1、When the thief found the police had already ___________ him, he ran away quickly.
A. arrested B. spotted
C. converted D. stared
2、He recommended that she ________ her own future.
A.determined
B.be determined
C.determine
D.determining
3、Recently many senior officials including Zhou Yongkang have been charged with ______ the power recently.
A. amusing B. adopting C. abusing D. amazing
4、 Unluckily,he was ________ in the battle, for which his mother was in deep sorrow.
A. accused B. shot
C. treated D. assisted
5、I ______ pay Tracy a visit, but I am not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.
A.should
B.might
C.would
D.could
6、I bought tickets for myself and my friends at the park’s entrance, but tickets are also _____ online.
A. useful B. consistent
C. affordable D. available
7、
A. book B. moody C. look D. cook
8、—It’s great that some fast food restaurants plan to use drinking straws made of paper.
— . It will help protect the environment.
A.You got it
B.You name it
C.You can’t be serious
D.You can never tell it
9、(题文)Don’t run ____in the classroom.It may disturb other students.
A. more or less B. up and down
C. sooner or later D. to and from
10、Which one of the following sentences uses the sentence structure of “SVOC”?
(S: Subject; V: Verb; O: Object; C: Completement)
A.I can’t wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like.
B.I consider the work challenging.
C.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
D.Joining clubs was a great way to meet British students.
11、At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see ___ it got any better.
A. when B. how
C. why D. if
12、Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun. Isn’t it rather risky, ________?
A.though
B.also
C.either
D.too
13、It's the third time that I _________ you _________ your promise.
A.reminded; about B.have reminded; of
C.reminded; of D.have reminded; about
14、As a player, Lang Ping brought and glory to her country.
A.civilisation
B.honour
C.solution
D.impression
15、The question whether college students should do part-time jobs is still ________ debate.
A.under B.in C.for D.with
16、Though lacking experience, Mike was convinced that he ______ a higher pay by working hard.
A.has got B.will get C.got D.would get
17、—Would you mind answering some questions on shopping habits?
— ________.
A. Yes, with great pleasure
B. No, I am afraid I can't make it
C. Yes, it is worth the time
D. No, as long as it doesn't take long
18、1 think we'd better keep to the subject, we'11 waste our time.
A. and B.or C. but D. so
19、 The graduate insisted that he _______ to the West to teach the children there and that what he chose ______ right even though his parents didn’t want him to go.
A. should be sent; should be B. send; be
C. was sent; was D. be sent; was
20、—I _____ to ask you, but will you lend me your car tomorrow?
—No problem. I will write my research report at home tomorrow.
A. prefer B. manage
C. prepare D. hesitate
21、 It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.
Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.
“Jack, did you hear me?”
“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.
“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it,” Mom told him.
“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.
“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.
“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important… Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral,” Jack said.
Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.
The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture… Jack stopped suddenly.
“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked. “The box is gone,” he said.
“What box?” Mom asked.
“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.
It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
“Now, I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.
Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.
“Mr. Harold Belser” it read. Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside.
“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.
Inside he found these words carved: “Jack, thanks for your time! Harold Belser.” “Oh, My God! This is the thing he valued most…”
Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” his assistant asked.
“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.
【1】Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago?
A.College and career prevented him from remembering Mr. Bleser.
B.Jack was too busy with his business and family to think about Mr. Belser.
C.Jack was too busy realizing his dreams to think about Mr. Belser.
D.His present busy life washed away his childhood memories.
【2】Jack’s mother told him on the phone about Mr. Belser EXCEPT that ______.
A.Mr. Belser often asked how Jack was doing
B.Mr. Belser’s funeral would take place on Wednesday
C.Mr. Belser had asked for Jack’s mailing address
D.Mr. Belser had pleasant memories of their time together
【3】What does the underlined word “reminisce” mean in paragraph 5?
A.recover B.reveal
C.recommend D.recall
【4】Why did Belser send Jack his gold watch?
A.Because he had no children or relatives.
B.Because he thought he had to keep his word.
C.Because he was grateful for Jack’s time with him.
D.Because Jack had always wanted it during his childhood.
【5】Jack said he needed some time to spend with his son because ______.
A.he came to realize the importance of the time with his family
B.he had promised to spare more time to stay with his son
C.he had missed his son and his family for days
D.he was very tired of his work and wanted to have a good rest.
【6】Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
A.The Good Old Times B.What He Valued Most
C.An Old Gold Watch D.The Lost Childhood Days
22、Volunteering means to carry out a duty or a job without expecting payment or reward, The concept is very popular in advanced or rich countries. But in some countries, many people look at volunteering as a waste of time and effort. 【1】
One is immediately seen as selfless and helpful when one volunteer to help out someone such as a friend, teacher or parent. 【2】 when you help a teacher to clean the classroom or get involved in a cleanliness campaign at the school level or other community projects. Teachers and adults would look at a young person who volunteers his or her time for certain activities as mature, responsible and deserving of respect.
In addition, volunteering with an organization such as orphanages, community centers and other non-profit organizations allows you to interact with society at large. In addition to helping these organizations carry out their duties, you not only gain experience but can learn a variety of skills. 【3】 . Even though they are not being paid, through volunteering time, effort and skills, they would learn more than what money can buy.
【4】 . For example, if you volunteer your time regularly at a charity organization, you would learn how the organization works and the importance of teamwork, and other essential ideas related to the day-to-day operations of the organizations.
Thus, with so many benefits, students, in particular, should be allowed to participate in volunteer activities. 【5】 .
A.You will feel you are proud
B.You will feel you are respected
C.This is especially beneficial to students
D.One should actively be involved in volunteering
E.However, one can gain many benefits from volunteering
F.They can learn useful interpersonal and organizational skills
G.Volunteering also exposed one to many interesting ideas and issue
23、The exact location in France where Dutch master Vincent van Gogh painted his last work of art has been discovered.
A Dutch researcher figured out that a scene described in the artist’s last work, Tee Root, was visible on a postcard showing a man standing next to a bicycle on a back street of the village Auvers-sur-Oise. Van Gogh spent the last weeks of his life in the village. Helpfully, the card even included the name of the street.
Researchers were given a unique glimpse (体验) into the famous painter’s final hours. He was at work right up to the end.
Wouter van der Veen, scientific director of the Van Gogh Institute in France, made the discovery. While stuck at home, van de Veen used the extra time to organize the numerous files and documents on van Gogh, including images such as the old postcard from Auvers-sur-Oise. One day in late April, he saw the card on his computer screen and it suddenly struck him that he was looking at the location of Tree Roots. Next to the man and his bicycle, roots and trees are clearly visible. He took a virtual trip down the site using Google’s Street View.
“Villagers know the spot and the main tree root well, even giving it the name ‘the elephant’ because of its shapes,” van der Veen said. “It was really hiding in overt sight.”
The discovery provides tourists with an extra reason to visit Auvers-sur-Oise. “They travel a lot just for one reason — to walk in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh. Now they can stand at the very place where he painted his last painting,” van der Veen said. “And that’s a very moving thing for a lot of people. So I’m very happy to be able to share that with all those who love van Gogh.”
【1】What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.What the postcard revealed.
B.How Tree Roots was discovered.
C.Why Auvers-sur-Oise became known.
D.Where van Gogh painted his works.
【2】How did van der Veen confirm his discovery?
A.He studied a picture of Auvers-sur-Oise.
B.He organized his data on van Gogh.
C.He traveled to France to see for himself.
D.He paid a visit to the spot online.
【3】What does the underlined word “overt” in paragraph 5 mean?
A.Mixed.
B.Obvious.
C.Lovely.
D.Strange.
【4】What can we infer about tourists to Auvers-sur-Oise?
A.They enjoy exploring how to paint.
B.They share their love for van Gogh.
C.They admire van Gogh very much.
D.They want to experience the life there.
24、Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have found that humans grew cacao trees and used cacao starting around 5,300 years ago. But the new discovery shows people grew cacao trees about 1,500 years earlier than what was known before. The researchers found evidence of cacao’s use at an old village in the highlands of southeastern Ecuador. Time has had little influence on the village, so they were able to find a lot of evidence of the use of cacao after examining the remains of very old objects at the Santa Ana-La Florida archaeological site.
The researchers found very small pieces from the cacao tree in the remains of containers and other objects. They also found a substance in the cacao tree but not in is wild relatives. This suggests that humans grew the tree for food purposes.
But thousands of years ago, cacao was used to make drinks. The objects on which cacao was found suggest a lot about how people used the substance at that time. They clearly drank it. There is no decided history of indigenous populations in South or Central America using cacao to make chocolate the way people do now. By the time Spanish explorers arrived in Central America in the late 1400s, people were using it to make hot and cold chocolate drinks with spices. By the 1580s, Spain began buying cacao from abroad and spreading it to other European countries. By the 1800s, technology developed in the Netherlands made it possible to turn cacao into a solid chocolate product.
Laiskonis, who teaches chocolate-making classes at the Institute of Culinary Education, introduces his students to the history of chocolate. He tells his students, for example, about a recipe from the 1600s that mixed Mayan and Aztec types of cacao drinks with European influences. Laiskonis said chocolate is “something that’s always been changing.”
【1】What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?
A.Great changes in the village.
B.Remains of the use of cacao.
C.Cacao trees about 5,300 years ago.
D.Cacao’s story older than once thought.
【2】Why did humans grow cacao trees?
A.To make containers.
B.To do a research.
C.To satisfy the needs of life.
D.To spread cacao abroad.
【3】What do we know about the history of chocolate drinks?
A.Spain spread them to all over the world.
B.Europeans made chocolate drinks with spices.
C.Native Americans used chocolate as it is today.
D.The Netherlands developed the solid chocolate.
【4】What is Laiskonis’ idea about chocolate?
A.It has been improving.
B.It remains the same style.
C.It influences Europe greatly.
D.It interests college students.
25、“How many blankets do you have ready?” my husband asked. As a retired teacher, he didn’t work and stayed at home. He also saw it as a(n) _______ to drive to a hospital about seventy miles away where I’d regularly donated baby blankets for those families _______. “Twelve,” I replied. “How soon can you _______ the road?”
About two hours later, we arrived and handed the bags of blankets to a nurse who was _______.
“I was down to my _______ blanket,” she said, “and I didn’t know how I would get more.” Then she opened the bags and admired every blanket. We were pleased with the _______ of the delivery.
A decade earlier, I’d started donating home-sewn baby blankets. So far I have donated more than 1,200 blankets to several local hospitals. Creating something pretty and being in touch with _______ people also became “good medicine” at a time when I felt _______.
After hearing about my donation, more and more friends and strangers began _______ their sewing supplies. At a yard sale, a seller with cancer said she had more __________ cloth but needed time to collect it. When she called a week later. I __________ just a small bag of waste cloth. Instead, she brought several big bags containing large pieces of waste cloth. She seemed unwell and told me to sew these as __________ as possible. Within a few weeks, I sent her a thank-you note with a photo of fifteen baby blankets made from her cloth. A week later, she __________.
As I made more and more baby blankets, I was so tired that I fell ill. But I was __________ by what I had done. Because it helps me confirm that I am a(n) __________. person and that what I do in my free time is positive.
【1】
A.skill
B.opportunity
C.dream
D.plan
【2】
A.in need
B.in panic
C.in debt
D.in danger
【3】
A.build
B.cross
C.hit
D.find
【4】
A.annoyed
B.depressed
C.relaxed
D.astonished
【5】
A.only
B.last
C.best
D.favorite
【6】
A.destination
B.timing
C.quantity
D.cost
【7】
A.generous
B.appreciative
C.poor
D.famous
【8】
A.bored
B.frightened
C.thankful
D.thrilled
【9】
A.showing
B.choosing
C.searching
D.sharing
【10】
A.waste
B.valuable
C.expensive
D.colorful
【11】
A.witnessed
B.received
C.expected
D.collected
【12】
A.carefully
B.cheaply
C.quickly
D.simply
【13】
A.passed away
B.got better
C.showed up
D.came over
【14】
A.discouraged
B.surprised
C.defeated
D.moved
【15】
A.ordinary
B.important
C.worthy
D.wealthy
26、假定你是李华,你市将举行龙舟赛(dragon boat race),你想邀请交换生好友Henry一起观赛。请你给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1.发出邀请;
2.龙舟赛的时间和地点;
3.参赛选手和比赛意义。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.结束语已为你写好。
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