffering of others.
At that time, sentimental novels were hugely popular, but also easy to attack. Tears, after all, had no necessary connection to actual virtue, and they could be not true. As the critic John Mullan points out, by the end of the eighteenth century, the word “sentimental” had acquired a new meaning - “addicted to low emotion” - bringing it closer to the meaning that it has for us today.
In the nineteenth century, the meaning of tears evolved in two different directions. Some writers sought to waken “higher” feelings in their readers: Victorian sentimentalists wrote touching scenes in an effort to inspire social and political reform. However, the “sensation” novel, a different type of Victorian best-seller, showed that tears could be enjoyable in themselves. Sensation novels were the leaders of the modern thriller and mystery. Heavy on secrets, and madness, they were known for creating physical “sensations” in their readers - trembling, a fast beating heart, and tears. But these were tears without moral purpose or effect.
Today’s debate about crying while reading looks back on all of this history. The debate, in fact, is about why books matter to us, and what reading is “for.” Talking about what makes us cry is a way of talking about ourselves.
【1】What was people’s attitude towards crying over novels in the early 18th century?
A.Doubtful.
B.Positive.
C.Uncaring.
D.Worried.
【2】From the passage we can know that “sensation” novels _________.
A.aimed for social and political reform
B.helped understand others’ suffering
C.consisted of many touching scenes
D.tended to amuse the readers
【3】The author presents this text mainly ________.
A.by providing examples
B.by making comparisons
C.by following the order of time
D.by following the order of importance
【4】What’s the best title for the text?
A.Sentimental novels & sensation novels
B.Crying while reading through centuries
C.The history of the novel
D.Why books matter to us
23、With courses on David Beckham and Harry Potter on offer at famous universities, it comes as no surprise that students are now able to learn the art of the perfect selfie (自拍).
The concept of taking selfies gained great popularity. It soon exploded on the Internet, and people started crazily to take images that had them as the primary item of focus. The trend became so popular that it even inspired a song, “SELHE” by the Chainsmokers, which racked up 267 million views on YouTube. In fact, Twitter declared 2014 as “the year of the selfie”.
Just like the art of photography can be studied and improved, City Literary Institute, a well-known college in London, felt it needed to educate people on the fine art of taking the perfect selfie and officially started to offer a first-ever course on that.
The four-session course will cost £132 (£106 for seniors), but the fee won’t even include a free selfie-stick, a tool that is rapidly gaining acceptance for serious selfie-takers. It is open to all enthusiastic and self-obsessed photographers.
As part of the new course, self-absorbed photographers will be taught “valuable life skills” to prepare themselves to face a world which could present a photo opportunity at any point. Apart from offering the much-needed but seldom-sought guidance on the best angles and lighting, the course promises to improve your critical understanding of the “selfie”. There will also be a brief exploration into the concepts of “identity,self-hood and memory” as well as the opportunity to “develop new ideas to you’re your photography more relevant to your aims.”
But the selfie enthusiasts must be prepared to share their photos, as organizers said a critique(评论)of students’ work would form an important role in the learning process.
【1】Learning to take selfies at universities isn't a surprise because________.
A.taking selfies is popular nowadays
B.many people take photos crazily
C.the perfect selfie has exploded on the Intenet
D.courses on some famous persons have been offered
【2】City Literary Institute offers courses on taking selfies to_________.
A.attract people to study there
B.teach people to master the art
C.follow the latest fashion
D.be the first to offer such courses
【3】What can be inferred about the course in the passage?
A.It makes students get to know the concept of beauty.
B.It offers the steps on how to take photos.
C.Students taking the course are likely to take better selfies.
D.Students’ critical understanding of selfie is promised to improve.
【4】Who can have access to the course on taking selfies?
A.Anyone who shows passion for taking selfies.
B.Anyone who is a full-time student of the college.
C.Only young photographers who are interested in it.
D.Only those who are good at taking photos.
24、As 17-year-old Torri’ell Norwood drove through Florida, last February, the laughter and chatter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to screams. As they approached an intersection, another car T-boned them, sending their car sailing into the yard of a nearby home, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.
As smoke rose from the car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to explode! Get out!” Shaken, but otherwise OK, Norwood crawled out through the window as the driver’s side door couldn’t be opened. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to free themselves, she ran for her life. But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran back and found Simmons unconscious in the back seat. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. After checking her pulse and found there was no sign of life, she started CPR.
Had the accident happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have known what to do. But just the day before, Norwood, who wanted to pursue a career in medicine, had earned her CPR certificate by learning on her own. Kneeling on the ground and looking down at her dying friend, Norwood knew she had precious little time to practice what she’d learned.
She started pumping Simmons’s chest with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. After quite a while, Simmons began coughing and taking quick deep breaths for air. The CPR had worked! Soon, the ambulance arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital. And then she heard how her best friend had saved her life. “I wasn’t shocked,” Simmons told others. “She will always help any way she can.”
【1】What caused the car crash?
A.The girls were too excited to notice another car.
B.Norwood drove the car too quickly that day.
C.Norwood’s car crashed into a tree in a yard.
D.Another car hit Norwood’s car near the intersection.
【2】What’s Norwood’s immediate reaction after hearing the bystander’s warning?
A.She crawled out through the window and looked for her friends.
B.She ran for her life but turned back to save her friend.
C.She dragged her friends out and performed CPR at once.
D.She opened the driver’s side door and pulled her friend out.
【3】Why did Norwood know how to perform CPR?
A.She had learned CPR in school classes.
B.She just received her CPR certificate.
C.The bystander told her how to do it.
D.She pursued a career in medicine.
【4】Which of the following can best describe Norwood?
A.Generous and capable.
B.Gentle and hardworking
C.Courageous and reliable.
D.Energetic and intelligent.
25、I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new _________, and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were very low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting.
_________ he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his _________.
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms (手掌)were sweating. I was completely _________ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you, ” she said, surprising me beyond speech. She told me that _________ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he _________ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had _________ spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how thankful she was for the _________ I had nurtured (培养)in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, shocked, for about half an hour, _________ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without __________ knowing it? What I finally came to __________ was one day, several months before, when some students were __________ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke __________ and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the __________ one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the __________ of the room. ” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, __________ more, and became happy. And it was all because he __________ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed __________ was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most __________ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came __________ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
【1】
A.teacher
B.reporter
C.monitor
D.doctor
【2】
A.Or
B.And
C.But
D.So
【3】
A.courage
B.abilities
C.feelings
D.dream
【4】
A.desperate
B.responsible
C.unprepared
D.unsuitable
【5】
A.as for
B.in spite of
C.apart from
D.because of
【6】
A.pleased
B.feared
C.loved
D.criticized
【7】
A.recently
B.immediately
C.gradually
D.obviously
【8】
A.self-respect
B.self-doubt
C.self-pity
D.self-control
【9】
A.imagining
B.observing
C.wondering
D.recording
【10】
A.also
B.even
C.always
D.still
【11】
A.expect
B.remember
C.believe
D.accept
【12】
A.writing
B.reviewing
C.giving
D.editing
【13】
A.quietly
B.repeatedly
C.quickly
D.firmly
【14】
A.lucky
B.lonely
C.likely
D.only
【15】
A.entrance
B.middle
C.front
D.back
【16】
A.smiled
B.slept
C.shouted
D.quarreled
【17】
A.intended
B.pretended
C.refused
D.happened
【18】
A.change
B.praise
C.thanks
D.visits
【19】
A.difficult
B.painful
C.valuable
D.enjoyable
【20】
A.slowly
B.early
C.frequently
D.occasionally
26、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。
Mark and his brother Jamie rang their neighbor Mrs Grady’s doorbell. “You know her better than I do, Mark. You do the talking. ”
“Hi, Mrs Grady, ” said Mark when she opened the door. “Would you like us to shovel(铲除) the side walk and driveway? ”
Shoveling the snow was Jamie’s idea, a way to make enough money for a new video game that came out the next day.
Mrs Grady touched her hand to her heart. “That would be wonderful, boys. The work is too much for me. ”
“It will cost 10 dollars, ” Jamie said.
“If that’s OK, ” Mark said.
“Oh dear, ” Mrs Grady sounded a little disappointed. “I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can offer homemade cookies, but I guess that’s not what you had in mind. ”
Mark was going to say that Mrs Grady could pay them another time, but Jamie cut him off. “We’ll come back later. ”
It still snowed heavily. As they walked through the snow out of Mrs Grady’s driveway, Mark glanced over his shoulder. Mrs Grady stood at her window, watching them.
Mark suddenly thought of how she helped him last summer. She didn’t look like a strong person who’d come to rescue last summer when Mr Dunn’s collie(牧羊犬) Goldie got away from her backyard. Goldie had just wanted to play, but Mark didn’t feel comfortable around big dogs. And Goldie had boxed him in between the wooden fence and the cedar hedge(雪松树篱). Mark tried to call for his dad, but his tongue seemed locked behind his teeth.
注意: 续写的词数应为150左右。
Then Mrs Grady’s front door had flown open.
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And now Mrs Grady needed Mark as much as he’d needed her last summer.
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