1、Nowadays,more and more people around the world are________the Chinese culture and would like to pay a visit to this country.
A.responsible for B.addicted to C.attracted to D.focus on
2、Life has become so easy for children today that they the spirit to work hard.
A. lack B. lack of
C. are lacked D. are lacking of
3、He really gave his all till his heart ceased ___________.
A.to beat
B.beating
C.beat
D.beated
4、Imagine a situation ________ two strangers are talking to each other after someone________they both know has left the room.
A.where; that B.where; which
C.which; that D.which; which
5、The latest report has declared that the Chinese economy is ______ steadily, supported by increasing consumption, stable export volumes, and the government's reform policies.
A. holding up B. picking up C. turning up D. standing up
6、 ---Do you mind my taking the books away?
---________.
A. Certainly, please do B. No, go ahead
C. Yes, not at all D. No, please don’t
7、—Look,here comes your dream girl. Invite her to dance.
—______What if she refuses me?
A.I don’t know
B.Why me?
C.With pleasure
D.So what?
8、__________ you know, this is the day the quake happened
A. It B. As C. That D. What
9、—What do you think of the movie?
- I like it. I think ______.
A.it’s great
B.it’s possible
C.it’s terrible
D.it’s ordinary
10、I’ll be out for some time. _________ anything important happens, call me up immediately.
A.As if B.Regardless of C.In case D.Now that
11、When we think of the Winter Solstice (冬至), Northerners always ________ it with dumplings while Southerners with tangyuan.
A.connect
B.associate
C.attach
D.combine
12、Scientists observed that an unexplained burst of light ________600,000 suns in brightness occurred from a star in the universe.
A.equaling to
B.was equal
C.equaled
D.equaling
13、A modern city has been_____ since 1980.
A.set down B.set up C.set out D.set off
14、Bob moved to another city last year, but still_______a good relationship with his old neighbors currently.
A.acquires B.delivers C.maintains D.enables
15、When I was a child, I ______ watch TV whenever I wanted to.
A.should
B.could
C.must
D.need
16、Based on the agreement, all payments ____be made by the end of the month.
A. may B. can
C. shall D. will
17、-What do you think of the movie Avatar? - Interesting. It is ________ again.
A.worth watching
B.worth to watch
C.worth to be watched
D.worth being watched
18、When the student wanted to have a go, the teacher gave him a nod of ________.
A.support B.promise C.approval D.suggestion
19、Through patient, ________ dialogue on an area of disagreement, partners frequently discover common threads to build upon.
A. considerate B. conventional
C. confidential D. critical
20、The references I have made to light and existence only touch the surface of a very ________ debate.
A.complicated B.confused
C.content D.confident
21、 Clara Daly was seated with her mother on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: “Does anyone on board know American Sign Language?”
Clara, 15 at the time, pressed the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s blind and deaf,” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn’t understand what he needed.
Clara ,who was dyslexic, had started learning sign language over the past year to help her communicate without reading or writing She walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water.
When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for the rest of the flight..
“He didn’t need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk,” Clara says.
So for the next hour, she talked about her family and her plans for the future. Cook told Clara how he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn’t see her, she looked attentively at his face with such kindness.
Clara's generosity didn't go unnoticed. The passengers around him were all taken by Clara. A passenger named Lynette Scribner took a photo of one of the moments Clara was communicating with Cook and shared it on Facebook. The post has received more than 1100,000 likes, 500,000 shares .
【1】What do we know about Clara Daly?
A.She had learned ASL for many years
B.She was good at reading and writing
C.She had shot to internet fame .
D.She was feeling lonely on board.
【2】What did Tim Cook really want ?
A.Some company
B.a watch .
C.a photo
D.Some water
【3】Which of the following best describes Clara Daly?
A.She was generous and impatient.
B.She was optimistic and serious
C.She was traditional and helpless
D.She was considerate and selfless
【4】What could we learn from the last paragraph?
A.No passengers noticed Clara’s kindness except Lynette Scribner.
B.The passengers around were all taken good care of by Clara.
C.Clara’s act of kindness was spread through internet.
D.Lynette Scribner took a photo of Clara and her mother.
22、An article published recently in the scientific journal Nature is shedding new light on an important, but so far little has been appreciated, aspect of human evolution. In this article, Professors Dennis Bramble, and Daniel Lieberman suggest that the ability to run was a decisive factor in the development of our species. According to the two scientists, humans possess a number of anatomical(人体结构的)features that make them surprisingly good runners. “We are very confident that strong selection for running,which came at the expense of the historical ability to live in trees-was helpful in the origin of the modern human body form,” says Bramble, a biology professor at the University of Utah.
Traditional thinking up to now has been that the upright body form of modern humans has come about as a result of the ability to walk, and that running is simply a by-product of walking. Furthermore, humans have usually been regarded as poor runners compared to such animals as dogs, horses or antelopes. However, this is only true if we consider fast running over short distances. Even Olympic athlete can hardly run as fast as a horse can gallop, and can only keep up a top speed for fifteen seconds or so. Horses and antelopes, on the other hand, can run at top speed for several minutes, clearly outperforming us in this respect. But when it comes to long-distance running, humans do astonishingly well. They can maintain a steady pace for miles, and their overall speed compares favorably with that of horses or dogs.
Bramble and Lieberman examined twenty-six anatomical features found in humans. One of the most interesting of these is the nuchal ligament(颈背的韧带). When we run, it is this ligament that prevents our head from pitching back and forth or from side to side. Therefore, we are able to run with steady heads held high. The nuchal ligament is not found in any other surviving primates(灵长类动物), although the fossil(化石)record shows that Homo erectus, an early human species that walked upright, much as we do, also had one. Then there are our Achilles tendons(跟腱)at the backs of our legs, which have nothing to do with walking. When we run, these tendons behave like springs, helping to push us forward. Furthermore, we have low, wide shoulders, virtually disconnected from our skulls (the bony part of the head), another anatomical adaptation which allows us to run more efficiently.
But what evolutionary advantage is gained from being good long-distance runners? One assumption is that this ability may have permitted early humans to obtain food more effectively. “What these features and fossil facts appear to be telling us is that running evolved in order for our direct ancestors to compete with other carnivores (animals that eat meat) for access to the protein needed to grow the big brains that we enjoy today.” says Lieberman.
【1】We can learn from the passage that the human ability to run _______.
A. was only recently described in a scientific journal
B. played an important part in human evolution
C. was considered more natural than the ability to live in trees
D. contributed to the form of human language
【2】According to the second paragraph, humans _______
A. are better runners than most other animals
B. are not good at running short distances
C. compare unfavorably with horses and dogs
D. are poor long-distance runners
【3】It appears that the nuchal ligament _______.
A. enables us to run with steady heads
B. is found in modern primates only
C. prevents the head from being held high
D. is a unique feature of carnivores
【4】The passage does NOT tell us that _______
A. early humans had an advantage in obtaining food thanks to the running ability
B. fossils help us better understand human evolution.
C. our Achilles tendons are an adaptation for running efficiently
D. big brains may have been evolved for running long-distance
23、(题文)Discover Nature Schools Programmer
Becoming Bears (Kindergarten—2 grade)
By becoming baby bears, children learn from their “parent” to survive the seasons.Kids will find safety in the spring and learn kinds of food bears eat during the summer, and then create a cave for winter hibernation (冬眠).After learning the skills needed to survive, students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for themselves.( 1.5—2 hours)
Whose Clues? (3—5 grade)
Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive. Through outdoor study of plants and animals, kids will recognise their special structures and learn how they enable species to eat, avoid their enemies and survive.Using what they have learnt, kids will choose one species and tell how they survive in their living places.(3—4 hours)
Winged Wonders ( 3—5 grade)
Birds add colour and sound to our world and play an important ecological (生态的) role.Students will learn the basics of birds, understand the role birds play in food chains and go bird watching using field guides and telescopes.Students will do hands-on activities.Students will use tools to build bird feeders, allowing them to attract birds at home.(3—4 hours)
Exploring Your Watershed (6—8 grade)
We all depend on clean water.Examining how our actions shape the waterways around us.Go on a hike to see some of the first-hand challenging water quality problems in a city.Students will test the water quality to determine the health of an ecosystem.
●Each programme is taught for a class with at least 10 students.
●All programmes include plenty of time outdoor.So please prepare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.
●To take part in a programme, please e-mail dcprogrammes@ mdc.mo.gov.
【1】(小题1)What can kids do at Becoming Bears?
A. Watch bears' performances.
B. Take care of bears.
C. Dress up as baby bears to learn about bears.
D. Learn how to survive a bear attack.
【2】(小题2)Kids who are interested in plants will choose ____.
A. Winged Wonders
B. Exploring Your Watershed
C. Becoming Bears
D. Whose Clues?
【3】(小题3)According to the passage, all the four programmes ____.
A. have the same teaching hours
B. have outdoor activities
C. are offered during summer holidays
D. are designed for primary school students
24、Today, some 815 million people suffer chronically(长期地) from hunger. And although this is significantly fewer people than the numbers we saw a decade ago, hunger still kills more people than AIDS, Tuberculosis(肺结核) and Malaria(疟疾) combined.
On May 28th, we observe World Hunger Day. It is an effort to focus attention on the fact that despite an adequate availability of food nearly everywhere, globally, some 21,000 people die every day from hunger or malnutrition(营养不良).
People do not go hungry because the world does not produce enough food for everyone. According to the world Hunger Education Service, over the past three decades, significant growth in food production, along with improved access to food, helped reduce the percentage of chronically undernourished(营养不良的) people in developing countries from 34 percent to 15 percent. The principal problem is that many people in the world still do not have resources to purchase or grow enough food.
Indeed, hunger is a consequence of poverty, and also one of its causes. Hunger exists because many countries lack social safety nets; because in many countries women, although they do most of the farming, do not have as much access as men to training, credit or land.
Conflict, governance systems that do not encourage investment in agriculture, poor management of land and natural resources, lack of educational opportunity, displacement of small farmers by natural disasters, and financial and economic difficulties that remove jobs at the lowest levels, all contribute toward creating conditions that push the poorest into hunger.
Over the past decade, a global push to reduce hunger and extreme poverty has marked some significant successes, thanks in part to the efforts of numerous international and transnational institutions, foundations, NGOs and governments, including the United States.
But on world Hunger Day, let us not forget that with over 815,000 people still living in daily food insecurity, we still have a long way to go before we can safely say that no child goes to bed hungry most nights and that no parent skimps on(节省) their own dinner so the children can eat.
【1】The three deadly diseases are mentioned in the text to stress ________.
A.hunger is as critical a problem as they are
B.disease is still the leading cause of death
C.hunger remains to be a rather serious problem
D.disease goes hand in hand with starvation
【2】Paragraph 3, 4 and 5 are intended to tell us ________.
A.poor management in agriculture
B.reasons for low food production
C.consequences caused by hunger
D.various contributors to hunger
【3】What is the author's attitude to the world starvation issue?
A.Pessimistic.
B.Reserved.
C.Concerned.
D.Ambiguous.
25、 The Most Valuable Skill
My grandmother, who had Alzheimer disease, got worse two years ago. My father had her taken good care of in a famous nursing home nearby. My grandmother was a retired university professor, which often made her have an ocean of_________who she had taught before. The old man next door almost had no visitors at all, in deep_________with my grandmother. When I kept her company, he was always_________,sitting on his wheelchair and bathing himself in the sunshine.
Once I_________him, “How are you doing recently?” He gave me a look, but said nothing. I thought he could not hear well, so I_________my voice, “I was asking, ‘How are you doing recently?’” He_________ his head slightly. After a long while finding I was still there, he just said, “Fine.” Then he looked away. I had to choose to _________.
Later, a nurse accidentally told me that the old man had been a businessman, after getting tons of money and companies._________ he was not a good speaker, he annoyed many people and _________made his family and friends pull away. Then he went broke.
That day, my father asked, “What is the most valuable__________a person can have for their entire life?” Before I answered, he continued, “You think making money is the answer. huh? No! But the ability to express your __________is. Seriously, I believe this is something most of us__________.”
It’s extremely__________for a person to learn to put into words, what he thinks. It makes a relationship__________. It creates a(n) __________on the person you’re talking to. It gives you a chance to__________what others think about your ideas. It lets you say something in a________ other people understand. How many of us have said something that has__________whoever loves us deeply? Whatever you say, on purpose or__________,will matter.
So Hemingway concluded, “It takes two years to learn to __________,and a lifetime to learn to shut up.”
【1】A.friends B.colleagues C.visitors D.relatives
【2】A.connection B.competition C.conflict D.contrast
【3】A.alone B.sad C.different D.silent
【4】A.interrupted B.greeted C.consulted D.approached
【5】A.lost B.sharpened C.raised D.lowered
【6】A.shook B.nodded C.hid D.buried
【7】A.go up B.break up C.hurry up D.shut up
【8】A.Once B.Although C.Since D.Unless
【9】A.even B.also C.still D.just
【10】A.gift B.character C.skill D.potential
【11】A.thoughts B.actions C.views D.words
【12】A.possess B.lack C.seek D.accumulate
【13】A.difficult B.enjoyable C.urgent D.valuable
【14】A.extend B.last C.change D.appear
【15】A.impression B.opportunity C.influence D.memory
【16】A.convey B.explore C.feel D.search
【17】A.situation B.sense C.way D.position
【18】A.attacked B.damaged C.injured D.hurt
【19】A.unconsciously B.deliberately C.seriously D.gently
【20】A.eat B.speak C.walk D.communicate
26、假如你是学生会主席李华,为了让外国人了解中国传统文化,学生会将进行“唐诗吟诵大赛”(Tang Poetry Recitation Contest),特邀请学校国际部学生参加,请你根据提示写一则通知。
主要内容包括:
1.大赛目的和意义;
2.主办方:校学生会。时间:201 6年12月30日。地点:校报告厅(assembly hall);
3.范围:唐诗三百首(Three Hundred Tang Poems)。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文流畅。
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