1、Tom’s mother kept telling him that he should work harder, ________ didn’t help.
A.which
B.that
C.she
D.he
2、The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he_______.
A.has started
B.starts
C.started
D.will start
3、 --- I am still preparing for tomorrow’s speech.
--- Oh. Time is _________, so you need to speed up.
A. losing out B. giving out C. going out D. running out
4、Ideally we would want_______to be good contact between the child and both parents.
A.it B.there C.one D.any
5、The doctor thought ___________would be good for you to have a good rest.
A. this
B. that
C. one
D. it
6、Acupuncture is said to be used to ________ the pain. One theory ________ this phenomenon suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the brain
A.relieve, explains
B.relieving, explains
C.relieve, explaining
D.relieving, explaining
7、 The boy decided to climb the mountains _______ he knew he would face many difficulties.
A. as though B. unless C. even though D. even
8、—Will Uncle Peterson come to my birthday party tomorrow?
—Pity he ______ to Zimbabwe as a volunteer teacher.
A.would be sent
B.has been sent
C.had been sent
D.sent
9、Anyone, once ____________ positive for H7N9 flu virus, will receive free medical treatment from our government.
A. to be tested B. being tested
C. tested D. to test
10、Enjoy your time in the sun; it ______ last long before the storm rolls in.
A.won’t B.isn’t C.didn’t D.doesn’t
11、The monthly sales of Mo Yan’s works ________ 199 times compared with those before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A.accelerated B.stretched C.multiplied D.switched
12、---They haven’t been to Beijing, have they?
---_____. They have never been there.
A.Yes, they haven’t B.Yes, they have C.No, they have D.No, they haven’t
13、We must obey the law,______?
A.needn't we
B.mustn't we
C.don't we
D.haven't we
14、My dad promised to buy a new car and _____ it.( )
A.that he would let me drive
B.to let me drive
C.that I would ask him to drive
D.promised to let me drive
15、“The population ________ issue is severe in USA, but the country has never had more kids, and participation in high school sports has never been higher,” said a professor ________ around 50.
A.aging…aging B.aged…aged C.aging…aged D.aged…aging
16、I put the books on my desk when I went out, but I ________ them when I was back. They were ________.
A.caught the sight of; in sight B.lost sight of; out of sight
C.caught sight of; out of sight D.lost the sight of; in sight
17、What made Cunningham great was his devotion to ______.
A.photograph
B.photography
C.photographer
D.photographic
18、 “I don’t think it’s my _______ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.” said the boy.
A. error B. mistake
C. fault D. duty
19、 –Do you mind my taking this seat?
--_______.
A. Yes, sit down please B. No, of course not
C. Yes, take it please D. No, you can’t take it.
20、 ____fired, your health care and other benefits would not be immediately cut off.
A.Would you be B.Should you be C.Could you be D.Might you be
21、Parents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades. Other forms of parental involvement, including volunteering at school and observing a child's class, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the topic.
The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting where schools expect them to act as partners in their children's education. Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time, fed, dressed and ready to learn.
Kaith Robinson, the author of the study, said, “I really don't know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids' education that leads to declines in their academic performance. One of the things that was consistently negative was parents' help with homework.” Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the task. “They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now, or in some cases never learnt it themselves, but they're still offering advice.”
Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks. In general, about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant.
Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because “children with good academic success do have involved parents”, admitted Robinson. But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root cause of that success. “A big surprise was that Asian-American parents whose kids are doing so well in school hardly involved. They took a more reasonable approach, conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives.”
【1】The underlined expression “parental involvement” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A. parents' participation in children's education
B. parents' expectation on children's health
C. parents' control over children's life
D. parents' plan for children's future
【2】What is the major finding of Robinson's study?
A. Modern parents raise children in a more scientific way.
B. Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging.
C. Parents are not able to help with children’s homework.
D. Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected.
【3】The example of Asian-American parents implies that parents should ________.
A. spend more time improving their own lives
B. set a specific life goal for their children
C. help children realize the importance of schooling
D. take a more active part in school management
22、Glastonbury Festival:
Time and place: 22nd~26th June, Pilton, Somerse. Recognized as the best summer festival season, Glastonbury is one of the biggest and oldest festivals in the UK. Last year’s 40th anniversary was its best ever, even though the supergroup U2 canceled last minute because of Bono injuring his back.
Latitude Festival:
Time and place:14th~17th July, Henham Park, Suffolk. Now in its sixth year, this festival is the choice for more families. It is providing visitors with a range of entertainment to accompany the music, including comedy, show, theatre and literature.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival:
Time and place: 26th~29th August, West Mids Show Ground, Shrewsbury. Announced as one of the best folk festivals in the UK, this festival is only in its sixth year. It takes place over the 4 days of the August bank holiday weekend, and moved to Shrewsbury in 2006.
Download Festival:
Time and place: 10th and 12th, June, Donington Park Derby. It is a three-day rock music festival held every year. The name Download was chosen for the festival for two reasons. Downloading was a dirty work in the music industry at the time because of file sharing and rock is seen as a rebellious (反叛) type of music.
【1】Which festival is one of the oldest festivals in the UK?
A. Glastonbury Festival B. Latitude Festival
C. Shrewsbury Folk Festival D. Download Festival
【2】When and where is the rock music festival held?
A. 22nd~26th June, Pilton, Somerse B. 26th~29th August, West Mids Show Ground
C. 14th~17th July, Henham Park, Suffolk D. 10th and 12th, June, Donington Park Derby
【3】What is special about Latitude Festival?
A. It is one of the best folk festivals in the UK.
B. It has a long history and is held every year.
C. It is the best summer festival in the UK.
D. It is attractive and joyful for many families.
23、Born in California and representing the United States before switching to China, teenager Gu Ailing will be most likely to be one of the faces of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 17-year-old is a freeskier(自由式滑雪运动员) and grade-A student with an American father and Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019 she made the “quite difficult” decision to compete for China. She wrote on Instagram that she was “proud of my heritage and equally proud of my American upbringings (培养)”.
As for the decision to compete on behalf of China, she said it is “valuable opportunity to help inspire millions of young people in China where my mom was born.”
Gu graduated from a San Francisco high school last year and is focusing on her Beijing 2022 training. It is reported that She scored 1,580 points out of a maximum 1,600 in the SAT (美国大学入学考试), and has been offered a place at Stanford.
Gu started on the snow at the age of 3, was competing in national competitions at 9 and won her first World Cup event at 15. She won two gold medals and a silver for China at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. On Jan. 30th, 2021, Gu made her debut(首次亮 相) at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won two golds and a bronze.
“My goal is to win Olympic gold,” she told the official Olympic website. “It’s the top achievement. And that would be rewarding for all the work that I’ve done to achieve greatness in the sport.”
【1】What do we know about Gu Ailing?
A.She grew up in China.
B.She is an average student.
C.She will graduate from a high school.
D.She decided to compete for China.
【2】Which of the following words can best describe Gu Ailing?
A.Helpful and knowledgeable.
B.Modest and hard-working.
C.Clever and ambitious.
D.Creative and confident.
【3】What’s the main idea of the fifth paragraph?
A.Gu Ailing won her first World Cup event at 15.
B.Gu Ailing’s achievements as a freeskier.
C.Gu Ailing’s training when she was young.
D.Gu Ailing learned to do snow sports in China.
【4】What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Gu Ailing—An American Freeskier
B.Gu Ailing—A Stanford Graduate
C.Gu Ailing—A talented Chinese Freeskier
D.Gu Ailing—An Olympic Champion
24、You might notice something new in the next few years as you watch Disney programs: Starting in 2015, there won’t be any candy, sugary cereal or fast-food commercials aimed at kids.
The Walt Disney Company has become the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels, radio stations and websites. It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.
First Lady Michelle Obama called it a “game changer” that is sure to send a message to the rest of the children’s entertainment industry. “Just a few years ago, if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldn’t see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn't have believed you,” said the First Lady, who heads a campaign to help stop child obesity.
The ban would apply to Disney-owned ABC stations as well as Radio Disney and Disney-owned websites aimed at families with young children. In addition, Disney plans to make changes to its kids’ menus at theme parks and resorts(度假胜地). Fast-food options will be replaced with healthier choices, such as smoothies(果汁), apples, vegetables and yogurt.
In addition to candy bars and fast-food meals, other foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the company’s kid-targeted media. Any cereal with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air. There will be no ads for full meals of more than 600 calories. Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled.
Leslie Goodman, Disney’s senior vice-president of Corporate Citizenship, said a company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy options.
Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods. Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a ban on drinks over 16 ounces sold in movie theaters, restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple. He says large, sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.
【1】What will the Walt Disney Company do from 2015?
A.Produce more and better cartoons for young kids.
B.Stop broadcasting advertisements for junk food on TV.
C.Help kids develop healthy lifestyle in the program.
D.Provide healthier food for kids while they are watching programs.
【2】What Michelle Obama said suggests that while watching cartoons _________.
A.kids didn’t believe what the commercials said
B.kids don’t enjoy eating candy, sugary cereal or junk food
C.kids would see a lot of fast-food commercials on TV
D.kids find pleasure in watching fast-food commercials
【3】The underlined phrase “be off the air” in Paragraph 5 probably means “________”.
A.not be broadcast
B.be in need
C.become popular
D.be praised
25、 Back starting from my fourth grade, I was in low spirits for about four and a half years. I never really had any ______ during that time. My only one had just ______ at the end of third grade. What was worse, I felt ______ as my dog and my cat had just died. It almost seemed as if my life was slowly ______ for me. I always felt ______, with no one and not even my family to talk to. I didn’t think they knew what I was ______. It was a really ______ time for me. I’d always ______ my feelings and just put a nice, fake smile for them. That’s all they ______, right?
During the end of my seventh-grade year, I started to make a friend or two. That’s when my depression (消沉)state started ______. But I was still ______ myself, calling myself fat or ugly, and my friends knew this. They tried their best to help and it did ______ in some ways but not fully. It was a ______ that I found what I was ______: music. I found this song called “Beautiful”. There was one line that said, “You are beautiful in every single way. Yes words can’t bring you down.” I now ______ that we are all beautiful and no guy or girl can tell us otherwise. ______, some people can’t see that.
Now I ______ believe that even a song can ______ a person’s life just because of the lyrics (歌词)you hear. I just hope they find this ______ and listen to it. I also hope it has the same ______ it had on me when I was suffering.
A.friends
B.holidays
C.ideas
D.troubles
A.walked away
B.moved away
C.run away
D.driven away
A.hopeless
B.breathless
C.helpful
D.comfortable
A.continuing
B.ending
C.beginning
D.passing
A.angry
B.confident
C.regretful
D.lonely
A.learning
B.accepting
C.experiencing
D.expecting
A.hard
B.free
C.great
D.wonderful
A.express
B.hide
C.hurt
D.share
A.ordered
B.tried
C.wanted
D.suggested
A.going up
B.looking round
C.dying out
D.dying down
A.behaving
B.praising.
C.disliking
D.ignoring
A.disappear
B.exist
C.work
D.suffer
A.surprise
B.question
C.sign
D.relief
A.missing
B.wondering
C.following
D.developing
A.insist
B.doubt
C.admit
D.realize
A.Importantly
B.Naturally
C.Sadly
D.Happily
A.fiercely
B.strongly
C.briefly
D.regularly
A.change
B.save
C.control
D.take
A.motto
B.song
C.lesson
D.voice
A.effect
B.chance
C.choice
D.feeling
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。
When I was eleven years old, I moved to Tampa, Florida. My parents traveled for a living, so Aunt Emily took care of me while they were away. One rainy morning, there was an old lady who was dressed in a bright orange coat carrying a rubbish bag and a stick. “What’s that old lady doing?” I asked Emily, pointing out the window to the street in front of the house.
Hearing my question, Emily answered, “She’s picking up rubbish around here for fun.” “Oh,” I answered. “Interesting… Why would someone think picking up rubbish was fun?” For a long time, often saw that old lady—rain or shine—on my way to school. In the beginning, I thought she was crazy to pick up rubbish. However, I finally smiled and waved at her each time I saw her.
Later, when I moved to college, I’d see rubbish in the grass and feel really angry about it. I’d think, “Why isn’t anyone picking up rubbish? People are so unconcerned!” But shortly after that, I said to myself, “Why do I think picking up rubbish is someone else’s duty?” And I couldn’t walk past trash without feeling guilty (内疚的).
So while walking in the college, I began picking up rubbish and made sure the campus was in better shape than I previously found it. My behavior influenced some students. They started to help out.
Like me, they also picked up rubbish whenever they noticed it. And our college became more beautiful. Seeing it, I began to think, “If I could pick up rubbish outside the college—in other places of the town, it may make a big difference to the town.”
But picking up rubbish in front of many people outside the college needs courage. It could be embarrassing. But it was the right thing to do. I decided to try it.
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。
Paragraph 1:
One morning, I went out to pick up rubbish.
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Paragraph 2:
Then I decided to encourage more students to do this in the town.
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