1、––Are the repairs finished yet?
––Yes, they ______ when I came back home.
A. would be completed B. would complete
C. had completed D. had been completed
2、It is dangerous to drive the car while on the phone.
A.talk B.talking C.talked D.to talk
3、 Just as I got to the school gate, I realised I ______ my bank in the cafe.
A. have left B. had left
C. would leave D. was leaving
4、I was about to go back to sleep I heard a strange noise.
A.while B.as C.when D.then
5、They met for the first time, but they talked happily as if they______ good friends for a long time.
A. have been B. were C. are D. had been
6、The man didn’t know ______ the thief broke into the house and stole all his valuable things.
A.it was when that B.when it was that C.that it was when
7、________ there is no need for us to shrink from new situations, we should always think twice before rushing into things.
A.While
B.Because
C.Unless
D.So long as
8、It sounded like a good idea, but ________it didn’t work.
A.in theory
B.in practice
C.in public
D.in private
9、The characterization of this rule's impact is ,to say the least,the critical point for present purposes is put forward.
A.controversial B.consistent
C.contemporary D.conservative
10、---Have you worked out your plan?
---We have got a general idea of what we want, but nothing _____ at the moment.
A.ambiguous B.permanent C.concrete D.ambitious
11、Studying Tom’s menu, I found that many of the items are similar to ________ of McDonald’s.
A. those B. ones C. any D. all
12、________the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing: I drew the inside of the boa constrictor,________the grown-ups could see it clearly.
A.If, because
B.Since, so that
C.Though, because
D.If, as if
13、I still have a few sweet memories of my childhood; ________, I remember times when I explored caves in the mountains with my friends.
A.in advance
B.by chance
C.in particular
D.in addition
14、You are saying that everyone should take equal responsibility, and that is _______ I disagree.
A.why B.where
C.what D.how
15、________ what you’re doing today important, because you’re trading a day of your life
for it
A. Make B. To make C. Making D. Made
16、She was faced with a new job, in totally new surroundings with ________ people.
A.super B.warm C.modern D.strange
17、According to the statistics, Chinese families own _____ private cars today as they did in the 1990s.
A.more than twice B.as twice as many
C.twice as many as D.more than twice as many
18、Many writers are devoted to creating a world,_____ readers find familiar and distant at the same time.
A.the one B.that C.it D.one
19、A good salesman must be ________ if he wants to succeed.
A. aggressive B. awesome
C. appointed D. arbitrary
20、The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already __________ for a meal to be cooked.
A.laid
B.laying
C.to lay
D.being laid
21、Teaching the next generation is an effective way to change the future. A nonprofit in Israel has taken this to heart by greening schools with soilless farming. It is called Startup Roots, which is teaching students about hydroponics (水培), and as a result, they are learning nutrition and science.
“Many children think that vegetables come from the grocery store. They have no concept of the chain behind it. So we try to connect kids with the source of their food,” said Robin Katz, founder of this organization. Katz started it in 2014 realizing that many children have no access to fresh, healthy and affordable produce. She was drawn to hydroponics because this system uses 90 percent less water and grows more plants per meter than traditional farming.
Their first project created a soilless farm using just 100 square meters of a school. They started out by growing 14 plants per meter. The students were excited to see results in just 30 days and were soon able to produce 1500 vegetables per month!
Working with science teachers, the organization guides students to learn science and nutrition. In addition, it has brought in nutritionists to teach the effect that food choices have on health. It soon improved their methods by fixing vertical farming systems. Since then, their production has improved greatly, resulting in the production of 120 plants per meter.
In order to educate the general population, the organization is also working to create an interactive urban agriculture exhibit, which is transforming students by turning them into interactive learners. More youth have become so fascinated by the process, they are eagerly researching plant seeds and are growing plants.
“There is no greater pleasure than to watch students grow by growing,” said Katz. Aside from producing organic vegetables in schools, the organization is planting roots in this young generation, inspiring them to lead healthier and more environmentally-friendly lives.
【1】Why did Robin Katz show interest in hydroponics?
A.It took less land than traditional farming.
B.It caused no damage to the environment.
C.It was easy to produce good vegetables.
D.It saved water and had a higher yield.
【2】What can we learn about the first soilless farm?
A.It produced 120 plants per meter.
B.It relied on vertical farming systems.
C.It produced vegetables in a month.
D.It was designed by science teachers.
【3】What is the final influence of the new farming system?
A.Students will grow better plants.
B.Students will change their lifestyle.
C.Students will protect environment.
D.Students will eat organic vegetables.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.Inspiring Future Hydroponic Farming
B.A Soilless Farm on Exhibition
C.Researching Plant Seeds in Future
D.Helping Students Grow Better
22、The life of a premature(早产的)baby born during the winter storm in Texas was saved thanks to a team of medical professionals, including a doctor and two nurses who traveled from east Austin to Marble Falls in an effort to save a newborn baby's life.
When Arias began experiencing pains, she and her parents headed to the closest hospital, Baylor Scott & White. Arias gave birth to her daughter, Zaylynn, who weighed just over one pound and was in need of advanced special care. However, the hospital does not offer the specialized care premature babies require.
"We had five or six people out at the nurses' station calling hospital networks all over the state of Texas," said Meredith Schubert, the labor and delivery nurse on duty when Arias arrived. "Nobody could answer our cry for help."
They finally reached Dr. John Loyd through a patient, division neonatologist chief at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Around 5 p.m., after already having worked a full shift, Loyd packed his SUV with equipment and he and two NICU nurses set out for Marble Falls, about 55 miles away. The drive took Loyd and the nurses about two hours as they drove in the night through ice and snow.
After safely arriving at the Marble Falls medical center around 8 p.m., the Dell Children's crew set up a temporary newborn ICU. Together, the Dell Children's and Baylor Scott & White teams worked around the clock to care for the mother and daughter.
Once the weather cleared enough to allow for a helicopter to safely land, Zaylynn was transferred to Dell Children's, where there is a Level IV newborn intensive care unit.
"It was incredible when the helicopter lifted off. There were tears from all of us," said Schubert. "It was a huge relief and sense of accomplishment and joy that Zaylynn was doing so well and getting to the place that she needed to be."
Arias told KVUE that she was grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked together to save her daughter.
【1】What did the newborn baby need badly?
A.Professional surgery.
B.Special intensive nursing.
C.Immediate transfer.
D.Experienced doctors.
【2】Which word best describes Schubert's cry for help before reaching Loyd?
A.Timely.
B.Hopeful.
C.Desperate.
D.Encouraging.
【3】What was the most touching part about Loyd?
A.He came with all the necessary equipment.
B.He tried his best to maintain his honor.
C.He had enough bravery to drive at night.
D.He drove to rescue at night in severe weather.
【4】What made the doctors and nurses feel a sense of relief?
A.The fine weather.
B.The baby's improvement.
C.The takeoff of the helicopter.
D.The baby's arrival at its destination.
23、Silence is unnatural to man.He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness.In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world,and he fears silence more than anything else.Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence.If he is introduced to another person,and a number of pauses occur in the conversation,he regards himself as a failure,a worthless person,and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox(喋喋不休的人). He knows that ninety nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly,but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure(蜡塑人像).
The aim of conversation is not,for the most part,to communicate ideas;it is to keep up the buzzing sound.There are,it must be admitted,different qualities of buzz;there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito.But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person.Most buzzing, fortunately,is pleasant to the ear,and some of it is pleasant even to the mind.He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors.
Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk.Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new.Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people's ears,though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel.At the end of an evening,during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time.They just prove themselves to be successful conservationists.
【1】According to the author,people make conversation to________.
A.exchange ideas.
B.prove their value.
C.achieve success in life.
D.overcome their fear of silence.
【2】According to the passage,people usually talk to their neighbors________.
A.about whatever they have prepared.
B.about whatever they want to.
C.in the hope of learning something new.
D.in the hope of getting on well.
【3】What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A.To discuss why people like talking about weather.
B.To encourage people to join in conversations.
C.To persuade people to stop making noises.
D.To explain why people keep talking.
24、 Jack Frost has paid another visit to the Midwest. For the second time this week, a major winter storm has left people from Oklahoma to the Great Lakes struggling to stay safe and warm. Heavy, wet snow has shut down major highways, put off flights and left hundreds of thousands of Midwesterner without power. “It’s just snow. That's all we can see,” said Shannon Wick ware of Woodward.
The storm began in Texas on Sunday and rapidly traveled north. A gust of wind pushed the storm up towards Oklahoma, bringing fifteen inches of snow to parts of Oklahoma. It then moved east and hovered over Chicago, dropping four inches of wet snow on top of the city and its suburbs. Airlines canceled nearly 500 flights at Chicago's O' Hare and Midway airports. Later, the storm swept Ohio, causing a lot of problems for the local people. Taking into account the safety of their students in the storm, many schools in the affected areas either put off opening or did not open at all.
In Kansas City, Missouri, up to ten inches of snow had fallen before midday on Tuesday. The city's mayor, Sty James, declared a state of emergency. Most government and office buildings were shut down. Some hospitals were forced to close urgent-care clinics.
While heavy snowfall is not usual for this part of the country at this time of year, it is the amount of moisture in the snow that makes conditions extra “treacherous”. When snow is especially wet, it weighs down trees and brings down power lines. Roofs can cave in under the pressure and roads can become very icy. The power lines have cut off electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses in the Midwest.
As snow falls and the temperature continues to drop, people are preparing the best they can to stay dry and safe. The bad weather is making travel difficult for even snowplows (扫雪机) and repair vehicles.
【1】What's the CORRECT order of the places that the snowstorm passed?
a. Chicago b. Oklahoma c. Texas d. Ohio
A.a-d-c-b
B.c-b-d-a
C.a-d-b-c
D.c-b-a-d
【2】What can be inferred about Kansas City, Missouri?
A.It was hit worse than any other city by the storm.
B.It had never experienced such a big storm before.
C.It was seriously affected by the snowstorm.
D.It wasn't hit as badly as expected by the storm.
【3】What does the underlined word “treacherous” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Unpleasant.
B.Dangerous.
C.Natural.
D.Stable.
【4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Midwest was hit by snowstorms twice
B.Another major winter storm swept through the Midwest
C.America has very severe weather this winter
D.Schools in America have been closed because of a storm
25、I never expected to go to the University of Michigan. I grew up in a small Midwest town where college wasn’t ________ by any means. Many students entered the workplace straight out of high school. For a long time, that’s where I thought I would end up.
At some point during my senior year, I started ________ everywhere, just. I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing) ________ , but I came from a town of nowhere. So you can imagine the emotions of________ I had when I received a big envelope in the mail with the word “ ________ ” written across the top.
Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go. I had received ________ aid and scholarships, which I think was a ________ factor (因素) in the decision. And it seemed that no matter how much work I ________ , it would just be considered a waste of ________ . I often felt I was lacking ________ . I did the application all by myself. After moving to college, I did two jobs and paid for my ________ and bills.
Looking back on it now, I feel that it wasn’t ________ to be self-reliant. But in the long run, I ________ the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life which taught me to be ________ and responsible in hard times, to go beyond ________ and to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I believe that’s what college is all about.
【1】
A.admired
B.envied
C.expected
D.afforded
【2】
A.delivering
B.applying
C.registering
D.competing
【3】
A.scores
B.diplomas
C.qualifications
D.certificates
【4】
A.anxiety
B.relief
C.calmness
D.conflict
【5】
A.Wishes
B.Regards
C.Cheers
D.Congratulations
【6】
A.academic
B.spiritual
C.financial
D.parents'
【7】
A.boring
B.driving
C.discouraging
D.promising
【8】
A.put in
B.take in
C.get in
D.persist in
【9】
A.space
B.money
C.resource
D.time
【10】
A.support
B.courage
C.motivation
D.concern
【11】
A.feasts
B.necessities
C.seminars
D.majors
【12】
A.hard
B.right
C.easy
D.awkward
【13】
A.ignore
B.disapprove
C.forget
D.appreciate
【14】
A.independent
B.easy-going
C.honest
D.considerate
【15】
A.recognition
B.expectation
C.control
D.description
26、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood, but it wasn't until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. Until then I'd been bored with everything associated with English courses. I hated it when the assignments (任务分配) turned out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony (痛苦) for teachers to read and for me to write.
When our class was assigned to Mr. Smith for third-year English, I saw another cheerless year. Mr. Smith had a reputation among us for dullness and inability to inspire students.
I prepared for a fruitless year with Mr. Smith and for a long time was not disappointed. Late in the year we dealt with the informal essay. Mr. Smith distributed (分发) a homework sheet offering us a choice for topics. I took the list home and did nothing until the night before the essay was due. Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to the unwelcome task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned it. The topic on which my eyes stopped was "The Art of Eating Spaghetti".
This title produced an extraordinary series of mental images. Vivid memories came flooding back to a night when all of us were seated around the supper table --- Uncle Allen, my mother, Doris, --- and Aunt Pat served spaghetti (意大利面) for supper. Spaghetti was still a little known foreign dish in those days. Neither Doris nor I had ever eaten spaghetti, and none of the adults had enough experience to be good at it. All the good humor of Uncle Allen's house reawoke in my mind as I recalled the laughing arguments we had that night about the socially respectable method for moving spaghetti from the plate to our mouth.
Suddenly I wanted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it, but I wanted to put it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Smith. The next morning I turned in my essay.
Paragraph 1: Two days later in class, Mr. Smith returned everyone's graded paper except mine
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Paragraph 2: I was trying not to show my delight at the demonstration when Mr. Smith walked over
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