1、I had ______ wanted to rush outside and leave all the frustrating things behind but something told me I had to stay and face the music.
A.gracefully B.reluctantly C.essentially D.desperately
2、I’m sorry. ________ for my illness, I would have come and lent you a helping hand.
A. Were it not B. If it were not C. Had it not been D. If has not been
3、请选出与单词“blame”匹配的释义。
A.抱怨
B.竞争
C.责怪
D.道歉
4、The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading”, _____ they can read to learn.
A. which B. where C. that D. what
5、—Why did you go back to the shop?
—I left my friend ______ there.
A.to wait
B.waiting
C.wait
D.waits
6、 Zhao Wei took home Best Actress for her role in “Dearest”, ________ movie about looking for her child in China. It was ________ first Hong Kong film award in three tries for Zhao.
A. a ; the B. the ; the
C. / ; the D. the; /
7、You misunderstood me yesterday, Lucy. I wasn't _______ you when I blamed
someone for the accident.
A.referring to B.reacting to
C.responding to D.relating to
8、A saying goes_____ all work and no play___________ Jack a dull boy.
A.that; makes B.which; makes C.that; make D.which; make
9、As you’ve never been to Shantou before, I’ll have someone ____you the way.
A.to show B.show C.showing D.showed
10、—My ruler is broken. Can I borrow______?
—Of course. Here it is.
A.his
B.hers
C.mine
D.yours
11、With no one to________ in such a frightening situation,she felt very helpless.
A.turn to
B.turn on
C.turn off
D.turn over
12、If we had taken such effective ________ much earlier, the river would not be polluted so seriously now.
A.treasures
B.efforts
C.measures
D.concerns
13、All things ___, her paper is of greater value than yours.
A. considering B. are considered
C. considered D. have been considered
14、Jenny, who ________ in Beijing for nine years, is a manager of a company in Shanghai.
A.worked
B.was working
C.had worked
D.has worked
15、______________ the poem a second time, the meaning will become clearer to you.
A.Having read
B.While reading
C.If reading
D.When you read
16、Later in the 18th century some British people ________ to Australia too.
A. have taken B. are taken
C. were taken D. were being taken
17、Yesterday our head teacher made such an ________speech that we all felt ________ .
A.exciting ;exciting
B.excited ;excited
C.exciting;excited
D.excited ;exciting
18、________colorful charts and graphs, he loaded a new software to help him.
A. Create B. Created
C. Creating D. To create
19、____ she finds out that you’ve lost her book?
A. What about B. How about C. How if D. What if
20、You must officially ____ any course you are not attending.
A. fall B. drop
C. learn D. join
21、 What are the things that scare you: snakes, spiders or fierce tigers? Or maybe you have a fear of heights or visiting the dentist. Although some of us just get scared or a bit nervous about these things, for others it can cause an unreasonable reaction that can’t be controlled-something we call a phobia (恐惧症). 【1】
Sometimes it’s good to be aware of the possible dangers from things. Our brain warns us of the risks that might lie ahead, but then we often get prepared and overcome them. Clinical psychologist Warren Mansell told the BBC, “Our fears are rooted in our brains-we don’t need to learn to be afraid of animals like snakes or spiders.”【2】With a phobia, your breathing gets quicker, your pulse speeds up, you sweat and your brain is unable to control these reactions.
【3】 Speaking to the BBC, Lauren Rosenberg, a fear and phobia expert, says, “Phobias usually are a copy behaviour from a higher authority, like a parent or teacher, or a kind of mental suffering from a past event that comes back to trouble you continuously.”
There are many different complex phobias some people suffer from, such as agoraphobia-caused by being away from home, and iatrophobia-fear of doctors.【4】Therapy (心理治疗) is one choice, where you gradually get used to whatever it is you fear. Lauren Rosenburg says she likes to work with people to clear their bad memory and help them breathe. But if you do have a phobia, continually trying to avoid what you’re afraid of by yourself is likely to make the situation worse.【5】
A.Then how can they be overcome?
B.But where does a phobia come from?
C.But phobias are stronger than just fears.
D.The right thing to do is to find help to overcome it.
E.Overcoming a phobia can take patience, devotion and courage.
F.Are there any phobias that tend to be more common than others?
G.It occurs when someone develops an unrealistic sense of danger about a situation or object.
22、Kids’ birthday parties are wonderfully fun for all, but in the way that they are traditionally celebrated, they are the enemy of “zero waste living”. A kid’s birthday party can produce lots of waste, from the plates, cups, and uneaten food, to the gift wrap, present boxes, and disposable (一次性的) decorations.
It doesn’t have to be like that, though, as it is possible to hold a birthday party without waste. Here are some ideas on how to cut down on unnecessary waste and have a fun celebration.
Invitations
Forget the themed paper invitations; they get thrown away almost immediately anyway. 【1】 The mobile phone is a common communication tool which enables your guests to receive the invitation at any time.
Decorations
【2】 Stay away from them altogether, including balloons. If you must decorate, choose some reusable, classic decorations that can be pulled out every single year, such as colored lights. Make your own painted and personalized banner, paper hats, and so on. Keep them for the next year.
Food
Don’t overdo the food preparation. 【3】 So you should put out only what is necessary, rather than ending up with loads of leftovers that are potentially ruined by the kids. Keep the rest for other meals. If other parents bring food, ask them to bring it in reusable containers.
Gifts
The gift giving part of a birthday party can produce a lot of unappealing trash, which is why you should choose an alternative. My kids have gone to several “toonie parties (a toonie is a two-dollar coin in Canada), where each guest gives two dollars in their card and that money can be used by the birthday child to buy a single toy. 【4】
In my years of parenting, I’ve realized that kids mostly just want to play together. 【5】 In other words, you don’t need to worry about it not feeling like a birthday. Furthermore, it will be a new and improved version that doesn’t include massive bags of trash at the end of the day.
A.However, most parents find it hard to hold a “clean” party.
B.Decorations can usually make the party room more attractive.
C.Try using a basic email or phone call to create your guest list.
D.Decorations for kids’ birthday parties are almost always disposable.
E.They will create a party feeling without much assistance from parents.
F.Kids hardly eat anything at birthday parties because they’re so excited.
G.It’s a great idea for reducing waste and making a child’s birthday wishes come true.
23、 Joseph Goldberger was a doctor for the United States Public Health Service and he was an advocate for scientific and social recognition of the links between poverty and disease. In 1914, Goldberger was asked by US Surgeon General Rupert Blue to study a skin disease that was killing thousands of people in the South. The disease was pellagra (糙皮病).
Goldberger traveled to the state of Mississippi where many people suffered from pellagra. He studied the victims and their families. Most of the people lived a hard life. The doctor came to believe that the disease didn’t pass on from one to another, but was instead related to food. He received permission from the state governor to test this idea at a prison. Prisoners were offered pardons if they took part. One group of prisoners received their usual foods, mostly corn products. A second group ate meat, fresh vegetables and drank milk. Members of the first group developed pellagra. The second group did not.
But some medical researchers refused to accept Goldberger’s idea. For the South, pellagra was more than simply a medical problem. There were other things, including Southern pride.
So Goldberger had himself injected (注射) with blood from a person with pellagra. He also took liquid from the nose and throat of a pellagra patient and put them into his own nose and throat. He even swallowed pills that contained skin from pellagra patients. An assistant also took part in the experiments. So did Goldberger’s wife. None of them got sick.
Joseph Goldberger died of cancer in 1929. He was fiftyfive years old. Several years later, researchers discovered the exact cause of pellagra: a lack of vitamin B3 known as niacin.
【1】Who were likely to get pellagra according to Goldberger?
A.People in the south of America.
B.People having a poor diet.
C.People in prison.
D.People touching pellagra patients.
【2】What did Goldberger want to prove by the experiments mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A.Pellagra wasn’t so terrible.
B.Pellagra could be cured.
C.Pellagra didn’t spread.
D.Pellagra wasn’t a medical problem.
【3】Why did some medical researchers refuse to accept Goldberger’s idea?
A.Goldberger’s idea sounds ridiculous.
B.They have done their own research.
C.The result hurt their pride.
D.Goldberger didn’t do enough research.
【4】Which words can be used to describe Goldberger?
A.Selfless and friendly. B.Devoted and determined.
C.Patient and expert. D.Stubborn and enthusiastic.
24、“Keep out or I’ll chase you out! This is my property!”
You hear this every spring. It is a long musical sound --- a bird song! Birds use their songs to communicate different messages to one another. People who study bird sounds are learning their meanings.
Usually it is the male that sings. Early in spring he sings to say that he has picked out a piece of property. He sings to attract a female of his same kind. Together they will raise a family in his territory (领地). He sings to tell all other birds of his kind to keep out.
Each kind of bird has its own type of song. Cardinals sing something that sounds a little like “What cheer, cheer, cheer.” Towhees sing, “Drink your tea.”
Most of the time, birds pay attention only to the songs of birds of their own kind. Cardinals answer cardinals, and song sparrows answer song sparrows. A cardinal knows that a song sparrow will not try to steal its mate. So you can see one reason why a cardinal may chase away another cardinal but will not bother a song sparrow.
Most different kinds of birds eat different things. To find enough to eat, a bird needs a big piece of land to search in. Many kinds of birds have some ways of dividing up the land into territories. Song sparrows, cardinals ovenbirds, and white-throated sparrows are some of the birds that have territorial systems.
Especially in early spring, birds work out the boundaries between their territories by singing “keep out” threats and by chasing and fighting each other. The birds continue singing to tell females that they have set up territories. Neighboring birds seem to agree that there are make believe fences between their pieces of property. Then they do not have to waste energy chasing each other instead of taking care of their young.
Scientists guessed that some birds could recognize their neighbors by small differences in their songs. Two scientists who studied white-throated sparrows found that these birds can even tell the difference between songs of individual birds of their own kind. White-throated sparrows have songs that seem to say “I’m your neighbor” or “I’m a stranger” or “I’m your neighbor to the west.” Other kinds of birds could tell neighbors from strangers by their songs, too.
【1】What is the article mainly about?
A. How birds build up their territories.
B. How birds sing to communicate.
C. How male birds chase after females.
D. How scientists recognize birds’ songs.
【2】A cardinal may not keep a song sparrow out of its territory because ________.
A. they sing different songs
B. they have separate territories
C. it feels no threat from a song sparrow
D. song sparrows are friendly to other birds
【3】Some birds have their own territorial systems so that ________.
A. they don’t need to fight or chase each other
B. they often work together against threats
C. they build up fences to protect their property
D. they find a big piece of land to search for food
【4】What can we conclude from the article?
A. Male birds use their songs to communicate more than females.
B. Scientists have learned the meanings of all white-throated sparrows sing.
C Not all birds can recognize their neighbors by small differences in their songs.
D. White-throated sparrows are the smartest birds the scientists ever found.
25、 Betty retired from teaching. Her gray hair and increasing wrinkles added_______to her angelic(天使般的) face. Now and then, letters from her former students would come, and memories_______.
Betty came to the town as a new_______in a Sunday school. Before her, several teachers couldn’t_______disrespect from the children and had to quit. Knowing nothing about the_______for frequent chasing off(赶走) teachers in the school, Betty came into the classroom,_______by the headmaster.
By the_______of her dress on size too small, the students felt they had a(n)_______target. Bets were taken how long Miss Betty would_______. As was expected, the first two weeks saw her________ experience with the students.________, she managed to be more than a teacher. Sunday after Sunday, Betty came to class,________her lessons to their everyday lives. Once, pulling up a long tube from her handbag, she________a map of the world. With her fingernail, she pointed to an odd-shaped continent,________the children she was born there. They craned(伸长) their necks and looked________, wanting to know more. “ All of us can do something to help others, wherever we are in this world.” Betty often told her children.
One day, she________her mailbox and pulled out an envelope with a________stamp. She tore it open, a________slid out and she recognized immediately the handsome young man as the naughtiest boy in the Sunday school class. Smiling among the broken rocks, in the city of Delhi, India, he stood with other________who had come to help the earthquake victims. A________on the back road, “Because of you, I am here now.”
【1】A.character B.courage C.calmness D.color
【2】A.continued B.faded C.followed D.improved
【3】A.servant B.graduate C.applicant D.replacement
【4】A.realize B.bear C.feel D.admit
【5】A.reputation B.talents C.excuses D.excitement
【6】A.forced B.prevented C.affected D.protected
【7】A.guess B.thought C.look D.touch
【8】A.easy B.exact C.tough D.reliable
【9】A.wait B.last C.try D.remember
【10】A.interesting B.meaningless C.unpleasant D.special
【11】A.Therefore B.Meanwhile C.However D.Otherwise
【12】A.tying B.owing C.moving D.turning
【13】A.unfolded B.uncovered C.unpacked D.unrolled
【14】A.reminding B.promising C.telling D.convincing
【15】A.happily B.curiously C.naturally D.constantly
【16】A.reached into B.came across C.turned over D.looked through
【17】A.familiar B.pretty C.free D.foreign
【18】A.check B.picture C.book D.coin
【19】A.researchers B.teachers C.miners D.volunteers
【20】A.motto B.line C.sign D.warming
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。
It was late spring When my mom and I were driving through the countryside. Back then I was 13 years old and always felt unhappy with Mom. However, little did I know that this trip was going to be a special one.
A pot of flowers satin he back seat, whose pleasant smell filled the car . Suddenly, in the middle of nowhere, my mom pulled over. “What are you doing? “I cried, fearing that the car had broken down and we’d be stuck there, so far from home. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. My mom hopped out of the car, grabbing the flowers from the back seat. “It’ll just be a minute, ”she called back through the open windows.
Impatiently, I cast my eyes towards the edge of the road before they settled on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home. I looked back to the building, somewhat annoyed, as my mom reappeared empty-handed.
Before she started the car, curiosity drove me to ask, “Do you know someone there?” She shook her head. “Then what did you do with the flowers?” She smiled slightly, “I gave them to the receptionist(前台接待员). ”“What?”She laughed at my confusion. “I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them, especially those who haven’t received any in a while. ”
I kept silent for a moment. Not long after we went on with our driving, I spoke again, “Did you leave your name? “To this she answered instantly, “No. Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good, which is enough of a thank for me. ”
Suddenly, still thinking about Mom’s deeds, I heard something burst loudly. It was our car that broke down! Nothing could be worse, because neither my mom nor I understood how to repair it, and we didn’t know where the garage was. It also seemed impossible to wait for any passerby, since we had seen so few along the way.
注意:1. 所续写的短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好;
4. 续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1
I let out a sigh while my Mum rooted herself against the car worrying about what could be done. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2
As we drove along, a flower shop came into sight on the road. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________