1、He and his wife have the same ________; they both want their son to go to college.
A. soul B. spirit C. heart D. mind
2、The great hall was crowded with many people, ______ many children ______ on their parents’ laps.
A.including; seating
B.included; seated
C.included; seating
D.including; seated
3、It was ________ the exam results were given out ________ a large amount of time on computer games.
A.not until; did the boy begin to regret having wasted
B.until; that the boy didn’t begin to regret having wasted
C.not until; that the boy began to regret wasting
D.until; did the boy not begin to regret wasting
4、The restaurant is so popular that you have to book a table ________.
A.in advance
B.in time
C.in return
D.in turn
5、His pale face suggests that he________ not feel very well, so l recommend that he________ the doctor immediately.
A.does;sees
B.does;see
C.do;see
D.do;will see
6、______ a man sets a goal, he should stick to it ________ he eventually accomplishes it.
A.Once, until
B.When, then
C.Though, till
D.Before, when
7、George said he would come to school to see me the next day, but he ______.
A.wouldn’t
B.hadn’t
C.hasn’t
D.didn’t
8、We should consider what use can be made _________ such a material .
A.of
B.from
C.up
D.in
9、The boss department Ms. King worked in ten years ago looked down upon women.
A. in which B. in that
C. whose D. which
10、My attitude________him is that of a friend.
A.to
B.as
C.on
D.For
11、—Can you bring forward a better solution?
—This is the best approach I can imagine ________ the project ahead of schedule.
A.completing
B.to completing
C.to complete
D.completed
12、---Mary didn’t have breakfast this morning , did she?
---________That’s because she was in a hurry for work.
A.Yes, she had.
B.No. she hadn’t.
C.Yes, she did.
D.No, she didn’t.
13、—— Please come in and _______, I’ve got a few little things to do.
—— Nice place you’ve got here.
A.take your time
B.make yourself at home
C.behave yourself
D.take it easy
14、Can you solve such problems___raised by the audience?
A.what were B.as were C.that were D.which were
15、I was strongly ________ by his speech.
A.crashed
B.screamed
C.digested
D.impressed
16、He loves _____ the flowers and evergreens that he has planted in the garden.
A.treating
B.tearing
C.transforming
D.tending
17、It is in this very town, ________ Mary was born 30 years ago, ________ she will build a new school, ________ excites everyone in the town.
A.that; that; which B.where; that; which
C.where; when; that D.that; where; that
18、-I will go to Miss Lee’s party in my new suit.
-______ It is really ugly!
A.Absolutely.
B.That’s a good point.
C.You can’t be serious!
D.I couldn’t agree more.
19、Don’t be surprised. It was ___________ of her to say that.
A.horrible B.usual C.typical D.official
20、The comments which he made ________ marketing bothered his boss greatly.
A.being concerned
B.concerned
C.to be concerned
D.concerning
21、Only with the greatest of luck_______ to escape from the rising flood waters.
A.managed she B.she managed
C.did she manage D.she did manage
22、It was so cold that they kept the fire ______ all night.
A. to burn B. burn
C. burning D. burned
23、Mary, along with two other boys in our school ________to New York to pick up the prizes the other day.
A.are invited
B.were invited
C.was invited
D.is invited
24、American women usually identify their best friend as someone ________ they can talk frequently.
A.who
B.whom
C.about whom
D.with whom
25、Is this______we met them last night?
A.where B.place C.place in which D.place which
26、Gardening can be a very relaxing hobby for many people and this wonderful experience is not just for adults. Children are interested in gardening as well, if given the chance to explore nature and science in this way. Gardening can bring joy to both children and their parents alike, especially when the experience is shared together.
The time that is spent gardening together builds precious memories within their hearts and minds for years to come. When you are gardening with your children, try to give them their own special area. Keep their area in the center of the best soil and light, as you want to make sure of a successful gardening experience.
Plastic tools easily break and are difficult to use in the dirt, so when you are gardening with your children, give them real tools to use if possible. Even offering to let them use your tools is a way to admit the worth of the work they are doing. It is also important to talk with your children about the whole process of gardening, from planting to the harvest. They need to understand how things work and the importance of what they are doing.
Show off the children’s gardening work by taking friends and visitors for a walking tour through the garden and point out the children’s particular spot. When you give attention to the children’s work, this is a great motivation (动机) for children to continue wanting to be involved. Do not force children to take part when they are in a bad mood or if they are becoming bored. Instead, allow them to do something different, like building a scarecrow(稻草人)! This makes the gardening experience even more interesting. As you work together side by side with your children, you will encourage a love of the land in them, as well as create lasting memories of time spent with you.
【1】What is the text mainly about?
A. Teaching children how to garden.
B. Giving children the chance to show off
C. Helping children realize the importance of work.
D. Sharing the joy of gardening with children.
【2】Why should you introduce your children’s work to your friends?
A. It makes your friends believe your children are smart.
B. It helps you gain more confidence in your children.
C. It encourages children to continue doing such work.
D. It attracts your friends to take part in your gardening.
【3】What kind of people is the text mainly written for?
A. Children. B. Parents. C. Farmers. D. Teachers.
27、Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s World
Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up .The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until 1806 .The House has welcomed visitors travelling from all over the world for over 250 years.
◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeare's World,a lively and full introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare.
◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.
◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from
Shakespeare’s period.
◆Enjoy the traditional English garden,planted with trees and flower mentioned in the poet’s works.
The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car parks shown on the map;nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes’ Walk).
The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre,its exhibition,and the garden are accessible (可进入的)to wheelchair users.
The Shakespeare Coffee House (opposite the Birthplace).
【1】How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children?
A.£9.80.
B.£12.00.
C.£14.20.
D.£16.40.
【2】Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace?
A.Behind the exhibition hall.
B.Opposite the Visitors’ Centre.
C.At Windsor Street.
D.Near the Coffee House.
【3】A wheelchair user may need help to enter .
A.the House
B.the garden
C.the Visitors’ Centre
D.the exhibition hall
28、The comfort zone is a safe space where we don’t risk, but neither do we grow. 【1】 Change and growth occur. We can not become what we want to be, remaining in what we are today. There are many good reasons to be encouraged to leave the comfort zone.
Prepare yourself for difficult times. Safe as we feel in our comfort zone, that space will not protect us from the problems, which usually appear in life in an unexpected way producing great changes. 【2】 These problems can produce psychological disorders. But learning to live outside the comfort zone, dealing with novelty and uncertainty will make us people emotionally stronger.
【3】 The comfort zone represents everything we know. Outside is another world to discover. In the comfort zone there are no great ideas or new discoveries. It’s necessary to leave the known to find the inspiration to creativity. In fact, a study conducted at the University of Florida found that students who spent just one term outside their country scored better on creativity tests than those who had been studying at the same university.
Feel more alive. Leaving the comfort zone, we meet new people and live new experiences. Some of these experiences will not be positive but others will become a driving force that gives us new energy. Thus we’re learning to enjoy more life. 【4】
Exercises to get out of your comfort zone will allow you to expand your growth zone without experiencing too much anxiety. 【5】 That’s in the growth zone, and you can reach the best of ourselves, learn new things.
A.Become more productive.
B.Increase your creativity.
C.Generally, we are not used to them.
D.Yet magical things happen outside the comfort zone.
E.It might become the perfect excuse not to do, not risk.
F.Face new challenges with an acceptable level of anxiety.
G.The feeling of being empty will be discovered to disappear.
29、Welcome to Holker Hall & Gardens
Visitor Information
How to Get to Holker
By Car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere—20 minutes, Kendal—25 minutes, Lancaster—45 minutes, Manchester—1 hour 30 minutes.
By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Carmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.
Opening Times
Sunday—Friday (closed on Saturday) 11:00am—4:00pm, 30th March—2nd November. Admission Charges
| Hall & Gardens | Gardens |
Adults | £ 12.00 | £ 8.00 |
Groups | £ 9.00 | £ 5.50 |
Special Events
Producers’ Market 13th April
Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.
Holker Garden Festival 30th May
The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.
National Garden Day 28th August
Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.
Winter Market 8th November
This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.
【1】In which period can you pay a visit to Holker Hall & Gardens during the summer holiday?
A.11am-2pm, Saturday B.7am-9am, Friday
C.1pm-3pm, Sunday D.5pm-7pm,Wednesday
【2】How much should a tour group of 5 members pay to visit the Gardens?
A.£45.00 B.£27.50 C.£40.00 D.£17.50
【3】Which event will you go to if you want to enjoy some street performance?
A.Winter Market B.Holker Garden Festival
C.National Garden Day D.Producers’ Market
30、 High school students have a lot more power than they may realize.
Belscher _________ a dollar on the floor when having his English class. When the school day _________, Belscher walked back to the classroom. He could easily have _________ it, for the wrinkled (皱巴巴的) bill was still there. _________, he brought the old bill to his English teacher, —Mattison.
Mattison was a little _________ he’d turned; in the dollar, knowing a lot of people would have just kept it. She _________ that Belscher tape(d)it to the whiteboard, where she always puts _________ things.
A day or two later, the school shut down for Easter _________. Neither the teacher nor her student thought twice about the dollar. After school, a boy named Tom spotted the dollar on the whiteboard. “There was a _________ to it.” Tom says. He asked Mattison why it was there. She replied, “I don’t know.” Then Tom __________ a second dollar.
The __________ of the two dollar bills side by side triggered (触发) something in Mattison’s students. They started asking about the __________ of the money, to which Mattison always gave the __________ answer: She didn’t know.
However, the students, among themselves, decided and understood Mattison had some good __________ final plan and goal. So, they wanted to be part of whatever this was. They __________ their savings and the amount continue to grow. As for the __________ dollar, the person who lost it never came looking.
That left Mattison to make the best decision. She thought of her brother-in-law, Jack Hains, who had died of ALS, a __________ and deadly disease. His sister died of the same __________. Mattison asked the teens whether they __________ if they donated (捐赠) the money. Their answer was that they definitely didn’t. Then, they __________ peeled (剥开) the cash off the board and made the donation to the ALS Institute established to find a cure for the disease.
【1】A.hid B.lost C.noticed D.dropped
【2】A.started B.ended C.arrived D.passed
【3】A.discovered B.ignored C.pocketed D.accepted
【4】A.Therefore B.Besides C.Instead D.Meanwhile
【5】A.excited B.surprised C.frightened D.interested
【6】A.realized B.commanded C.recognized D.suggested
【7】A.lost B.required C.selected D.damaged
【8】A.break B.dinner C.meeting D.activity
【9】A.signal B.response C.key D.mystery
【10】A.earned B.taped C.missed D.recovered
【11】A.sight B.discussion C.idea D.story
【12】A.owner B.total C.power D.purpose
【13】A.same B.brief C.secure D.different
【14】A.unknown B.unchanged C.unspoken D.unexplored
【15】A.added to B.broke up C.watched over D.dug into
【16】A.former B.important C.valuable D.old
【17】A.born B.rare C.common D.mild
【18】A.operation B.treatment C.accident D.condition
【19】A.wondered B.minded C.agreed D.regretted
【20】A.sadly B.calmly C.carefully D.skillfully
31、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词。
Students at Shady Side are exposed to a 【1】 curriculum in a safe and 【2】 environment; the joy of learning becomes their bridge to 【3】 lifelong learners.
In the 【4】 of this journey they are provided an experience in Kindergarten 【5】 Twelfth Grade, 【6】 enables them to mature academically, 【7】, emotionally and socially. As they walk down the halls during their years together at Shady Side, our boys and girls---so soon to become men and women---are learning to think, to work, to question, to be 【8】 and responsible, to relate with others, to laugh 【9】 their mistakes and to act graciously when success 【10】 their way.
32、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。
Stephen pushed his foot down hard on the gas pedal as he was on the racetrack. The roar of the engine was loud. Stephen loved the sound. At the speed he was going, audiences flashed by as fast as thoughts. “Nothing beats racing.” Stephen said to himself.
Stephen hadn’t come from a “racing family”, and he couldn’t afford a good racing car. But with the help of his uncle, who worked as a mechanic at the local repair shop, Stephen’s car was fast enough to compete.
Not far ahead was the race’s leader, Jack, whose car was so well equipped and stayed just out of Stephen’s reach. Both boys wanted to win. No other cars were close to the two leaders.
Stephen pressed harder on the gas, but his car was already at top speed. Jack’s car pulled away. Stephen had no choice but to fall behind him as they slowed to go into the next turn.
Stephen concentrated as he made a long right-hand turn, then accelerated onto the straightaway (直道) His foot pressed hard against the Pedal. Still, the engine on Jack’s car was too powerful, and Jack pulled away. Stephen wasn’t going to be satisfied with second place today. The winner would get tickets to the professional championship race-presented by two-time champion Mike Gordon.
On the last turn, Stephen drew directly behind Jack. He pulled beside Jack’s car. Their engine screamed. Then, as it had so many times before, Jack’s car pulled ahead.
The finish line was approaching them, closer, closer... The race was over. Stephen came in second. As he climbed out of the car, his vision blurred with tears. He remembered what other drivers had sometimes said, “Second place is just first loser.”
“Great work, kid!” said a man’s voice.
注意:1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 开头已给出。
Paragraph 1:
Stephen turned and he couldn’t believe the man was Mike Gordon.
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Paragraph 2:
Stephen was surprised to hear such words from a two-time champion.
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