1、It’s important to remember ________ people choose to post on social media does not necessarily reflect their life overall.
A.that
B.what
C.why
D.how
2、The hospitals _________ we built last month have been put into good use.
A.that B.those C.where D.when
3、He talked happily about the men and books ________ interested him greatly in the school.
A.which
B.that
C.it
D.whom
4、To resolve the conflict between data and theory, a scientist often has to ________ and approach the problem from different angles.
A.bark up the wrong tree
B.think outside the box
C.break new ground
D.shun the spotlight
5、The government has taken some ________ to solve the problem.
A.measures
B.atoms
C.novels
D.peppers
6、 To ______ Jane on having passed the examination, we held a party to ______ it.
A.celebrate; congratulate
B.congratulate ; celebrate
C.celebrate; celebrate
D.congratulate; congratulate
7、I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.
A. carry on B. break into
C. turn down D. cut off
8、Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for US President Obama at ______Great Hall of the People in Beijing, _____ capital of China, on November 12, 2014.
A. the; the B. the; /
C. a; the D. /; /
9、In my view, ______ impresses me about her writing is the passion she shows.
A.who B.which C.what D.whether
10、Nowadays many new couples like to _____their wedding photos and hang them on the wall.
A. extend B. enlarge
C. spread D. stretch
11、I was told that it might be at least 10 years ________ it was possible to see a fully developed free trade zone.
A.after
B.before
C.since
D.until
12、The teacher was so pleased with the progress that I had _____ in my study this term that she sent me an English-Chinese dictionary.
A.made B.had C.kept D.graded
13、He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found of them again .
A.neither
B.either
C.each
D.all
14、The sentence needs ________ once more.
A.explained
B.to explain
C.being explained
D.explaining
15、—Have you heard that Simon has got an offer from the big corporation in Shanghai?
—Yes. After some ups and downs, he has finally ________.
A.mended his ways B.sat on his hands C.landed on his feet D.pulled his leg
16、—“Courage, kindness, friendship, character” are the qualities that ______ us as human beings, and push us, on occasion, to greatness.
—Absolutely.
A.define
B.explain
C.state
D.fulfill
17、Sugar, when with water, dissolve quickly.
A.is mixed
B.mixing
C.mixed
D.mix
18、You should respect the views of others, and at the same time what you think is right.
A. care for B. look at
C. insist on D. meet with
19、Your children ________ pay the adult price on trips because they are old and tall enough.
A.dare to
B.have to
C.needn’t
D.would
20、I’ve made some good friends with several of those students in my school ________ I met in the cross-talk show last month.
A. who B. where C. when D. Which
21、How to get by in a foreign country
Not knowing the local language is no reason not to travel. Here are some tips to get by from someone who does it all the time. Download a language translation app. Thanks to new inventions, traveling in foreign countries has become much easier.
【1】 . Find an app that works for you. It best to find one that specializes in the language you need to translate especially if the language uses a character set you're not familiar with, or is one you have difficulty pronouncing.
【2】 Body language is an easy way to communicate with locals. Gestures are almost all globally understood. 【3】. In many countries, for example, nodding means “no”, and shaking your head means “yes”. So, a quick web search for the country you're visiting and “gestures” or “body language” will turn up anything you need to be aware of before you go. Hire a local tour guide 【4】 You can always search the web for local tour guides before you go, or find a guide through your hotel or a travel agent(旅行社) .
Learn a few keywords
Try learning basic words and phrases like “hello”, “thank you” and “I'm sorry” .
【5】
A.Don't speak to strangers
B.There are exceptions, however
C.Speak with your hands and head
D.A guide can always help you with locals
E.Many foreign language apps translate words on the spot
F.It is a form of respect and will go along way to bring you closer to locals
G.Always try searching the internet when you meet some communication problems
22、Shan Tianfang was a leading performer of the traditional Chinese art form pingshu, which translates as "storytelling".
Pingshu dates from the Song Dynasty when performers entertained villagers by telling stories in a particularly emotive style. It remains particularly popular in Northeast China. Performers wear traditional dress and use very basic props - often a folded fan and a gavel. Pingshu is sometimes performed in teahouses and small theatres, but many Chinese associate the art form with radio. And in a country where sleeping problems are common, pingshu is still popular as a way of helping people to wind down at bedtime.
Shan Tianfang was born in 1934. His family introduced him to folk arts from a young age and he began learning pingshu when he was 19. He became known in Liaoning for his work on stage and in local teahouses during the 1950s and 1960s, and performed in an art troupe around the region. During the 1980s, Shan made the transition (转型) to state - run radio, and his attractive storytelling became comfort listening for people across the country. By the 1990s, Shan had become a well-known face on state TV. He has died aged 83 following a long illness.
Shan performed over 12, 000 stories on TV and radio. His stories attracted people of all ages. One of his most praised performances is The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. He also gave countless performances of the " Four Classic Novels" (四大名著) and helped to bring lesser-known classical Chinese literature to the new audience.
He was able to use the media to attract his audience and in the process he helped to popularise classical Chinese literature. But in his later years, the growth of online and digital media exposed the challenges of keeping his art form alive. Shan turned his efforts towards writing books and opening performance schools to teach pingshu to young people. They included the Shan Tianfang Culture and Media Academy in Beijing, a Shan Tianfang teahouse and storytelling base in Anshan, Liaoning Province. Meanwhile, modern productions of pingshu reference(参考)contemporary culture to draw in new performers and audiences. Performers like Guo Heming have appeared, putting a modern spin on pingshu by adapting popular works, including the Harry Potter stories.
Although he wasn't particularly active on social media, he had more than one million fans on the Sina Weibo platform. A memorial service was held for him on 15 September, 2018, but millions of Chinese will miss his voice.
【1】What's the main purpose of writing the passage?
A.To call on readers to listen to pingshu.
B.To encourage readers to read Chinese literature.
C.To help readers have a brief understanding of pingshu.
D.To introduce the artist Shan Tianfang.
【2】What does the second paragraph tell us about pingshu?
A.It is particularly popular in the east of China.
B.Its performers wear traditional dress and use a huge hammer.
C.It is still a way to help people struggling to sleep.
D.It is usually performed in teahouses and theatres.
【3】The third paragraph is developed .
A.in order of place
B.in order of time
C.by giving examples
D.by making comparisons
【4】Besides the performance of The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Shan __________ .
A.brought the "Four Classic Novels" to a wide audience
B.was particularly active on the Sina Weibo platform
C.founded the Shan Tianfang Culture and Media Academy in his hometown
D.adapted the Harry Potter stories
23、A nurse at a Los Angeles hospital took a photo of a woman who accidentally damaged her own eyes with pencils, and the patient sued the hospital after the picture was sent on the Internet, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
The woman, whose name was not mentioned, was treated at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center after she unintentionally inserted the pencils through her eyes and was rushed to the hospital, her lawyer, Douglas Johnson, said. The injury left the woman blind, according to the lawsuit, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The as-yet unidentified nurse took the photograph of the patient with the pencils still sticking out of her eyes, then shared the picture with another person, who passed the image to Joshua Shivers. Shivers, in turn, used his mother’s computer to post the image to a “ shock ” website, and the photo has since been viewed more than 192,000 times.
“Everybody knows that as soon as someone gets their hands on something like this, it spreads quickly and the harm is done,” said Douglas, who specializes in privacy cases.
County spokesman David Sommers said officials are investigating what is stated in the lawsuit, and he refused to comment further. The lawsuit also names as defendants Joshua Shivers and his mother, Linda. They could not be reached for comment.
The woman who blinded herself has since received mental help, learned to read braille and “gotten her life back on track” by enrolling in college, the lawsuit stated.
【1】Why did the woman sue the hospital?
A.Because the nurse treated her badly.
B.Because her image was posted to a website.
C.Because the hospital didn’t cure her eye disease.
D.Because she was injured by a pencil in the hospital.
【2】What does the underlined phrase “ gets their hands on” most probably mean?
A.steals
B.desires
C.misses
D.possesses
【3】What’s Joshua Shivers and his mother’s attitude toward the lawsuit?
A.They said nothing.
B.They felt they were wronged.
C.They believed they could win the lawsuit.
D.They thought they were to blame for their deeds.
【4】It can be inferred from the passage that ______ .
A.the nurse has done nothing wrong
B.the woman lived a normal life eventually
C.the woman forgave Joshua Shivers finally
D.the woman’s eyesight recovered completely
24、It’s 5pm on a Friday and I'm standing in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing - one of the most busiest place in Japan where more than a thousand of Tokyo’s smartly dressed people gather at eight points, ready to cross - then rush straight for each other. It looks like they must bump into each other, but It’s amazing that they all manage to reach the other side safely.
But the real reason I'm here is that I want to see people crash. I want businessmen to knock into each other, their umbrellas flying off their arms, and uniformed schoolchildren hitting grannies. Why may I see this now, but wouldn't have had the chance even a year ago? It’s very simple - smartphones.
Smartphone use is booming in Japan. In 2012, only about a quarter of Japanese used them, most being perfectly happy with their everyday mobiles. But now more than half of all Japanese now own a smartphone and the number is rising fast. But with that rise has grown another phenomenon - the smartphone walk. Those people who're staring at a phone screen adopt this kind of pace- their head down, arms outreached, looking like zombies(僵尸)trying to find human prey(猎食).
Surprisingly, an American named Michael Cucek who has lived here for more than 20 years told me smartphone walk probably wouldn’t be a long-term problem. Japanese phone manner is in fact better than anywhere else in the world - hardly anyone speaks on their phones on trains, and teenagers wouldn't dare broadcast music out of one. If things got truly bad at Shibuya, the police would just start shouting at people to look up.
But really, is the smartphone walk such an annoying problem? There's only one way to find out. So I leave the coffee shop, head down to the crossing and start typing an email, promising myself I won't look up until I get to the other side. When they start walking past me, it's my time to cross. As I step forward, the experience quickly becomes nervous - legs jump in and out of my vision without warning, while shopping bags fly towards my face before being pulled away at the last moment. I'm sure I'm going to get hit, but after a few seconds I relax. It’s OK. Everyone's reacting for me.
I expect to see two smartphone walkers just like me. But instead I find a young couple, very much in love and very much refusing to let each other’s hands go just to give way to a fool on his smartphone. The girl gives me such a look of dislike that I quickly apologize and rush round them. That look was enough to ensure I'll never be smartphone walking again.
【1】 From paragraph 1, we can know _____________.
A. people at Shibuya crossing always bump into each other.
B. more than a thousand of people gather at Shibuya crossing every day.
C. more than a thousand of people are ready to rush in a competition every day.
D. more than a thousand of people at Shibuya crossing make it a busy one in Japan.
【2】Why does the author stand in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing?
A. Because he is waiting for somebody.
B. Because he can have a good view from there.
C. Because he wants to see what would happen because of smartphones.
D. Because it’s interesting to see businessmen’s umbrellas flying off their arms
【3】 How does Michael Cucek find smartphone walk in Japan?
A. He found it by accident when he lives here.
B. Japanese pay much attention to their phone manner in public.
C. The police in Shibuya are too strict with people’s phone manner.
D. Smartphone walk in Japan has a deep root.
【4】 How does the author confirm whether smartphone walk is annoying or not?
A. By personal experimenting
B. By comparing with other way of walk
C. By giving example.
D. By explaining the traffic rules patiently
【5】After smartphone walking himself, the author thinks___________.
A. it’s exciting to walk while sending emails
B. it’s really dangerous to walk while sending emails
C. there are some others smartphone walking like him
D. other passers-by give way to him although they dislike.
25、Some years ago, I was extremely sick. I had already been in hospital without _________ for so long that I became deeply discouraged. Day after day, the doctors would _________ in my room, bringing bad news. It seemed like life would be over.
That afternoon, a volunteer came into my room with a _________. We made small talks. I told him how _________ I was for some time. He said, “I’ve come today to tell you that you are not to lose hope.” He set the container filled with snacks on my bedside table before leaving.
For the first time, I fell into a sound sleep. When I _________, I thought I had had a great dream. Then I saw the container. I _________ that it was all real.
After my visitor came, something _________ inside me. The same doctors came in with the same _________ news each day, but it no longer _________ me the same way. I had not been given new __________, but I had been given hope, and it was the most __________ medicine of all. Eventually, I __________.
It has been many years now, but I still __________ that snack container. It is a permanent __________ through all the challenges of life to never give up. The snacks are long gone, but the container is not empty. It is filled with __________.
【1】
A.doctors
B.roommates
C.assistants
D.visitors
【2】
A.work out
B.stay up
C.show up
D.stand out
【3】
A.container
B.letter
C.bill
D.parcel
【4】
A.grateful
B.desperate
C.curious
D.guilty
【5】
A.rested
B.escaped
C.awoke
D.survived
【6】
A.admitted
B.predicted
C.expected
D.realized
【7】
A.stayed
B.changed
C.occurred
D.faded
【8】
A.false
B.local
C.awful
D.joyful
【9】
A.ignored
B.benefited
C.restricted
D.affected
【10】
A.medicine
B.information
C.opportunities
D.diseases
【11】
A.natural
B.powerful
C.complex
D.creative
【12】
A.returned
B.accepted
C.recovered
D.continued
【13】
A.seek
B.pack
C.share
D.keep
【14】
A.reward
B.reminder
C.device
D.shame
【15】
A.hope
B.gifts
C.challenges
D.money
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。
Pete Richards’ shop had come down to him from his grandfather. In the little front window, gold rings, silver earrings, necklaces and other beautiful jewelries were displayed.
On a sunny winter afternoon, a little girl was standing before the window, her forehead against the glass, studying each treasure, as if she were looking for something quite special. Finally she straightened up with a satisfied smile and entered the store. Behind the counter stood Pete himself, a man not more than 30.
“Mister, would you please show me that blue necklace in the window?” the little girl asked eagerly. “It’s just perfect,” she said, entirely to herself.
Pet elf ted out the necklace. “Are you buying it for someone?” Pete asked.
“It is for my sister. She takes care of me. You see, this will be the first Christmas since Mother died. I’ve been looking for the most wonderful present for my sister. Will you wrap it up pretty for me, please?”
“How much money do you have?” asked Pete.
The little girl poured out a handful of pennies on the counter and explained, “I emptied my bank.”
Pete looked at her thoughtfully. Then he carefully drew back the necklace. The price tag(标签)was visible to him but not her. How could he tell her? “Just a minute,” he said, and turned towards the back of the store. Here placed the price tag with a new one. Over his shoulder he called, “What’s your name?”
“Jean Grace.”
When Pete turned to where Jean Grace waited, a package lay in his hand, wrapped in blue paper and tied with a red ribbon.“Here you are,” he said. She smiled happily at him over her shoulder ass her an out of the door.
注意:
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。
When Jean got home, she gave the gift to her sister.
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The two sisters went back to the store to return the necklace.
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