1、A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not______ ships are built for.
A．what
B．that
C．which
D．why
2、—Why can’t John land a__________job in years?
—Anyone with criminal records will be laid off first when it comes time to let staff go.
A. rewarding B. demanding C. worthwhile D. stable
3、The old man could buy nothing ______.
A．with his money to steal
B．with his money stolen
C．with his money stealing
D．with his money having stolen
4、The order came that the medical supplies to Beijing for the H1N1 flu soon.
A. would be sent B. should send
C. be sent D. must be sent
5、—— At the end of the day we can gather our guests to enjoy fine wine.
—— You seem to be getting off the point．How is that _________ to the discussion?
A．suitable B．tentative C．parallel D．relevant
6、The manager, knowing the products of his factory were poor in ______, decided to give his workers further training.
A.feature B.character C.position D.quality
7、Generally speaking，if a child grows up in ________ big family，he is more likely to develop ________ ability to get on well with others.
A．a；an
B．a；the
C．the；/
D．the；an
8、Kate was very sad over loss of the photos she had shot in China, ____this was a memory she especially treasured.
A. if B. when
C. as D. which
9、Lily does very well in her studies, especially in physics and English. No one in our class can ________ her.
A. be compared with B. be compared to
C. compare D. compare with
10、This book _______ to Guli.
A．belong
B．belongs
C．is belonged
D．is belonging
11、—This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course.
—But I think this latest one is________worth reading.
A. better B. more
C. most D. very
12、— Mom , what did your doctor say ?
— He advised me to live_______ the air is fresher .
A.the palce where B.in which C.in where D.where
13、Apart from blue eyes,blonde hair is also of Swedish people.
A.peculiar B.typical C.unique D.particular
14、Out ________, with a stick in his hand.
A. did John rush B. John rushed
C. rushed John D. John did rush
15、The teacher suggested we do the exercises with great ________ though they were easy.
A．caution
B．check
C．capability
D．challenge
16、 , I believe, and you will find the boy is very outgoing.
A. Having a talk with the student
B. One talk with the student
C. Given a talk with the student
D. If you have a talk with the student
17、When Tom was in New York, he ________ the Museum Mile twice.
A．has visited
B．visited
C．had visited
D．would visit
18、The firefighter rushed into the building, only ______ that a kid set off the alarm accidentally.
A．informing
B．to inform
C．to be informed
D．informed
19、If you want to catch the first bus you’d better ________ for the bus station immediately.
A．set up
B．set free
C．set off
D．set down
20、Not until I went up further ________ that under the tree ________, obviously sound asleep.
A．that I saw; did a boy lie
B．I saw; lay a boy
C．did I see; did a boy lie
D．did I see; lay a boy
21、We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?”
I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”
He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”
My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
【1】In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.
A. would like very much to buy B. badly wanted
C. was glad to have bought D. would rather not buy
【2】Other drivers thought they were _______.
A. carrying a cupboard to the church
B. sending flowers to the church
C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture
D. going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church
【3】The police will be more polite to those who are _______.
A. driving in gathering darkness
B. in great sorrow (悲痛)
C. driving with wild glowers in the car
D. carrying furniture
【4】 What did the husband think of this matter?
A. It was very strange. B. He felt ashamed of it.
C. He took great pride in it. D. He was puzzled at it.
22、You may not have heard of it before, but Solid Rain has been helping Mexican farmers fight droughts for over a decade. The magic powder can take in water up to 500 times its original size and keep it in the ground for up to a year.
The story of Solid Rain began in 1970, when American scientists developed an absorbable product used to help keep baby bottoms dry. However, a Mexican chemical engineer saw this magic powder as an opportunity to fight the drought. He developed with a different version of this product that could be mixed with soil and slowly feed water to plants over a long period of time. His company, Solid Rain, has been quietly selling the product to Mexican farmers for over 10 years.
The crop yield is absolutely on the increase. For sunflowers, the yield was 3000 kg per hectare when Solid Rain was used, compared to just 1,000 kg in regular conditions. For beans, the difference was much higher—3,000 kg compared to just 450 kg.
Solid Rain seems greatly effective in Mexico. However, it has not come into use around the world. Well, that’s mainly because a lot of people still don’t know about it. The Mexican company has invested almost nothing into marketing, relying instead on word-of-mouth between Mexican farmers. However, recently, they have gotten requests from other dry countries like India and Australia.
Solid Rain has received the Ecology and Environment Award, but it has also attracted some negative views. Dr Linda Scott says that the product is hardly new and that there is no scientific evidence that it can hold water for a year or last in the ground for a decade. Besides, Solid Rain can cause more harm than good in certain conditions. However, real-life use seems to show that Solid Rain is actually of great use to farms. Frank Torres, a former green bean farmer used to rely on it even though the drought wasn’t such a big issue. He said that his crop yield had increased by 50%.
【1】What is Solid Rain used to do by Mexican farmers?
A．Offer water to plants.
B．Keep baby bottom dry.
C．Fight the drought.
D．Improve the soil.
【2】What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A．Solid Rain works perfectly in Mexico.
B．The crop yield has reached the maximum so far.
C．Mexican farmers earn more than before.
D．More plants should be planted in Mexico.
【3】Why hasn’t Solid Rain been used worldwide?
A．It’s forbidden to spread abroad.
B．Other countries don’t want to use it.
C．It’s not known in other countries.
D．It’s kept as a secret in Mexico.
【4】What is Dr Scott’s attitude towards Solid Rain?
A．Positive.
B．Objective
C．Hopeful
D．Critical
23、Grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken for granted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma.
I suppose grandma's primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa's quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.
Having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.
【1】What did grandma learn from grandpa's death?
A. Good health was not there for everyone.
B. She should take dance lessons.
C. She had to struggle to live a better life.
D. She should wear beautiful dresses.
【2】Normal grandmas usually ________ in the author's point of view?
A. took dance lessons
B. did some exercises at home
C. took care of grandchildren at home
D. did some housework at home
【3】The author felt ______ when he was invited to watch grandma's match.
A. happy B. proud
C. excited D. uninterested
24、 What better way to experience the history of a site than to have a hand in actually preserving it? This was the thought behind the founding of Adventures in Preservation(AIP) in 2001. The nonprofit's founders.Judith Broeker and Jamie Donahoe, were both long time preservationists and world travelers. They had seen a great many buildings in poor condition, as well as buildings that had been“restored" without the benefit of conservation expertise.
Twelve years on, they are still involved in the day-to-day management of the organization, supported by a volunteer staff located around the world, Judith' s favorite projects have long been the ones in Eastern Europe, and she enjoys opportunity to travel there each year. She, along with anyone else who's joined an adventure, always quotes their fellow jammers, as they' re called, as the highlight of each project. The groups are made up of people from all different ages, occupations, and cultures.Yet each time, they form a strong bond and work so well together that the work becomes fun. Which,after all, is the point of a working vacation, no?
Raising understanding of people's own heritage(遗迹) is another part of AIP projects. In many places, there is so much focus on the news that not only are heritage buildings being lost but so are the traditional building skills needed to keep them. By providing training and raising awareness of the importance of their heritage, AIP is helping keep both alive.
Next year, AIP has projects in Europe and the US. There will be even more projects the following year as projects currently under development in Ghana, Armenia, Ukraine and the US come on line. Each project is also an opportunity for travel, adventure, and personal growth, and AIP welcomes people from around the world to join a project and“"jam" with them.
【1】For what major purpose was AIP set up?
A.To gain wonderful benefits. B.To protect old buildings.
C.To hunt for experts. D.To train fresh hands.
【2】What does the underlined word“jammers" in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Machines. B.Projects. C.Colleagues. D.Organizations.
【3】Which is the most suitable word to summarize the third paragraph?
A.Ambition. B.Education. C.Wealth. D.Effort.
【4】What can be concluded from the list of countries in the last paragraph?
A.AIP' s boom(繁荣). B.AIP' s eagerness.
C.AIP' goal. D.AIP' function.
25、 I dreamed about my daughter, Jennifer, who is 38 now, a wife and a mother of three. They lived about an hour and a half away from me, but it seemed as though we were worlds away. I________to hear my daughter's voice. I rang her up. She answered on the second ring.
"Hey," I said, trying to sound________. "I had a dream about you last night."
"You did?" Then Jennifer________me. "I dreamed about you too. It was a________dream. I won't even tell you anyway." But she couldn't________her tongue. "We were walking to a wedding ceremony through a vegetable garden. A farmer________that I had stepped on one of his tomatoes. He asked me to pay 43 cents for it.________, I didn't have any with me and asked you for it, but you________. I woke up in tears."
Jennifer________a laugh. "Wasn't that very silly, Mother?"
"No, not at all." I said________. "There were so many things I should have done for you."
"Well, you could have gotten up from your________sometimes," she said. "You were always writing."
Silence, the________seemed over. I came to________that our relationship probably broke down over a lot of little things.
I found a small bag, dropping 43 cents into it, I________the bag to Jennifer with a note in an envelope.
The next day, the phone rang, "Mama, I got the 43 cents!" she said________.
A．hated
B．pretended
C．disagree
D．expected
A．confident
B．cheerful
C．unforgettable
D．hopeful
A．surprised
B．disappointed
C．encouraged
D．satisfied
A．meaningful
B．wonderful
C．terrible
D．reasonable
A．learn from
B．hold back
C．stick out
D．care for
A．agreed
B．described
C．complained
D．warned
A．However
B．Otherwise
C．Moreover
D．Therefore
A．regretted
B．forgot
C．admitted
D．refused
A．predicted
B．deserved
C．considered
D．attempted
A．cautiously
B．fortunately
C．apologetically
D．angrily
A．radio
B．typewriter
C．recorder
D．camera
A．conversation
B．discussion
C．competition
D．interview
A．defend
B．remember
C．predict
D．realize
A．returned
B．brought
C．posted
D．supplied
A．nervously
B．excitedly
C．worriedly
D．patiently
26、假如Tom是你的好朋友，他听说你们搬了新教学楼，来信询问你新教学楼的情况。内容如下：
1. 表达问候及思念之情；
2. 介绍新教学楼的情况（如教学楼位于学校的南部；教学楼共有五层；教室宽敞明亮；配备有高科技的教学设备和我们用心的装饰新教学楼等）。
3.欢迎他前来参观我们的新教学楼。
参考词汇：教学设备teaching equipment 宽敞的spacious
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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