1、The rainforest is an amazing place, ________ with plants and animals that aren’t found anywhere else in the world.
A. filling B. filled
C. being filled D. to fill
2、You will not be ______ about your food in time of great hunger.
A．particular
B．special
C．concerned
D．stuck
3、Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it at her first ________.
A．intention
B．attempt
C．purpose
D．desire
4、_______ from the HR department, old Ben makes an attempt to work as an trainee in a fashion shopping website.
A.Retired B.Retiring C.Having retired D.To retire
5、Life is full of ups and downs. As we grow, we come to understand the fact that sometimes ________hard we try, things may not turn out as expected.
A．although
B．however
C．as
D．though
6、________ seems strange to us is________ she can sing so many English songs beautifully.
A．What; that
B．It; why
C．That; how
D．It; that
7、Which of the following sentence follows the structure of “SVP”?
A．The school adviser helped me choose suitable subjects.
B．At university, Mr. Wang used to teach himself Japanese.
C．His goal is to look after homeless children in poverty-stricken areas.
D．He is looking sadly at his broken car.
8、As he waited, a priest climbed to the top of a nearby tower and began his chant; everyone in the market fell to their knees, touched their foreheads to the ground, and__________ the chant. Then, like a colony of worker ants, they dismantled their stalls and left.
A. picked up B. looked forward to
C. aimed at D. took up
9、________ books you have borrowed from the library should be returned in two weeks’ time.
A. Whatever B. However C. No matter what D. What
10、____from his expression, he is leading a happy life.
A.Judged B.Judging C.Being judged D.Judge
11、__ the original purpose of the World Post Day was to promote the postal service worldwide, now its significance is more about postal culture.
A.Once B.While C.As D.If
12、Bear in mind ________ there is a will there is a way, so it is never too late to start so long as you are ________ ready to give yourself an opportunity.
A．that; so
B．where; too
C．that where; too
D．that if; so
13、As you can see, the number of cars on our roads ________ rising these days.
A．was keeping B．keep C．keeps D．were keeping
14、Don’t ______ your notes too often when you give a speech, or you will leave a poor impression on the audience.
A．stick to
B．refer to
C．get to
D．point to
15、—Do you think we should share the secret with your parents?
—No, you mustn’t tell anyone else. ______.
A．Take it easy
B．I sounds like a great idea
C．If you don’t mind
D．It’s just between you and me
16、The hospital has recently obtained new medical equipment, ______ more patients to be treated.
A．to allow
B．allowing
C．allowed
D．having allowed
17、There’s _______ 800-metre-long road behind ________ hospital.
A. an, an B. a, a C. an, the D. a, the
18、I want to buy so beautiful a car he has.
A. which B. as C. what D. That
19、Medical doctors sometimes can make mistakes _______ will cost ________.
A. that; patients their lives
B. what; patients their lives
C. which; patients for their lives
D. that; patients with their lives
20、I never forgot ________.
A．how kind Mandela was
B．how kind was Mandela
C．Mandela was kind how
D．how Mandela was kind
21、A four-year-old boy discovers that compassion (同情) for the 1ess fortunate can produce amazing results. Our hero’ s origin story started this past February. Austin and his father, TJ Perine, went to the Firehouse Ministries, a local shelter that provides housing, food, and other services for homeless men. As they drove by the redbrick building, they saw a group of 25 homeless men standing on the street corner. “Dad, they look sad,” Austin said. “Can we take them some food and make them smile?”
That day, Austin used his allowance to buy each man a Burger King sandwich and handed the food out himself. Seeing what their presence meant to the men at the ministry, Austin and TJ returned the next week. Austin again dipped into his piggy bank to buy sandwiches, which he banded out along with his new catchphrase, “Don’t forget to show love?”
After he returned every week for five weeks, word of Austin’s acts of kindness spread through social media and national news outlets. Burger King jumped aboard, agreeing to donate $1,000 a month for an entire year toward the cause. Soon, churches and shelters across the country began inviting Austin to come distribute food in other poverty-prone areas. Whereas before Austin and TJ could feed 25 to 50 people at a time, now, thanks to corporate and community support, they can feed 800 to 2,000 people at once.
Austin’s passion has now become his family’s calling. His mother Audrey established the Show Love Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting homelessness. She now serves as president, and TJ left his job to oversee public relations for the foundation full time. He’s in talks with the city of Birmingham to secure the redbrick building where it all started—Firehouse Ministries is moving- -as the site of their own shelter, which will offer medical and mental care as preventive steps against homelessness.
As for Austin, he continues to give out food, smiles, and his inspirational message of love. “It makes me feel like I’m saving the day.”
【1】What did Austin do with his pocket money?
A．Travel across the country.
B．Build a shelter for the poor.
C．Improve the life of his family.
D．Buy some food for the homeless.
【2】Why did the author mention Burger King in paragraph 3?
A．To make an advertisement for it.
B．To show the effect of Austin’s act.
C．To praise its kindness and support.
D．To seek its help for the less fortunate.
【3】What can we learn about the Show Love Foundation?
A．It is highly profitable.
B．It was set up by Austin.
C．It will provide health care.
D．It’s funded by the government.
【4】Which word can best describe Austin and his parents?
A．Warm-hearted.
B．Peace-loving.
C．Hard-working.
D．Quick-minded.
22、Waterbuurt is a residential(住宅的) development in Amsterdam, which consists of nearly 100 floating homes on Lake Eimer.
The floating homes are not ordinary houseboats but real floating houses. They only move with the changing tide(朝水). Designed by Dutch architect Marlies Rohmer, the houses have a basic design but are also comfortable. Although Waterbuurt is still a work in progress, there are some of the houses where there are already residents.
Two thirds of the Netherlands’ people live below sea-level, and with the flooding(发洪水) becoming a serious concern, there are many who believe that living on water in the European country is much safer than living on land. The prices of land homes in large city centers like Amsterdam has risen in recent years. But water is not that expensive.
“Moreover, houses in the cities have to stay there for 50 or 70 years,” Dutch architect Koen Olthuis said. “And as cities change, the only choice is to demolish these houses and build new ones. But floating buildings can be moved and adapted.”
The floating homes are built atop underwater platforms, and consists of a light steel frame(钢架) and wooden walls and paneling(嵌板). The bedrooms and bathroom are located on the lower floor, which is partially flooded. The kitchen and dining room are located on the raised ground floor, while the main living area and the outdoor terrace are on the top level.
All floating homes are designed with a lot of extras that buyers can choose, like floating terraces, a second entry, or a boardwalk around the house.
Waterbuurt is set to become the largest water settlement in the history of the Netherlands. Apart from floating houses, it will include floating parks and even floating high buildings. It is sure to meet even the most difficult buyers and win more acceptance from local people.
【1】What can we infer about the floating houses?
A．They are easy to take down.
B．They are free from flooding.
C．The prices are slightly lower.
D．The total completion is done.
【2】What does the underlined word “demolish” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Build.
B．Buy.
C．Design.
D．Destroy.
【3】What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A．The structure of floating houses.
B．Preferable construction materials.
C．Unique functions of floating houses.
D．Advantages of buying floating houses.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．The Development of Amsterdam’s Floating Houses
B．Waterbuurt — Amsterdam’s Floating Neighborhood
C．Reasons for Choosing to Live in the Floating Houses
D．Waterbuurt — an Especially Successful Floating Project
23、Saving the environment is a hot topic right now, and most companies are thinking of ways to “go green”, that is, to reduce pollution and save electricity. 【1】
How do you reduce energy use in your home？How do you make your home eco-friendly? 【2】 “Green” houses look similar to the houses we live in today, with a few noticeable differences. They have solar panels on the roofs or have some kind of wind power to produce their own electricity. On sunny or windy days when the house is not used, power is produced and stored in batteries (电池) for later use at night, while extra power is fed back into the power grid to make money. Imagine getting paid by the power company instead of paying the company. 【3】
One of the main reasons that we use so much power in our homes is to heat or cool them. “Green” houses are very well insulated (隔热的), keeping the temperature inside fixed. 【4】 Obviously, the appliances (家用电器) used inside our houses must also be “green” to limit the energy they use and the waste heat they send out.
【5】 This way, they can reduce the burden (负担) on the environment for raw materials (原材料). You can paint your next house whatever color you like, but make sure it is “green”.
A．Used plastic, paper, and rubber are included.
B．The answer might be to build a “green” house.
C．Most importantly, solar energy or wind power is clean energy.
D．Finally, “green” houses are built largely from used materials.
E．Not only large buildings but also small family houses are “green”.
F．In the construction industry, this practice is also becoming popular.
G．As a result, we can reduce the need for a lot of power to heat or cool them.
24、 Electric scooter(小型摩托车) sharing, which once looked like it would completely change traffic in large cities around the world, is turning out to create just about as many problems as it solves.
When scooters began to appear on city streets, they were considered as a way to solve traffic problems. It was thought that many people would take scooters instead of driving, alleviating traffic, pollution, and parking problems.
Companies put lots of scooters in popular locations around busy cities. Customers use smartphones to find and rent the scooters. It usually costs about $1 to unlock a scooter and then about 15 to 25 cents for every 15 minutes after that. When customers finish, they simply park the scooters in any place that’s convenient. Scooter companies can lock, unlock, and follow scooters over the Internet. But some people worry because this lets scooter companies collect information on where riders go.
As scooters became popular, competition quickly grew between companies trying to get riders to use their scooters. The companies often didn’t even check with cities before they began leaving thousands of scooters on city streets. Soon scooters were being left almost everywhere.
Scooters weren’t just in the way, they were also dangerous. Scooters can go as fast as 16 miles per hour. They’re too fast for sidewalks and can put walkers in danger.
People began to get injured. US government scientists studied nearly 200 people who got injured in a three-month period in Austin, Texas. Around half of them had head injuries. About 15% had serious brain injuries.
Sadly, scooters aren’t as good for the environment as many people thought. That’s partly because of the materials and effort needed to make them. Collecting, recharging (充电)，and returning the scooters also cause pollution.
Scooters have become a very popular way to get around many big cities, but it will take time and effort to make scooters fit in safely with big city traffic.
【1】What does the underlined word “alleviating” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Changing.
B．Increasing.
C．Looking into.
D．Cutting down on.
【2】What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A．Scooter companies are making lots of money.
B．Many people think scooters are not cheap to use.
C．Customers now can find scooters almost everywhere.
D．Some people think scooter riders’ privacy is not protected.
【3】What did the study done by US government scientists find?
A．Scooters were dangerous for people.
B．Scooters were usually put in wrong places：
C．Scooters were easy to ride but too fast for sidewalks.
D．Scooters were not as good for the environment as people had thought.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A．Scooters bring changes
B．Time to jump on a scooter!
C．Are scooters good for cities?
D．The future of electric scooters
25、Last week, as I was having breakfast in my truck, I noticed a homeless man sitting by the road with his dog. He was ______ a sign asking for money or food to help feed him and his dog. People drove past ______ them.
When I finished my ______ I decided to buy some food for them. As I was leaving, I ______beside him and ______ him a bag of breakfast and a small bag of dog food. I asked him if he would
be ______ to work hard for the pay. He ______ said that he could be the hardest ______ I had ever seen.
The next day he carried wood around and fetched tools for me all day without ______ once. His dog simply ______ him. During the day I learned about his ______ experiences. When I paid him $80, the ______ on his face was well worth it. My aimless act of ______ seemed to put spark(活力) back in his eyes.
After that I continued to offer him some work and ______ him. Yesterday he told me he was able to afford shelter for the next few months. They didn’t have to sleep outside on the ______ ground.
【1】
A．choosing
B．holding
C．owning
D．finding
【2】
A．guessing
B．forgetting
C．doubting
D．ignoring
【3】
A．coffee
B．breakfast
C．work
D．lunch
【4】
A．pulled up
B．picked up
C．got up
D．sped up
【5】
A．threw
B．sold
C．lent
D．handed
【6】
A．afraid
B．lucky
C．willing
D．free
【7】
A．immediately
B．finally
C．gradually
D．suddenly
【8】
A．driver
B．reporter
C．friend
D．worker
【9】
A．looking
B．wishing
C．joking
D．complaining
【10】
A．followed
B．supported
C．served
D．persuaded
【11】
A．funny
B．active
C．sad
D．sweet
【12】
A．look
B．character
C．program
D．attention
【13】
A．courage
B．description
C．kindness
D．success
【14】
A．hug
B．cheat
C．pay
D．praise
【15】
A．bright
B．cold
C．warm
D．dark
26、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假如你是某电视台青少年教育类节目主持人，现在有机会可以采访下列三位名人中的某一人，你会选择采访谁？你会问些什么问题？为什么？
中国女排教练：郎平 Jane Lang
流行乐歌手：周杰伦 Jay Chou
诺贝尔文学奖获得者：莫言 Mo Yan