1、—What has made him upset recently?
—________ alone to face the troublesome case.
A. Left B. Being left
C. Having left D. To leave
2、On your way to New York William will keep you ________ if you don’t want to be lonely.
A.company
B.companion
C.safety
D.friend
3、Everything comes with ____ price; there is no such ____ thing as a free lunch in the world.
A. a; a B. the; /
C. the; a D. a; /
4、One's _______ of literature largely depends on one's level of art.
A.assumption B.application C.appreciation D.advocation
5、________, visitors are no longer permitted to climb the stairs inside the Statue of Liberty.
A. Considering safe measures B. Considered reasons for security
C. Due to security concerns D. Because of considering safety
6、To ______ the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.
A. correct B. deliver
C. cover D. demand
7、The party, whose __________ arrangement was due last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.
A. temporary B. arbitrary
C. ambiguous D. original
8、I can’t see the words on the blackboard. Your head is ________.
A.on the way B.in a way C.by the way D.in the way
9、It was the most disastrous space accident ever and it ________ people’s hearts.
A.threw light on
B.played a part in
C.became accustomed to
D.cast a shadow on
10、—Is nobody else going to_____?
—3.5 million $!
A.bid B.charge C.bargain D.evaluate
11、Some people are _______________ power, wealth or fame, but all I want is only health and happiness.
A.responsible for B.known for C.thirsty for D.thankful to
12、It’s a mistake to think of Harbin only ______ its ice-snow tourism.
A.at the thought of B.in terms of
C.with the exception of D.in response to
13、Mike often attempts to escape whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
A. having been fined B. to have been fined
C. to be fined D. being fined
14、It is certain that I will try what I can ________ you.
A.helping
B.helps
C.to help
D.help
15、The greatest dilemmas ________ moral problems, when we are uncertain which choice results in doing the right thing.
A.escape from
B.suffer from
C.withdraw from
D.arise from
16、The details are not known but the ________ of these written agreements arc basically known.
A.organs B.outlines C.potentials D.patents
17、It is an entertaining as well as ________ program about the meaning of life, a subject that is central to all of life. That's why I strongly recommend it to all of you.
A.regular
B.anxious
C.informative
D.memorial
18、So cruel is the man that he never shows any mercy to ___ is against his opinion.
A. whoever B. whomever
C. who D. no matter who
19、In the company he is__to Tom in position, while in life he is Tom's junior__two years.
A.senior; by
B.junior; by
C.senior; to
D.junior; to
20、Everyone should learn something about first aid, because every second ________ in an emergency.
A. urges B. costs
C. needs D. counts
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【1】The passage is mainly written for ________.
A. teachers B. girls
C. students D. doctors
【2】Which of the following does the writer agree with?
A. Teachers should make their classes serious.
B. A good class should associate fun with learning.
C. Only smart children can learn from the games.
D. Only pupils aged 2 can make good use of the games.
【3】The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A. tell teachers how to teach
B. recommend games to kids
C. persuade readers to buy a book
D. show her students' good performance
【4】This passage is most probably taken from a ________.
A. magazine B. novel
C. website D. newspaper
22、Jose Alberto Gutierrez’s life would never be the same again after finding a copy of Anna Karenina in the trash (垃圾) 20 years ago. It happened while he was driving his garbage truck through wealthier neighbourhoods and seeing books abandoned by the rich. It ignited his desire to start rescuing books from the trash. Eventually, he turned his book collection into a community library.
In Colombia’s capital city of Bogota, libraries tend to be far away from poorer communities. The option of buying new books is non-existent for poor families and having access to a library of books is a luxury. Gutierrez grew up poor, and his family could not afford to educate him beyond primary school. Nevertheless, his mother was a passionate reader and read stories to him every night. Her love for books left a deep impression on Gutierrez, who never let a lack of formal education stop him.
Today, his community library, “The Strength of Words”, occupies most of his home and is piled from floor to ceiling with fiction and non-fiction titles. Everything from school textbooks to storybooks can be found in his collection of over 20,000 books!
The Strength of Words library is open every weekend, and children in Gutierrez’s neighbourhood are allowed to look through the book collection. Adults are also welcome to expand their vision and develop new skills for a better life.
Today, the Gutierrez family doesn’t merely want to start libraries in neighbourhoods. They want to create more safe spaces for school children to spend their time reading. This is important for kids living in Bogota where many young people waste time in the streets.
Gutierrez’s journey to give treasure back to his local community is an amazing example of how every one of us can improve the lives of those around us by identifying needs, investing time and finding a simple solution. How might we take a leaf out of Gutierrez’s book?
【1】What does the underlined word “ignited” mean in paragraph 1?
A.Satisfied.
B.Ignored.
C.Excited.
D.Expressed.
【2】What do we know about Gutierrez’s library?
A.It aims to recycle and reuse the garbage.
B.It is sponsored by wealthier communities.
C.It is in the charge of his passionate mother.
D.It makes knowledge accessible to poor kids.
【3】What message does the last sentence convey?
A.We should value Gutierrez’s spirit of paying back.
B.We can follow Gutierrez’s example to help others.
C.We should go to visit Gutierrez’s library personally.
D.We can donate deserted books to Gutierrez’s library.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.From Trash to Treasure
B.The Books of Gutierrez
C.From Home to Community
D.The Strength of Reading
23、Nowadays , a new method is used to decide who are the top students in school . The best students are those who not only get high marks ,but also follow the rules and the behavior standards for middle school students . Here are some of the new rules and standards .
Tell the truth . Have you ever copied someone else’s work in an exam ? If you have , then don’t do it again ! That’s not something an honest student should do . If you have played computer games for two hours in your room , don’t tell your parents you were doing your homework .
Learn to be loving and caring . Good students love animals and care about other people .
Learn to work together with others . It would be more fun when more people work together . Did you quarrel(争吵) with your teammates when your basketball team lost ? Only working together can make your team stronger . Be friendly to the people you are with . Try to think of others , instead of only yourself .
Be open to new ideas . Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon ? Perhaps you’ll discover Earth II some day . Don’t look down upon new ideas . Everyone’s ideas are important . You should welcome them , because new ideas make life better for everyone .
Use the Internet carefully . The Internet can be very useful for your study . Some websites on the Internet are not for kids , so make sure to visit the web pages that are good for you . You can use the web for fun or homework . Can’t you find any good websites for children ?
【1】The new rules tell kids _____ .
A. how they can study well B. what they should do
C. how they can get high marks D. what is right and what is wrong
【2】The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about _____ .
A. making the team stronger B. being a good friend to others
C. working together with others D. quarrelling with others
【3】If someone says that human beings will discover Earth II some day , what should you do ?
A. Laugh at it B. Welcome it
C. Leave it alone D. Refuse it
【4】Good websites for children can ______ .
A. help them with their study B. do homework for them
C. make life easier D. be a waste of time
【5】The passage mainly tells us how to _______ .
A. do more at school B. care for others
C. use the Internet D. be top students
24、According to a recent study by Keith Robinson, children’s school grades may be brought down by their parents who help their children with homework. Other forms of parental involvement (参与), including volunteering at school and watching a child’s class carefully, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the topic.
The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting (养育子女) 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.
Keith 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 pay too much attention to their kids’ education, which leads to declines (下降) in their performance at school. One of the things that was consistently not beneficial was parents’ help with homework.” Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the tasks. “They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now, or in some cases never learn 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 are hardly involved. In a more reasonable way, they made their children know how success at school could improve their lives.”
【1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To present the finding of a recent study.
B.To discuss how to improve children’s grades.
C.To tell what kind of parenting is good.
D.To show different parenting involvements.
【2】What kind of role should parents play in children’s education according to Keith Robinson?
A.Partners.
B.Trainers.
C.Monitors.
D.Standers-by.
【3】What is the major finding of Robinson’s study?
A.Modern parents raise children in a more scientific way.
B.Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected.
C.Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging.
D.Parents are not able to help with children’s homework.
【4】Which of the following might Robinson agree?
A.Children with good academic success do not have involved parents.
B.Parental involvement was the root cause of academic success.
C.Parents should let children know the importance of success at school.
D.Asian-American parents are hardly involved in children’s education.
25、A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon ________ into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of ________ —porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some delicate—telling them to ________ themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, ________ behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the ________ of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself ________ no quality to the coffee. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you ________ went for the best cups. And then you began ________ each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ________; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor ________ the quality of life we ________. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we ________ to enjoy the coffee God has ________ for us. God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just ________ the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the ________ to God.
【1】
A.devoted
B.exchanged
C.thought
D.turned
【2】
A.pans
B.cups
C.bowls
D.aprons
【3】
A.devote
B.help
C.take
D.pick
【4】
A.running
B.leaving
C.hiding
D.piling
【5】
A.reasons
B.energy
C.source
D.power
【6】
A.reduces
B.adds
C.likes
D.relies
【7】
A.luckily
B.impatiently
C.consciously
D.painfully
【8】
A.looking
B.guiding
C.eyeing
D.exchanging
【9】
A.tea
B.water
C.wine
D.coffee
【10】
A.worsen
B.beat
C.change
D.rise
【11】
A.dislike
B.use
C.make
D.live
【12】
A.fail
B.succeed
C.wish
D.try
【13】
A.sold
B.gave
C.bought
D.provided
【14】
A.keep
B.say
C.make
D.do
【15】
A.cups
B.argument
C.rest
D.thinking
26、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你校英语俱乐部的上一任外教Jim为你们推荐了一位新外教。作为俱乐部负责人,请你给Jim写一封电子邮件,内容包括:
1.表示感谢;
2.讲述新外教给予的帮助。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua