1、The girl, like many boys who often _____ sports, _____fond of sports.
A.plays; are B.play; is C.play; are D.plays; is
2、Many measures have been taken to___________ awareness of environmental issues.
A.clarify B.expand C.invest D.promote
3、—Hey, do remember to buy some apples for me when shopping.
—Oh, I’ve almost forgotten it, but _____.
A. no problem B. never mind
C. not really D. no doubt
4、He was offered a position at the local church school, _____ he went to the Cambridge.
A. after when B. since which
C. after which D. since when
5、We can also ___________ Gran and Gramps for an early dinner.
A.let out B.tease C.stop by D.pound on
6、—Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Olympic Games?
—________. Ours is much stronger than theirs.
A.Of course
B.It depends
C.Don’t mention it
D.By no means
7、—— The weather report says that it _________ tomorrow.
——If it ________, the school sports meet will be canceled.
A.rains, rain
B.will rain , rains
C.will rain , will rain
D.rains, will rain
8、The private place is only accessible to the royal family and those who have the______ granted by the Queen.
A. certificate B. privilege
C. dignity D. elegance
9、--- I wonder what I should learn in the future.
--- You may learn art since you _______ painting and drawing.
A. benefit from B. look forward to
C. are tired of D. have a gift for
10、Hardly at the terminal station when the bus .
A.did we arrive; had left
B.would we arrive; had left
C.had we arrived; left
D.have we arrived; left
11、Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems ______ themselves, and solve their problems ______ themselves.
A.to; by
B.by; to
C.for; to
D.in; on
12、________ made the teacher very angry.
A.He came to school late again
B.His coming to school late again
C.His came to school late again
D.That comes to school late again
13、— Coach, can I continue with the training?
— Sorry, you can’t _____ you haven’t recovered from the knee injury.
A. until B. before C. because D. unless
14、His work _________ have been completed; otherwise, he wouldn't be enjoying himself on the beach.
A. should
B. must
C. can't
D. shouldn't
15、Henry ________ himself by winning two gold medals in the Olympic Games.
A.acknowledged B.confirmed C.distinguished D.ranked
16、It was in this school________ name he will never forget ________ he won the speaking competition about how the army and rescue workers made joint efforts to return the earthquake disaster area to normal.
A.whose; that
B.where; that
C.whose; where
D.that; that
17、Foreign ministers of the two countries hold regular meetings, ______ they can exchange views on international issues of both concern.
A. what B. where C. which D. why
18、The large passenger aircraft C919 AC 101, independently designed and developed by China, turned out to be a huge____ success,
A. controversial B. contradictory C. commercial D. compulsory
19、By now over 400 million books written by Jack ________.They ________well every time each of them comes out.
A.have sold,are sold
B.have been sold,sell
C.had been sold,sold
D.had sold,sell
20、Try to accept your mistakes, through ________ you can learn a lot.
A.it
B.which
C.where
D.that
21、I live in a second-floor flat with an ancient tree right on the corner of the house. House and tree have been here, side by side, for well over a century. No one really knows how old the tree is, but it was already there when builders started on the house at the beginning of the 1900s.
It was still rather young and flexible back then, so it easily welcomed the new structure into its path. It bent and adjusted itself to make room, and to find the space to grow big and strong and wise, which means that some hundred years later, the solid, strong branches of the tree reach around two full sides of my home. It’s covered in moss(苔藓), which is, in turn, crawling with all sorts of insects. I have never seen the insects, by the way, I just know that they’re there because of all the birds trying to pick them out. They are always hopping around, looking for this and that and singing songs.
I feel like I have become part of the ecosystem. When I’m eating breakfast or making dinner in the kitchen, I can look out and see a bird hopping around skillfully, gathering its own meal while I tend to mine. When I’m sitting in the living room, reading or drinking tea, I can suddenly find myself face to face with another bird. We’ll be staring at each other and, after some time, decide we can both carry on with our business, living side by side. Even as I write this—the large windows open to a lovely, soft evening—a white feather comes floating down by my side, probably from one of the resident pigeons.
As I don’t have the luxury of a garden, this tree makes me feel connected to the outdoors. Such is an ancient tree, a tree that is itself home to many other creatures—that feels different. It is as if it has adopted me and made me a part of its world, without ever asking for something in return. But if needs be, I know that it can count on me and I will protect it with all my strength.
【1】The flat that author lives in is _________.
A.built in an ancient tree
B.hugged by a giant tree
C.decorated with branches
D.surrounded by a garden
【2】In the author’s description, she implies that _________.
A.birds keep her warm company
B.she has adopted the residents.
C.moss makes her flat nice and cool
D.she has been bothered by the insects
【3】What does the author really treasure?
A.A close-to-nature life.
B.A luxurious garden.
C.A spacious house.
D.A sociable neighbor.
【4】Which of the following can be used to express the author’s feeling?
A.Jealous.
B.Inferior.
C.Content.
D.Passionate.
22、 Researchers at the DogStudies lab at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have shown that dogs may possess some metacognitive (元认知) abilities. Specifically, when they do not have enough information to solve a problem, they will actively look for more information, similarly to primates (灵长类).
In a recent study, project leader Julia Belger explored whether dogs have metacognitive abilities. To test this, the researchers designed a device involving two V-shaped fences. A reward, either food or a toy, would be placed by one researcher behind one of the two fences while another researcher held the dogs. In some cases, the dogs could see where the reward was placed, while in others, the dogs could not. The researchers then analyzed how frequently the dogs looked through the gap in the fence before choosing an option.
The researchers found that the dogs did check significantly more often for the reward when they had not seen where it was placed. These results show that dogs do tend to actively seek extra information when they have not seen where the reward is concealed.
The results did not allow the researchers to say definitively whether dogs possess meta-cognition, though they displayed some evidence for it. Julia said, “For humans, vision is an important information gathering sense. In this case, our experiment was based on a checking action relying on sight, but the dogs probably also used their sense of smell when checking through the gap. We know that smell is very important to dogs and we could see that they were using it.”
Julia added, “In future, we would like to develop an experiment to investigate under what circumstances dogs decide to use their sense of smell versus sight. This may give us additional insights into their information seeking abilities.”
【1】What ability may dogs have according to the study?
A.To offer information like primates.
B.To use their skills to find more food.
C.To seek information to solve a problem.
D.To ask for help before choosing an option.
【2】What does the underlined word “concealed” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Decorated.
B.Hidden.
C.Produced.
D.Purchased.
【3】What attitude did the researchers have to the finding?
A.Uncertain.
B.Friendly.
C.Negative.
D.Critical.
【4】In which section of a newspaper can you probably read the text?
A.Environment and technology.
B.Humans and nature.
C.Literature and culture.
D.Society and life.
23、A painter has just completed his course. He took 3 days and painted beautiful scenery. He wanted to know people′s opinion about his talent and painting skills.
He put his creation at a busy street and just down below a board which read, “I have painted this piece. Since I′m new to this profession, I might have made some mistakes. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.”
While he came back in the evening to collect his painting he was completely shattered to see that whole canvass (画板) was filled with crosses, they criticized the painter seriously.
Completely heartbroken, he ran to his master′s and burst into tears.
This young artist complained, “I′m useless and if this is what I have learnt to paint I′m not worth becoming a painter. People have rejected me completely. ”
Master smiled and suggested, “My son, I will prove that you are a great artist and have learnt perfect painting. Do as I say without questioning it. It will work.”
Young artist agreed and two days later early morning he presented a replica (复制品) of his earlier painting to his master. Master took that gently and smiled.
“Come with me.” master said.
They reached the same street early morning and displayed the same painting exactly at the same place. Now master took out another board which read, “Gentlemen, I have painted this piece.
Since I′m new to this profession, I might have made some mistakes in details. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do a favor. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it. ”
Then they walked back home.
They both visited the place the same evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done so far. Next day again they visited and found painting remained untouched. They say the painting was kept there for a month for no correction came in!
【1】Why did the painter put his creation at a busy street?
A.To help him to know about his skills in painting better.
B.To ask others to correct mistakes in the painting.
C.To show off his great talent and painting skills.
D.To make others help him finish the painting.
【2】How did the painter feel when he saw the whole canvass filled with crosses?
A.He felt quite determined.
B.He was very annoyed with the comments.
C.He felt greatly disappointed.
D.He was very thankful for their suggestions.
【3】Why didn′t people correct the work when the young painter displayed the painting again?
A.They had thought it was painted by a master painter.
B.They didn′t want to take the brush to correct it.
C.They didn′t look at his painting on purpose.
D.They were satisfied with his painting.
【4】Which saying can best show the theme of the passage?
A.All things are difficult before they are easy.
B.Actions speak louder than words.
C.A bad workman always blames his tools.
D.It is easier said than done.
24、A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating (浮动的) plastic from the Pacific Ocean. He has developed a floating device (设备) to trap plastic waste moving into rivers before it reaches the oceans.
Boyan Slat was just 18 years old when he invented a system for catching waste in the ocean. He also founded an environmental group called “The Ocean Cleanup”. Its purpose is to develop the system. Last year, Slat showed the next step: a floating device called Interceptor. It removes plastic out of rivers. The device is powered by energy from the sun. “The 1,000 rivers are responsible for about 80% of plastic going into the world’s oceans,” said Slat. Three of the machines have already been used. Each machine costs about $ 775,660, but the cost might drop as production increases.
Since they were used, the machines have been doing very well, collecting the plastic bottles and all the rubbish in the rivers. According to Slat, it is necessary to close “the tap”, which means preventing more plastic from reaching the ocean in the first place. He wanted to clean them all in the next five years. “This is not going to be easy, but if we do get this done, we could truly make our oceans again,” said Slat.
The device is designed to be safe in rivers. Its nose is shaped to change directions to keep it away from larger floating things. It works by guiding plastic waste into an opening in the front of the device. The waste is then carried inside the machine where it is dropped into containers. The device sends a text message to local operators that can come and empty it when it is full.
【1】What do we know about Interceptor?
A.It is being under test.
B.It can help sort waste.
C.It needs solar power to work.
D.It is mainly used in the oceans.
【2】What does “the tap” refer to in paragraph 3?
A.The rivers.
B.The machines.
C.The oceans.
D.The Interceptor.
【3】What’s the function of the device’s nose?
A.To empty the waste.
B.To serve as containers.
C.To ensure the device’s safety.
D.To send operators text messages.
【4】Where is the text most likely from?
A.A diary.
B.A guidebook.
C.A novel
D.A magazine.
25、 Mr. Swales was talking about what people do all day. He also wanted to find out what his students wanted to be when they _______. He called on Billy Miter first.
“My daddy works in a bank,” Billy Miter said. “I guess I want to work in a bank too. There’s lots of _______ in the bank.”
“My parents have a grocery store,” Emmy Disavow said. “Papa’s behind the _______ and Mama keeps the cash register. But I want to be an airline pilot.”
Jodie liked it when Mr. Swales asked them _______ like this. He was about to call on Jodie _______ the girls in the back row burst out _______.
Shirley Danes shouted, “Jodie's Daddy is a _______! Pee-yoo! ”
Everybody in the class laughed out loud. Everybody except Jodie, that is. She felt her face turn bright _______. She looked around the whole _______. Everyone was laughing. Some kids were ________ holding their noses.
Jodie looked at Mr. Swales. He was ________. He almost never raised his voice, but now he did.
“Silence! I want everybody quiet this instant.”
The laughter stopped ________. The sound of cars and people going by out on the street came ________ the windows. “You should be ________ of yourselves,” Mr. Swales said. “Being a garbage man is a(n) ________ and very useful job. We should all be ________ to Mr. Harris.”
“Garbage is a serious matter. I think you all owe Jodie a(n) ________.” Mr. Swales went on. “And after that, you’re all going to write Jodie’s father, Mr Harris, a nice ________ to tell him how much you appreciate what he does for all of us.”
Mr. Swales came to Jodie’s desk and ________ her on the shoulder. “I’m sorry this happened,” he said. “But remember, hard work done well is something to be ________ of. There’s nothing wrong with being a garbage man, absolutely not.”
【1】A. brought up B. got up C. made up D. grew up
【2】A. information B. money C. equipment D. business
【3】A. counter B. shelf C. door D. goods
【4】A. chances B. problems C. questions D. suggestions
【5】A. while B. when C. before D. because
【6】A. complaining B. talking C. laughing D. quarrelling
【7】A. garbage man B. driver C. salesman D. doctor
【8】A. blue B. white C. yellow D. red
【9】A. hospital B. classroom C. school D. market
【10】A. even B. ever C. still D. just
【11】A. curious B. anxious C. friendly D. angry
【12】A. carefully B. slowly C. immediately D. completely
【13】A. across B. from C. through D. under
【14】A. excited B. ashamed C. worried D. disappointed
【15】A. difficult B. dangerous C. strange D. easy
【16】A. polite B. similar C. grateful D. familiar
【17】A. requirement B. apology C. promise D. explanation
【18】A. report B. article C. note D. letter
【19】A. patted B. touched C. struck D. attacked
【20】A. tired B. aware C. afraid D. proud
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。
Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind and caring, and always made people comfortable in her presence. For years she was a volunteer in our community. I love going to the local nursing home to help with her when I was a child. However, once I became a teenager, I was too caught up in my adolescent world to worry about helping others.
One particular summer day when I was 12, Mom came into my room and told me to get up and meet her at the car. But I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? At last, I made my way outside with my mother. Angry and annoyed, I climbed into the car and shoot the door loudly. I sat in silence, too upset to talk. “Tasha, do you know where we are going?” Mom asked calmly. I remained silent. “Sweetheart, we’re going to the children’s shelter. I have been there before and I think it would benefit you,” she explained.
I feel a pain slowly form in my stomach. How was I supposed to help there?
When we reached the shelter, I was rather surprised. As we approached the front door, wind bells played a calming tune while trees and flowers welcomed us. Maybe this wasn’t going to be so.
Mom rang the doorbell. We were led to the front room, where all of the children were playing. Toys were spread out across the floor. I noticed a baby whose body was seriously wounded. Most of the children had noticeable physical scars such as cuts, burns and scratches. What a terrible life they must had had before they moved here! My heart sank. As I was looking around, I felt a gentle pull on my shirt.
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I looked down to find a little girl with brown eyes looking up at me.
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I returned to the shelter with mum several times.
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