1、______ we’ll do is to leave a note for Mum to tell her we won’t be back till late.
A.That
B.Which
C.What
D.How
2、You will never be successful _____ you are fully devoted to you work.
A. because B. unless C. if D. when
3、You can ask anyone for help. ________ here is willing to lend you a hand.
A. Everyone B. No one
C. One D. Someone
4、However, most of the fires this year are believed ________ by farmers, who use fire as a traditional way to clean land.
A.causing B.to be caused C.having caused D.to have caused
5、An interviewee should be good at grasping every opportunity _____he is supposed to show his best self to others.
A.when B.where C.that D.which
6、— I'm sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
— I think so. He ________ for it for months.
A.is preparing
B.was preparing
C.had been preparing
D.has been preparing
7、In my opinion, his perseverance may ______his great achievement in his research work
A.make up for
B.account for
C.stand for
D.call for
8、The trade imbalance is likely to rise again in 2017._______ a new policy will be required soon.
A. Hence B. For
C. Though D. As
9、Some parents want their children to show complete ________ to their wishes, which is harmful to their kids’ character building.
A.submission B.addiction C.limitation D.admission
10、The most unforgettable moment for me was _____ I graduated from high school.
A. when B. where C. how D. why
11、 at the back of the room was a shy girl with two big eyes.
A. Sat B. Sit
C. Seating D. Seated
12、Mr. Brown thought it would be a good idea to have ________ from his workers to improve his plan.
A.summaries
B.admissions
C.comments
D.connections
13、--He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________.
--No. He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all.
A. interviewing; to prepare
B. interviewed; to prepare
C. interviewing; preparing
D. being interviewed; preparing
14、A research project is quite different from homework__________you know there is a solution.
A.which B.where C.what D.that
15、Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, ______ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.
A. earns B. earning C. earned D. to have earned
16、My neighbour Sana is always sheltering her child too much, and that’s ____we differ.
A.when
B.what
C.how
D.where
17、—That important document is nowhere to be seen.
—Don't worry! You ___________ it somewhere. Calm down and think it over.
A.might leave
B.might have left
C.should leave
D.should have left
18、Can we stop the ______ of the world’s deserts and save the land that man depends so much on?
A.loss B.heat C.spread D.defence
19、—What will things be like in the year 2080?
—I don’t know, but it was the question________last Tuesday by Brian Solis, a noted futurist from Sweden.
A.acknowledged B.approved C.alarmed D.addressed
20、The cost of living in big cities ________ steadily for many years,and it has led some youths to drop out of the big city race.
A. is climbing B. is being climbed
C. has been climbing D. has been climbed
21、 Many students of the past and present would agree that their favorite thing on campus is the vending machine. Whether it’s serving up snacks or drinks, beholding the grand machine full of popular options with the luxury of money in your pocket and the power to choose whatever suits you most in that moment is a cherished feeling. If only, so many people wonder, it was this easy and affordable for kids to get their hands on new books? Well...it could be, in fact.
And that's why this school just opened its first scholastic vending machine. In a bid to get kids reading more, this school is taking a new approach: present the best-selling page-turners of the world in a kid-friendly package. With racing imaginations that never turn off and a hunger for any excuse to do anything except their homework, it's more often than not that kids just need to open up a book in order to get sucked in and start flipping through pages left and right. And pretty much no kid can resist the temptations of a vending machine.
But this vending machine gets even better: the books inside are available through the purchase of tokens—not money. And these tokens are earned through a system that rewards kids from visiting and finishing other books. Through a partnership with the local library, students can check out and return books there for free to qualify themselves for the book vending program, which prevents difficulties affording books independently from becoming an issue for these students.
Once the students have earned a token, they've earned a free book—from a machine stocked with $1,000 worth of books inside. The vending machine even features books from every genre to ensure that there's something for everyone.
【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A.How a vending machine functions.
B.What makes students excited on campus.
C.What inspires the vending machine program
D.How a vending machine brings convenience.
【2】What do we know about the new vending machine?
A.It provides a limited category of books.
B.Students earn its tokens by reading books.
C.Children can borrow books from it for free.
D.About 1000 books are available in each machine.
【3】Which words can best describe the Scholastic vending program?
A.Advanced but complex.
B.Traditional and effective.
C.Pioneering but impractical.
D.Creative and considerate.
【4】What's the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To advertise a vending machine that serves books.
B.To introduce a new way to encourage children to read.
C.To promote a system designed to improve reading ability.
D.To suggest a new approach to dealing with learning difficulty.
22、Did you know that badminton is also a fast-paced competitive sport? Badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport since 1992. Para-badminton will be included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Here’s what you need to know if your child is interested in badminton.
Badminton is played on a 44-foot-long rectangular (矩形的) court that is 17 feet wide for singles and 20 feet wide for doubles. It is divided in the middle by a net placed 5 feet off the ground, like volleyball, not at ground level like tennis.
In competition, each match is a set of three games played to 21 points. There is a one-minute break when a player or team reaches 11 points, and a two-minute break in between the first and second games and the second and third games.
Age kids can start: About 6 years old.
Best for kids who: Have good skills, are patient and hardworking, and can handle the pressure of one-on-one or two-on-two competition.
Team or individual: Matches can be singles (one-on-one) or doubles (two-on-two).
Fun fact: Badminton is the only sport that has mixed doubles event in the Olympic Games.
Costs: Beginners are expected to pay $30 to $40 for an entry-level racquet (球拍). Badminton shoes are similar in price to other athletic shoes. Join a club or team for lessons. A one-hour group lesson for beginners should cost $20 to $25, with costs increasing as your child moves up the ranks. You will also pay entry fees for competitions.
Time commitment required: Beginners will play for just an hour or two per week.
Potential for injury: Players have a very low risk of injury. Players who wear glasses should use eye protection.
【1】From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. badminton is a fast-paced competitive sport which began in 1992
B. the court for singles has the same width as that for doubles
C. badminton has mixed doubles event in the Olympic Games
D. para-badminton has been included in the Summer Olympic Games
【2】How many minutes in all will a player have for a rest in a set of three games?
A. 2. B. 3.
C. 7. D. 11.
【3】According to the passage, for the beginners, they should ________.
A. wear glasses to protect their eyes
B. start to learn badminton at the age of 8
C. play for at least an hour or two every day
D. pay at least $20 for a one-hour group lesson
23、Memorizing a speech in one night is not an easy task, but it’s possible. There are hundreds of different memorization techniques out there. 【1】
Write out the entire speech. Simply take a piece of paper and a pen and write out the entire speech. 【2】 Many people memorize information better when they are actively recording it. Copying the speech on another piece of paper can help to commit that information to memory.
【3】 Much like writing the speech out on paper, typing the speech can also help commit the information to memory through visual learning. Since typing is generally faster than handwriting, you may have more time to type the speech several times in one night. There is no need to print the typed speech each time that you type it. However, you may be more likely to remember things that are handwritten rather than typed.
Rehearse your speech for a friend.【4】 It is important to practice the speech in front of someone to ensure that you really know the information. Request that your friend give you some tips. They may be able to tell you if you are not speaking loud enough or if you are talking too quickly.
Record yourself rehearsing the speech. If you don’t have anyone to practice with, try recording yourself while you rehearse your speech. Video recording is the best because you will be able to watch the recording and critique your speech and body language.【5】
Avoid trying to memorize the speech word for word. Normally, it is not necessary to recite a speech word for word. It is more important to remember all of the topics that you need to cover during the speech. Spend time memorizing the bullet points, important facts and statistics, and the layout of your speech in order to guarantee that you cover all of the information that needs to be covered.
A.Type up the speech.
B.Make a list of things that scare you about the speech.
C.If the speech is relatively short, consider writing it out multiple times.
D.However, the best method is the basic, tried-and-true strategy of repetition and practice.
E.It is important to remember to take care of your body even when you are cramming for a presentation.
F.You can also listen to the recording while you are doing other things to help remember the information.
G.Sometimes you may think that you know your speech well, but you freeze up when you perform it in front of people.
24、 John was part of my childhood growing up in the 1970s and a link to sunny, fun-filled days spent on the beach at Bangor in Northern Ireland where we went for our summer holidays. To many, he was a mystery. Every afternoon John would wander to the end of the pier (码头) where he fed the seagulls and delighted in the sound of their excited cries as they flew around his head.
Often I asked my family questions regarding John. Eventually I gave up as no one could tell me anything about him. As I grew up, my visits to the beach became less frequent, and my memories of John buried in a child's imagination.
Last year memories came flooding back as I walked along the coastline, where I noticed a lady feeding the seagulls on the pier, and I decided to introduce myself. Then I came to know that the lady was John's daughter, and after John left this world she carried out the ritual, which had held such importance for her father.
In some strange way I felt we shared a bond, each needing to remember. In return, Lucy told me of John's life, his days in the British Navy during World War I and how he almost lost hope when his ship was attacked by a German U-boat in the North Sea and he found himself in a lifeboat with five others.
Close to death, he thought he heard the sound of wings. He put up his hands, only to catch a seagull that had landed on the side of the boat. The seagull saved the lives of the six men as it was used to catch fish, which kept them alive until they reach land. This period of John's life was one he never talked about. But the ritual he first performed as a young man remained a part of him until he died.
Now I visit Lucy as often as I can, just to chat or very often walk along the beach to the pier end. We enjoy the comfortable silence, each lost in special memories.
【1】Seeing John feeding the seagulls, the author might feel ______.
A.proud B.worried
C.curious D.guilty
【2】The underlined word 'ritual" in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A.law B.tradition
C.interest D.procedure
【3】We can infer from the text that John ______.
A.once served in both World Wars B.was a man with a grateful heart
C.spent his childhood in Bangor D.joined the navy in the 1970s
【4】What does the author mainly tell us in the text?
A.Her thanks to a seagull that saved her life.
B.The story of how she made friends with a lady.
C.Her childhood spent on the beach at Bangor.
D.Her memories of a man who fed seagulls.
25、I was about to sleep when someone knocked on my window. Knock, knock. Then a three-second pause. Knock, knock. Immediately I knew it was my best friend, Ben. The knock _________ was our emergency call which never means anything good.
“What’s going on?” I rushed to open the window and asked.
Ben climbed in. “Bad news.” He gave me a _________ look, and I immediately knew what it was. My heart _________ . I gave him a nod, and he sighed in response.
“Where to?” I asked.
“Virginia.”
“That’s far from Florida.”
We looked at each other knowing we were thinking the same. Both Ben and I had parents in the airforce. We were used to frequent moves.
Ben and I became close friends since I crashed into Ben’s stand and sent plastic cups of lemonade flying into the heavens. At first, I _________ Florida. Everything changed, though, when I _________ rollers-kated into Ben’s lemonade stand.
“It must have been fate!” we claimed. But I think that, maybe, there was some _________ in that lemonade, and that as it rained down on us, it cast a spell making us friends forever.
“Maybe your family will get moved to Virginia too.” Ben said.
“Yeah, maybe.” I knew the chance was low, but I chose to hope.
Ben grinned at me. Though it looked sad, I saw _________ in him too.
“I’ll have a lemonade stand _________ for you.”
“Then I’ll pack my roller-skates.”
“Then I’ll wear a poncho (雨披).”
We _________ . The humid Florida night closed around us, and I felt a tiny drop of liquid splash on my arm. I knew it was probably rain, but still, I thought that, maybe, it was a drop of magic lemonade, because nothing on earth can break the __________ between us.
【1】
A.sound
B.pattern
C.number
D.symbol
【2】
A.playful
B.grateful
C.cheerful
D.meaningful
【3】
A.failed
B.softened
C.sank
D.relieved
【4】
A.hated
B.missed
C.explored
D.appreciated
【5】
A.gradually
B.narrowly
C.constantly
D.accidentally
【6】
A.sign
B.magic
C.flavour
D.wish
【7】
A.hope
B.joy
C.courage
D.support
【8】
A.necessary
B.convenient
C.ready
D.useful
【9】
A.struggled
B.argued
C.laughed
D.compromised
【10】
A.rule
B.bond
C.barrier
D.balance
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。
Megan always felt slightly frightened babysitting at the Quinns’ house. It was at the end of the road, and the yard was filled with so many trees that she couldn’t see any of the neighbors’ lights.
On this particular night, the snow was coming down in swirls. After the girls fell asleep, Megan settled on the sofa to watch an old movie. Around ten o’clock, she heard wheels on the driveway. She walked to the front door. Her hand was on the door handle, just about to turn it, when a loud knock startled her.
Megan’s hand froze. She spied through the peephole and saw a middle-aged man standing in the entryway.
“Who is it?” she asked.
“Ben.”
“Ben who?”
“Your brother Ben.”
Megan realized the man had mistaken her for his sister. She replied, “Mrs. Quinn can’t come to the door right now.”
“Ask if Ben can come in.”
Her mother had always warned her: Never open the door for a stranger while you’re babysitting.
“Go over to the window,” Megan said. The man stepped forward between the bushes. “The truth is I’m babysitting,” she said through the screen. Then she remembered her mother’s second warning: Don’t advertise that you are alone. Megan quickly added, “Mrs. Quinn will be home soon.”
He rubbed his palms together. “It’s awfully cold out here. Can I wait inside?” The man smiled. “Please let me in. I promise I won ‘t bother you.”
But it bothered Megan to spend the rest of her night here with a stranger. How could she be sure he was telling the truth?“ Mrs. Quinn didn’t say anything about you dropping by tonight.”
“That’s because she didn’t know I was coming. I was planning to surprise her on her birthday.”
Her birthday? But Megan hadn’t seen any birthday cards lying around, or wrapping paper. Her heart raced. She remembered the emergency number Mrs. Quinn left her, so she said, “I’ll call her and see what she says.”
The smile disappeared from the man’s face. “You’re going to leave me outside to freeze to death in the meantime? Wait until she finds out you wouldn’t let me in!” he yelled. “You’ll be in so much trouble!”
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为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:
Megan trembled at the thought that the man might be a burglar.
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Paragraph 2:
A little after eleven, Mrs. Quinn returned.
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