1、-Where is my suitcase?
-Somebody_______it away by mistake.
A. must have taken B. could take
C. should take D. must take
2、After ten years, he ________ as manager and we had to find another man for his position.
A.worked
B.returned
C.resigned
D.began
3、Zack________participate in the football match next week, because he fell off the bike and had his left leg broken yesterday.
A.shouldn’t B.mustn’t C.can’t D.mightn’t
4、If you put a stone in the way of an ant, it will go around, over, under or on top, without stopping, until it finds a way to get ______ it needs to be.
A. what B. how C. which D. Where
5、Maggie was born with her hair curly, _____ her mother considered to be a great piece of good luck.
A. which B. what
C. that D. when
6、I can still remember the very sitting-room ________ my mother and I used to sit in the evening.
A.which
B.what
C.that
D.where
7、Alipay, which currently has over 520 million users, is a powerful ____ of payment tools, financial services and marketing platforms.
A.indication B.representation C.observation D.combination
8、The volunteers quit their jobs in the big city and taught in the ________ mountain area.
A.extra
B.remote
C.achievable
9、She_______ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
A.turned down
B.came across
C.took after
D.dealt with
10、— ______ is it that makes you so happy?
—The fact that our volleyball team has got into the final.
A.Which B.Why C.Who D.What
11、In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep – pure and simple.
A. set aside B. set down C. set off D. set up
12、After five hours’ drive, they reached ________the local called Paradise they'd been dreaming of.
A.that
B.where
C.which
D.what
13、---Well, guess what! I came across my primary school teacher when I was visiting the Frick Collection in Manhattan.
--- Really? ________.
A. It’s really a piece of cake.
B. It’s a small world.
C. It’s a long time.
D. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
14、It was when he ________ the door that he was aware that it was locked from the outside.
A.approached
B.ignored
C.judged
D.focused
15、In a small wooded valley ________ two towns, both set in beautiful ________.
A.lies; surrounding
B.lie; surroundings
C.lay; surrounding
D.did lie; surroundings
16、_________ confidence, she wasn’t awarded Beauty Queen in the beauty contest.
A.Lacking B.Lacking for C.Lack of D.Lacked
17、Because of his strange clothes, he immediately became the ___ of attention when he entered the hall.
A.concentration B.point C.focus D.aim
18、 I strongly recommended that more phrases ____ use of in his composition.
A. would be made B. can be made
C. are made D. be made
19、This time next year, we _________ on a beach somewhere in Brazil.
A. will lie B. will have lay C. will be lying D. will be laying
20、I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any________to me.
A.meaning B.importance C.sense D.significance
21、One spring morning many years ago, I had been prospecting for gold along Coho Creek in southeastern Alaska. Suddenly, no more than 20 paces away was a huge Alaskan timber wolf-caught in a trap.
From her appearance, I guessed she had been trapped for several days. She needed my help, I thought. But if I tried to release her, she would turn aggressive to me. The wolf was clearly suffering. The trap's steel jaws had imprisoned two toes. They were swollen and lacerated, but she wouldn't lose the paw (爪子) — if freed. Yet each time I moved closer, she would make a frightening growl. If I could only win her confidence, I thought. It was her only hope.
Over the next few days, I divided my time between prospecting and trying to win the wolf's trust. I talked gently with her, throwing her some meat. Gradually, I kept edging closer — though I was careful to remain beyond the length of her trap chain.
At dusk on the fifth day, I delivered her dinner. Suddenly, I saw a slight wagging of her tail. I moved within the length of her chain. She remained sill. As a towering man, my heart was in my mouth, though. Within her reach, I wrapped my blanket around myself and slowly settled onto the cold ground. It was long before I fell asleep.
The next morning, I slowly placed my hand on the wolf's injured leg. Unexpectedly; she made no threatening move. Then I applied pressure, the trap sprang open, and the wolf pulled free.
My experience told me the wolf would vanish into the woods quickly. But cautiously, she crept toward me and sniffed my hands and arms. This went against everything I'd ever heard about timber wolves. Yet, strangely, it all seemed so natural.
【1】What happened to the timber wolf?
A.She was stuck in a trap.
B.Her food ran out.
C.Her legs were swollen.
D.She was caught in the author's trap.
【2】What was the only hope for the wolf to be saved?
A.Some food.
B.The author's care.
C.Her trust in the author.
D.Winning the author's confidence.
【3】Why was falling asleep difficult for the author?
A.He was too close to the wolf.
B.The ground was too cold.
C.The wolf remained still.
D.The wolf wagged her tail.
【4】How did the author feel about the outcome of the event?
A.It was frightening and surprising.
B.It was unexpected but natural.
C.It was humorous and natural.
D.It was terrifying but encouraging.
22、Chung Sun-hee breaks eggshells into a powder, dries and saves her coffee grounds, and cuts large vegetable offcuts into smaller pieces. Later, the 5-year-old professional translator will bury them in her backyard, in plots of earth that are given plenty of time to compost before being reused. She will plant tomatoes and corn in the resulting soil. When we lived in an apartment, I would throw away all my food waste into the shared collection containers," Chung said. “But now, I compost almost all of it."
Chung is one of a growing number of city residents who are getting into urban farming, not just to grow their own vegetables, but also as an exercise in waste reduction. “Reducing food waste and the urban farming movement are very closely linked," said Chung. Her new habits reflect a larger change that is taking place in South Korea's heavily populated capital. The country's government banned sending food to landfills in 2005 and, in 2013, also prohibited pouring liquid garbage into the sea. Today, 95 percent food waste is recycled—a remarkable progress from less than 2 percent in 1995. Seoul has managed to cut the amount of food waste produced by 400 tons per day.
Walk along any residential street in Seoul and you'll see why. On Chung’ s street residents emerge at dusk to put small yellow bags in special waste collection containers. Since 2013, South Koreans have been required by law to throw food waste in these bags, priced according to volume and costing the average four person family about $6 a month. By purchasing them from the local convenience store or supermarket, residents are effectively paying a tax on their food waste ahead. In Seoul, this tax pays for about 60 percent of the cost of collecting and processing the city's food waste.
【1】What does Chung do with her food waste now?
A.She buries it in her backyard.
B.She throws it into a container.
C.She uses it directly to plant crops.
D.She deals with it in a recyclable way.
【2】What can we infer from the data in paragraph 2?
A.South Koreans are accustomed to urban farming.
B.Chung's habits have great impacts on people in Seoul.
C.South Korea has made a big success in waste reduction.
D.Chung has to take further action to deal with food waste.
【3】How do residents pay a tax on their food waste in advance?
A.By buying small yellow bags.
B.By giving it to tax departments.
C.By purchasing food from supermarkets.
D.By spending money on collection containers.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.How to Reduce Food Waste
B.Why We Shouldn’t Waste Food
C.The Woman Composting Food Waste
D.The Country Winning the Battle on Food Waste
23、 In March, days before her 15th birthday, Ashima Shiraishi successfully climbed Horizon on Mt. Hiei in Japan. She became the first woman and youngest person ever to solve the “V15” boulder( 攀岩) problem, considered the most difficult type of problem in the sport.
Shiraishi is also the world’s youngest person to solve the V10,V13,and V14 boulder problem, which she did at ages 8, 10, and 13.
“Once I have a project in mind, I don’t really give up,” she said. “And even if my skin is looking really bad from bouldering, I’ll just get back on it.”
The New York City native first got to know the sport at age 6 when she saw park-goers climbing Rat Rock in a city park in New York City. Attracted, she started climbing it every day after school and began training at an indoor climbing gym soon after.
She won her first competition at age 7, competing against grown women climbers.
“It was mostly the movement that really attracted me because it was almost like dancing. It felt like I was dancing on the rock,” she said.
Watching Shiraishi climb is like watching a dance of mental and physical courage. At 5-foot-1 and 100 pounds, she could be considered at a physical disadvantage compared to taller climbers who can reach holds more readily. But she makes up for it with smooth movements that only a climber of small size could make.
“The most important part of climbing is not really thinking at all. Once you start thinking, you doubt yourself, and that’s the worst that could happen to you,” she said.
Shiraishi hopes to compete on the most important stage for sports, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where climbing will make its first official appearance.
【1】When did Shiraishi start climbing?
A.After visiting an indoor climbing gym.
B.After seeing people climbing in a city park.
C.After watching a climbing competition.
D.After reading a news report about climbing.
【2】What is key to successful climbing according to Shiraishi?
A.Thinking about nothing. B.Encouraging yourself.
C.Receiving a lot of training. D.Entering a lot of competitions.
【3】Which of the following is Shiraishi’s wish?
A.She can solve the “V15” boulder problem.
B.Climbing will become an Olympic event.
C.She can take part in the Olympic Games.
D.Bouldering will attract more young people.
【4】What is the text mainly about?
A.A difficult boulder problem. B.The personal life of a teenager.
C.The popularity of bouldering. D.A successful young climber.
24、Online shopping has become more and more popular these years. Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US.
For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the 2013 holiday season 58 percent of those shopping online were women.
“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming,” said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the study. Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the surprising increase in the online gift-buying population this time around.
However, three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2013. They worried about credit card security(安全), or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.
“But even if shoppers don’t buy online, websites are becoming promotion(促销) tools for stores, ” said Dan Hess, vice president of Com Score Network Inc. Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.
“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable.” Hess said.
【1】Which of the following statements is true?
A. There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2013.
B. More women shopped online than men in 2013.
C. Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women.
D. People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.
【2】What does the underlined part “dashed off” probably mean ?
A. 关闭 B. 推迟 C. 匆忙 D. 起飞
【3】According to Dan Hess, shopping online ______.
A. is unsafe B. is convenient
C. is a waste of money D. is cheaper
25、Now that my children are grown and, for the most part, I have recovered a habit, and a love: solo travel(独自旅行). The _______ was planted when I was 17 and went on a class trip to Spain. After that adventure I sought every opportunity to _______ on my own, because I wanted to _______ as I wished, noting my _______ into my journal.
I _______, many years ago, before I became a dad, arranging to _______ for a summer on an Icelandic farm in exchange for room and board. My_________were to take a bus along the south coast from Reykjavik and get off at a certain crossroads, where the farmer was to pick me up. The driver _______ at the appointed place, but no one was there to _______ me. And so I put my backpack down in a sheep field and read a book, having ________ myself that when one ________, one is never lost. Sure enough, within a reasonable amount of time my host ________, and I spent a lovely summer haying (制干草) with a family in which not a word of English was ________.
I tell this last story to lessen the ________ of friends and others who have occasionally raised their hands to their faces upon ________ what I was up to. Some are specialists in outlining for me all the things that can go wrong when one puts oneself into the ________. But for me, that’s the whole ________ of travel: to go where I haven’t gone before, to ________ friendships waiting to be made, to ________ a new and, for me, undiscovered environment where being pleasantly surprised is the ________.
【1】A.grass B.seed C.flower D.tree
【2】A.explore B.march C.harvest D.miss
【3】A.reflect B.speak C.move D.withdraw
【4】A.consequence B.impressions C.dilemma D.safety
【5】A.imagined B.resisted C.risked D.remembered
【6】A.work B.tolerate C.respond D.compromise
【7】A.achievements B.mistakes C.references D.routes
【8】A.wandered B.bargained C.stopped D.failed
【9】A.correct B.meet C.employ D.contradict
【10】A.convinced B.adjusted C.attended D.teased
【11】A.erupts B.travels C.disappears D.recovers
【12】A.stopped B.returned C.appeared D.joined
【13】A.spoken B.accepted C.ignored D.prohibited
【14】A.fears B.apologies C.suffering D.discrimination
【15】A.arguing B.finishing C.hearing D.memorizing
【16】A.powerful B.absurd C.noisy D.unknown
【17】A.plan B.point C.story D.contract
【18】A.discover B.insure C.mend D.promote
【19】A.adopt B.survive C.enter D.develop
【20】A.privilege B.defence C.freedom D.reward
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。
I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994 but I can remember my mother’s words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him. ”
AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together any more, and my dad lived alone. For a while he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him. We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no school supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost. The teacher’s words muffled (低沉) as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.
I did not share my burden with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.
I had known that he was going to die. But after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, I am also working at the nonprofit organization.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________