1、Children have to ______ conventional ceremonies in greeting their seniors on the New Year’s Eve.
A. notice B. protest
C. prohibit D. observe
2、This is a very interesting book.I’ll buy it ________.
A.no matter how it may cost B.how may it cost
C.how much may it cost D.however much it may cost
3、—Why are so many people gathering there?
—Several people seem _________. Let's go and see.
A. being dancing B. dancing C. to be dancing D. to have danced
4、The company has always ________buyers with different tastes.
A.appealed for
B.appealed to
C.applied to
D.applied for
5、—Have you seen _____ pen?I left it here this morning.
—Is it _____ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.
A.a; the
B.the; the
C.the; a
D.a; a
6、A simple restaurant was ________ he usually had the same meal of sausages, eggs and coffee.
A.where
B.what
C.which
D.that
7、All the students ________ laughter when John walked into the classroom like Donald Duck.
A.burst into B.broke out C.burst out D.broke up
8、_______football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity.
A.What B.Whether C.That D.Which
9、The coffee is amazing! It doesn’t taste like anything I _______ before.
A.was having B.have C.had ever had D.have ever had
10、They planted roses the former Olympic champion who passed away last year.
A. in sight of B. in favor of
C. in support of D. in memory of
11、This journal is widely _________among teenagers in our country.
A. spread B. circulated
C. circled D. expands
12、We will fly to Beijing, _________ we plan to stay for two days, and then go to Dalian.
A. when B. where
C. which D. that
13、Try ________ she might, Sue couldn't get the door open.(2011·全国Ⅰ)
A.if
B.when
C.since
D.as
14、It's no use ________ time ________ that matter.
A.wasting;discussing
B.to waste; to discuss
C.wasting; to discuss
D.to waste; discussing
15、It remains ________ whether the newly published health guidance will be effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
A.seeing
B.seen
C.to see
D.to be seen
16、The commander got a chance to visit the mountain_____ top was covered with thick snow ,____ he had been dreaming of for years.
A.that; which B.whose ; which C.of which ; what D.of whom ;that
17、My wife always ________ the most expensive dresses in the shop!
A.falls into B.falls for C.falls over D.falls down
18、Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase , she gave him a ________smile and let him go .
A.cautious B.grateful C.tolerate D.wild
19、Education has always been a hot topic among parents ______ it is directly related to the future of their children.
A. as B. in case
C. unless D. even though
20、According to The Sun, British scientists have solved the ancient riddle of ________ came first—chicken or egg?
A.who
B.what
C.which
D.that
21、Recently, the harrowing farewell message appeared on the Internet, just three short sentences. “We are sure the army is capturing us now. We will see each other another day dear world. Bye.” It was signed “Fatemah”, the mother of Bana, a 7-year-old Syrian girl who got more than 200,000 Twitter followers as she and her family have documented their struggle to survive in war-ravaged Aleppo. And then, Bana’s Twitter account was abruptly deleted.
More than seventy years after a Dutch teenager penned the diary recording her family’s life hiding from the Nazis, Bana has become the Anne Frank of the Syrian civil war.
So when Bana’s online presence disappeared, her followers tweeted anxiously under the hashtag WherelsBana. Was this the end of her story? There was a sense of urgency and helplessness. Then, next afternoon, the account suddenly reappeared. Fatemah tweeted a bad message, “Under attack. Nowhere to go, every minute feels like death. Pray for us.” They were alive; their story continued.
It wasn’t the first time that the family had tweeted from the edge of death.
Several days later, another message arrived from Aleppo, more hopeful this time. Bana tweeted, “I am getting better without medicine with too much bombing. I miss you.” Then hours passed, and Bana’s account was silent as her followers tweeted prayers. The world watched on screens, waiting for her name to reappear.
【1】What happened to the 7-year-old girl ?
A.She sought help on the Internet.
B.Her Twitter account was suddenly removed.
C.She was being caught by Nazis.
D.Her life was threatened at any moment.
【2】Why was the Dutch girl Anne mentioned in the passage?
A.To show how cruel the Syrian civil war was.
B.To show sympathy for the unlucky family in Syria.
C.To show the Syrian people were also being killed by Nazis.
D.To accuse the Dutch government of ignoring its people’s life.
【3】What can we infer from the passage ?
A.Bana’s followers are always concerned about her fate.
B.In Syria the Nazis have claimed as many lives as in Dutch.
C.The Syrian civil war serves the interest of the Syrian people .
D.American government is to blame for the fate of Bana’s family.
【4】Which of the following statement is probably true ?
A.Bana is of the same age asAnne.
B.Bana’sfamily isthe same asAnne’s.
C.Bana’s name issure to reappear on the Internet.
D.Bana more than once narrowly escaped being killed.
22、When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille (卡德利尔舞).
In the American version, a square is formed by four couples.【1】Each couple stands on one side of the square, the boy on the left and the girl on the right. An American addition to square dancing is the caller.
The caller—someone who calls out the dance steps in time to the music—was a completely American invention.【2】Later the dances became so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (暗示). Thus, dancers didn't have to remember so many steps. The caller didn't just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colorful sayings or witty lines that he would say in between the cues such as "Don't be bashful (羞怯的) and don't be afraid."【3】
Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive interest in it. Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts.【4】Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldn't because he had a contract with the inn. Ford solved that problem by buying the inn and Lovett's contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a program for teaching square dancing.【5】
A.They stand facing the center of the square.
B.Lovett's dance program attracted a lot of audience.
C.The caller was important because he told the dancers what to do.
D.At first, dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance.
E.A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines.
F.There he enjoyed the dance program run by a man named Benjamin Lovett.
G.Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.
23、Your family may love to travel.However,you may worry about the environmental effect of doing so.It is time to take an eco-friendlier trip.We have discovered four destinations for you.
Vienna
Explore the kid-friendly city of Vienna,Austria.Here,you can find plenty of bike-share stations for getting around.The city has a large number of playgrounds and some fantastic museums for children.In the city,there are many hostels run by local people.There is alwaysone that suits your family’s taste.
Volcan Tenorio Area
When you think about taking your kids to Costa Rica,you normally focus on viewing its amazing wildlife.But what about turning to the human activities?One way to do so is to stay on a farm.Kids can take a hand in looking after animals and learning about traditional farming methods.
Khao Sok National Park
In this park,you can show your children a different side of Thailand.Use a local guide to introduce you to the interesting plants and animals.Stay at one of the locally owned cottages.You can even spend a night in a raft house on Chiaw Lan Lake,which runs without electricity.
Countryside of Fiji
Leave luxury hotels behind and head to a village homestay in Fiji.Your kids will learn all about Fijian culture.Your money will go directly to the community.With older children you can join in both sea conservation and community projects,with the help of a reliable organization.
【1】Which place will attract people fond of cycling?
A.Vienna.
B.Volcan Tenorio Area.
C.Khao Sok National Park.
D.Countryside of Fiji.
【2】What is special about the raft houses in Khao Sok National Park?
A.They are close to nature.
B.They are surrounded by trees.
C.They are operated by local people.
D.They are independent of electricity.
【3】What do these four trips have in common?
A.They favour older children.
B.They offer green transportation.
C.They help protect the environment.
D.They provide farming homestays.
24、A boy playing in the woods noticed a cocoon(茧). While watching it, he suddenly found a small opening appeared, and that a butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. So the boy decided to help the butterfly.
He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. Much to his surprise, the butterfly got a swollen(鼓胀的)body but very small, weak wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The boy expected that the butterfly's body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would enlarge and be able to support the body. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬)around with a swollen body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. The struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid(流体)from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been. And we could never fly.
【1】What did the boy see the butterfly doing in the first paragraph?
A.It was flying difficultly in the woods.
B.It was trying to get out of the cocoon.
C.It was looking for food in a cocoon.
D.It was busy making a cocoon for itself.
【2】What would have happened to the butterfly without the boy's help?
A.The butterfly would come out easily.
B.The butterfly could crawl on its wings.
C.The butterfly would prepare for the flight.
D.The butterfly would never gain its freedom.
【3】What is the best title for the story?
A.The struggle for freedom.
B.A kind-hearted boy.
C.The joy of helping a butterfly.
D.A lucky butterfly.
25、完形填空
It wasn’t yet 8:30 am. However, instead of entering my office, I was leaving it. Carrying a plastic shopping bag of my personal things, I moved in a(n)____way to my car, and drove home crying. I had just been____
For following weeks, I was troubled by the____of that sudden lay-off: What about the people who would be____by my abandoned projects? Would I have a chance to get another job?____with anxiety, shame and sudden outbursts of tears, I felt completely____“What should I do next?” I asked myself.
One day, over dinner with my good friend Sophia in a restaurant, I told her about my____, “Being fired came as a____I am not a bad person. I don’t know____it happened to me. In fact, I was so hard-working and____to my company”. After listening to my words, she____me, “Never be so depressed. Being fired isn’t the same thing as being bad. There are lots of____that we cannot escape in life, and we have to face them____and find solutions. I think you should make some changes to help you____this issue. Unemployment just means a new start.” Her words gave me a lot of confidence and strength, which____me to take action to change the bad situation. I had a firm belief that everything would hopefully____fine.
Then a long journey of applying for new jobs began. In addition, I made a decision — starting to____the people who helped me either with the emotional support of my unemployment or in my search for a new job. I would send each of them a thank-you card. Sophia had helped me a lot, and she got my first card.
Expressing gratitude is the best thing that I have done to____my negative thoughts and move forward. Fortunately, I have got a(n)____job that fits my skills and interests. No matter what happens in the future, I will____this wonderful decision and show more people my thanks.
【1】A.relaxing B.confident C.unsteady D.humorous
【2】A.adopted B.fired C.cheated D.fined
【3】A.shadow B.guidance C.standard D.background
【4】A.promoted B.trusted C.refused D.affected
【5】A.Agreeing B.Connecting C.Struggling D.Dealing
【6】A.positive B.confused C.confident D.serious
【7】A.promises B.goals C.feelings D.needs
【8】A.occasion B.threat C.present D.shock
【9】A.why B.when C.whether D.where
【10】A.attractive B.occupied C.aware D.faithful
【11】A.blamed B.greeted C.encouraged D.announced
【12】A.challenges B.opportunities C.arguments D.responsibilities
【13】A.practically B.bravely C.secretly D.excitedly
【14】A.rely on B.look into C.give up D.deal with
【15】A.drove B.ordered C.forbade D.expected
【16】A.set about B.turn out C.result from D.hold back
【17】A.thank B.entertain C.understand D.help
【18】A.explain B.remove C.suspect D.accept
【19】A.difficult B.ridiculous C.satisfying D.embarrassing
【20】A.research B.replace C.select D.continue
26、笫二节 书面表达(满分25分)
最近你校对学生的书写情况进行了调查.结果发现:随着电
脑的普及,学生们越来越不重视书写,其理由如右图所示。请根
据调查表提供的信息写一篇英语短文,介绍调查结果并发表自己
的看法。
注意:词数120左右,文章的开头已给出(不计入总词数)。
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