1、On the surface of the water ________, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park.
A. some dead leaves did float B. some dead leaves floated
C. floated some dead leaves D. did some dead leaves float
2、Mary ________ a camera from her friend, but she didn't ________ because it was too expensive.
A.received; accept
B.accepted; receive
C.accepted; accepted
D.received; receive
3、—I’m sorry I have no cash in hand.
— . I’ll pay for everything.
A.Take your time B.You’re right
C.Whatever you say D.Take it easy
4、Although there were so many people in the square, I could ________ my friend in the distance. Because she really stood out, dressed in red.
A. pick out B. pick up C. pick off D. pick on
5、I don’t think it is teachers who ________ for giving students too much pressure.
A.were to blame
B.are to blame
C.are to be blamed
D.should blame
6、Hardly________ that the early identification of those children’s special educational needs________ such a huge difference to them.
A.he believed; made
B.did he believe; made
C.he believes; had made
D.did he believe; had made
7、It was the second time that he ________ his wallet.
A.has lost
B.lost
C.had lost
D.was lost
8、Only when he apologized for his ignorance _____him.
A. I forgave B. I did forgive
C. forgave I D. did I forgive
9、Smoking in places where it is not allowed is an example of bad ____________.
A. habits B. activities C. manners D. movements
10、During the flood, there was water everywhere, but we couldn’t drink any of it, ______ we would get really sick.
A.therefore B.however C.otherwise D.further
11、Hardly ________ the school gate when the bell ________ to ring.
A.I had reached, had begun B.I reached, began
C.had I reached, began D.did I reach,had begun
12、It is generally agreed that new contents should be added to a good dictionary at regular________.
A.gaps
B.intervals
C.length
D.distance
13、In the zoo,the number of visitors is tightly to avoid putting stress on the animals.
A. limited B. encouraged
C. expected D. intended
14、Iraq has _________ too many wars since 1990, making his people ______ a lot.
A. got through; pay B. looked through; face
C. gone through; suffer D. passed through; destroy
15、The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for ______ he could find about Mark Twain.
A. wherever B. whatever C. however D. whichever
16、—How do you study English?
—I study English talking with foreign students.
A.by B.on C.at D.up
17、―Well, my daughters take great interest in most of the food on the menu.
―Thanks. _________?
―Salad, fried fish, chips and orange juice, please.
A. Shall I take your order B. At your service
C. What to follow D. Can I help you
18、She walked away from me, and I was left________ what to do next.
A.deciding
B.decide
C.to deciding
D.to decide
19、No matter how frequently ________, the works of Beethoven still attract people all over the world.
A.performed B.performing
C.to be performed D.being performed
20、The little boy came riding at full speed down the motorway on his bicycle. ________it was!
A. What a dangerous scene B. What dangerous a scene
C. How a dangerous scene D. How dangerous the scene
21、 If you cut in line, you might just be a bad person. The queue is a regulation where the reward (the ice-cream stand/dining room/ticket booth) is earned through patience. Your choice to avoid this time-honored process will be bound to draw the anger of those you pass by, drawing remarks like “Whoa there, Chief,” the passive-aggressive “There’s a line, you know!” and of course, the incredibly common “Hey, Copernicus, why don’t you guide yourself to the back of the line?”
But, in the moment in which you really cannot wait, for example, the entire royal family has prepared a dinner party upon you last minute, then there is a way to cut the line correctly.
There are a few different ways to consider and a few different methods to employ. The regularity of the situation is very important. If you’re waiting to use the photocopier at work, you might be more likely to manage a successful cut than if you were waiting for a lifeboat on the Titanic. Sure, that might be an extreme example. But the importance of the event does matter.
For those requests in normal situations, emphasizing either the urgency of your task or the simplicity of your task proved to be effective: experimenters who said “Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the photocopier?” had a cut rate of 60 percent and experimenters who said “May I use the photocopier because I need to make copies?” saw a success rate of 90 per cent when queuing for the copy machine.
If you have a couple of extra dollars lying around, bribing members of the line also proved to be effective. And most of the time, the person being bribed didn’t end up accepting the money, because even the offer showed that the briber had a sense of desperation.
【1】Why does the author use the remarks about Chief and Copernicus in paragraph 1?
A.To illustrate the reaction from members in line. B.To encourage those who want to cut in line.
C.To praise the behavior of cutting in line. D.To provide advice which helps cut in line.
【2】Which of the following is not a wise way to cut in line?
A.Giving the members in line money. B.Stating the emergency of the event.
C.Considering the regularity of the situation. D.Defending the right of cutting in line.
【3】What is the best title for the text?
A.Be Patient When Queuing. B.Acceptable Ways to Cut in Line.
C.Time and Tides Waits for No Man. D.Special Rights under Emergency.
22、Retired couple May Proctor, 71, and her husband Rod, 73, have transformed their garden into a fairyland(仙境) themed light show for local kids to enjoy. May and Rod came up with the concept last year but this time is to be the biggest display yet. The mystical (神秘的) garden is open for children to walk through and upon entry they will find a “fairy world” filled with pizza shops, very small shops and a magical forest. This year the home itself has been transformed according to Alice in Wonderland.
May says she is a fairy fan and that the huge amount of decoration is worth it for the magic. “I’ve always liked to make a bit of a magical garden, but this year I’ve just been excited.” she said.“Especially it’s just magic at night, absolutely amazing.”
An ex-dinner lady, May Proctor, the native, said she and her husband never planned on doing the light display this year. Then as autumn approached, the couple felt that they had to show something. So they decided again to go on to create a light display.
The topic for this year’s fairy display—Fairy Lane in Wonderland—is inspired by the mystical world of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
Throughout the house and garden, visitors will go down a rabbit hole into a fantastic kingdom. “Last year it was just outside, but this year it’s inside, and it’s just amazing,” May explained.
“Outside, I’ve made my own fairies and they were hung with the flowers, so it looks like a real Christmas fairyland. But inside, we’ve got some stage properties—so we’ve got a mirror with all Alice in Wonderland features around it. The kids absolutely love it, but I only let ten to twelve inside at a time due to the pandemic (流行病), where they can sit down and have their pictures taken.”
【1】What can we know about May Proctor from Paragraph 1?
A.She lives in a fairy land.
B.She is familiar with Alice in Wonderland.
C.She has many small shops in the town.
D.She has many children and grandchildren.
【2】How did May Proctor feel about the light display this year?
A.Satisfied.
B.Regretful.
C.Worried.
D.Expected.
【3】How can visitors go into the show place?
A.Walking through the house.
B.Walking through the garden.
C.Going down a rabbit hole.
D.Going through a magic mirror.
【4】Why did May only allow several kids to get inside at a time?
A.The garden was really small.
B.She was concerned about their health.
C.The hole is too narrow to get into.
D.There were not many kids enjoying the display.
23、Mrs. Hill was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the eighth grade. She wasn’t my teacher but I loved being around her and enjoyed her kindness. She was also a good Listener.
At the end of the year, she was moving to Florida, and I was sad. We exchanged addresses and became pen friends. I could tell her anything, and she treated me with respect even though I was a Schoolboy.
In Florida, Mrs. Hill became a lawyer, but she managed to find time to write me letters. She wrote amusing stories and always took my concerns seriously. She had given me an invitation to visit. I accepted it immediately, I spent three weeks with her in Miami. Her love of music and creative writing inspired me.
Two years later, Mrs. Hill surprised me by attending my high school graduation ceremony. Later that year, my family decided to spend Christmas in Florida and I couldn’t wait to see her again. When I arrived at her house, I had hoped to talk to her about school, but instead she was in a hospital bed. She had cancer. A month after we got back home, we were shocked to hear that Mrs. Hill had passed away.
To this day, more than 50 years later, whenever I read her letters again, thinking about the advice she gave me, I still remember the importance of her smile and her friendship. For me, she is a respected teacher forever!
【1】Why did the writer feel sad in the eighth grade?
A.Mrs. Hill wasn't his English teacher.
B.Mrs. Hill was moving to Florida.
C.Mrs. Hill never wrote to him.
D.Mrs. Hill became a lawyer.
【2】How long did the writer stay with Mrs. Hill in Miami?
A.Three weeks.
B.A month.
C.One year.
D.Two years.
【3】In Miami, the writer was inspired by ________.
A.stories told by Mrs. Hill
B.The graduation ceremony
C.the exchange of their addresses
D.Mrs Hill’s love of music and creative writing
【4】What does the underlined phrase “passed away” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Died.
B.Recovered.
C.Got back.
D.Gone out.
【5】What would be the best title for the text?
A.A Visiting Invitation
B.A Successful Lawyer
C.Skills of Making Pen Friends
D.Memories of a Respected Teacher
24、Veteran Oksana Chusovitina, the 46-year-old, made a heart shape with her hands and waved to the crowd inside Tokyo’s Gymnastics Center on Sunday night after competing at a record eighth Olympic Games, while the athletes, officials and media workers gave her a standing applause as she left the sport’s biggest stage for the last time. She said she had been crying “tears of happiness, because so many people have supported me for such a long time”, adding, “I’m just so thankful.”
Born in Uzbekistan in 1976, she rose to fame as a gymnast at age 7, and was selected for the national team at age 13. She made her Olympic appearance at the 1992 Barcelona Games as part of the gold medal-winning Unified team, composed of athletes from former Soviet Union. She then represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
In order to raise medical expenses for her son with leukemia (白血病), she granted German citizenship in 2006 because of the promise of a higher income and better medical care. She took home a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games for Germany, but switched back to competing for Uzbekistan in 2013.
After her son’s recovery, Chusovitina continued to compete, but this time it was her love of gymnastics that kept her going. “There is no secret: I just love gymnastics and no one ever forced me to compete. I do so with pleasure.” she said. She had planned to retire after the London 2012 Olympics, but changed her mind and returned. She competed in the Tokyo Games as an Uzbekistan athlete this time, and regardless of her achievements, she drew a successful end to her long sports career.
She has collected 11 medals at major global championships and was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017, and was named the Best Athlete of the Decade (2011-2020).
【1】How did Chusovitina feel when she retired from her Olympic career?
A.Grateful.
B.Amused.
C.Frustrated.
D.Disappointed.
【2】Why did Chusovitina compete for Germany?
A.To raise medical expenses for her son.
B.To get higher income since then.
C.Because of her duty as a German citizen.
D.Because she was forced to compete.
【3】What can we infer about Chusovitina's return to the Tokyo Games?
A.Many people supported her.
B.She wanted to earn more medals.
C.She showed great affection for gymnastics.
D.She expected to draw a successful end to her long sports career.
【4】What does Chusovitina’s legendary story tell us?
A.Air is long, life is short.
B.It’s never too late to learn.
C.He who laughs last laughs longest.
D.Love and perseverance can produce miracles.
25、 Parents, they are here to clothe us, feed us and, embarrass us. Sixteen is a_____ ripe age for embarrassment and poor Rain Price of Utah was no_____It was the beginning of his high school year and his first time to_____the bus. So it was really embarrassing when his dad Dale_____him off. After school , he_____ his mom Rochelle to stop Dale from doing it again. Guess who overheard?
To Rain's_____,not only did the father decide to go on waving his son goodbye,_____he decided to send him off dressed in costume. But this wasn't a one﹣time_____:
Dale dressed up in different clothes every_____day for 170 straight school days,"When he did it the first day, I was in shock. You don' t want to see your dad dressing up in a wedding dress, waving at you on the_____." Rain told the Metro,to which his dad_____,"I hope this lives with him for the rest of his life." Dale made his_____goodbye on and on, from the Little Mermaid to the Wonder Woman.
Dale became_____as the "Wave At The Bus Dad',coming out in the most strange and funny costumes and never repeating the same_____ He said he only spent around $ 50 the whole year and relied on friends and neighbors to_____ him costume and other materials. So the family could_____ the incidents with the rest of the world. Rochelle created a blog to_____ all the costumes.
Rain is now all grown up at 19. He still_____ Dale as a blushing bride, "In the end, it was just_____.I was laughing on the bus the whole way. I am_____ of him.
【1】A. hopefully B. slightly C. particularly D. quietly
【2】A. use B. way C. excuse D. exception
【3】A. ride B. see C. follow D. choose
【4】A. kissed B. waved C. hugged D. chased
【5】A. ordered B. begged C. advised D. persuaded
【6】A. joy B. sorrow C. relief D. disappointment
【7】A. and B. but C. so D. while
【8】A. event B. incident C. accident D. affair
【9】A. other B. busy C. single D. happy
【10】A. bus B. bike C. subway D. train
【11】A. stuck B. objected C. responded D. adapted
【12】A. special B. beautiful C. considerate D. valuable
【13】A. regarded B. treated C. scolded D. known
【14】A. time B. look C. place D. location
【15】A. hand B. show C. lend D. award
【16】A. learn B. discuss C. share D. overcome
【17】A. document B. house C. book D. name
【18】A. doubted B. confused C. blamed D. remembered
【19】A. fun B. popularity C. reputation D. complaint
【20】A. critical B. confident C. ashamed D. proud
26、假设你是李华,某国际中学学生。随着科技的发展,iPad已成为中学生的新宠。iPad既可以用来听音乐、下载学习资料、阅读电子书,又可以用来玩电子游戏。请你用英语给校英语报社写一封信,谈谈中学生使用iPad的情况。应包括以下几点:
1. 使用iPad对学习的好处;
2. 对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响;
3. 提出自己的建议并说明理由。
注意:1. 不要逐字翻译,注意文章的连贯性;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3. 词数:120左右。
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