1、It was almost midnight when a big fire _____ in the neighborhood.
A. blocked out B. turned out
C. broke out D. died out
2、So fast ________ that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.
A. light travels B. light has travelled
C. does light travel D. travels light
3、_____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.
A. Faced B. Face
C. Facing D. To face
4、What wonderful world it would be if all countries in the world could live peace with one another．
A. a; / B. the; /
C. a; the D. the; the
5、April 23 marks World Book Day, also ________ as International Day of the Book, which was
celebrated for the first time on the 23rd of April, 1995.
A. known B. knowing
C. to be known D. being known
6、 You’ve made such great efforts that you are ________to pass the exam.
A. easily B.bound C.possible D.unlikely
7、It wasn’t until near the end of the letter ______ she mentioned her own plan.
A. where B. that
C. why D. when
8、I asked her in English __________ she was, and she told me _________ she was an actress.
A.who, that B.who, / C.what, that D.how, /
9、________ Wang Fen looked after the old woman a whole year moved us all.
A．That
B．What
C．When
D．Why
10、__________ you know, this is the day the quake happened
A. It B. As C. That D. What
11、All the people who _________ with killing the protected animals will be sentenced in five days.
A．to be charged
B．have charged
C．have been charged
D．has been charged
12、We guarantee that all your personal information will be treated ________ and there should be no fear at all of identity theft．
A． initially B． independently
C． confidently D． Confidentially
13、How would you feel being locked in the house all day with no one for _______?
A.company B.camp C.journey D.tour
14、The news of the earthquake when a large quantity of relief supplies ______ to the disaster-stricken area.
A.has hardly been spread; was delivered B.was hardly spread; were delivered
C.had hardly spread; were delivered D.had hardly spread; was delivered
15、Nowadays, we can move around the world and still ________ the people that we want to remain friends with ________ modern social media tools.
A．correspond with; regardless of
B．stay in touch with; thanks to
C．lose track of; due to
D．communicate with; based on
16、—Don’t make a special journey to pick up the laundry for me.
—It’s OK. I ________ to the shop anyway.
A．was going
B．will have gone
C．have gone
D．will be going
17、（题文）The tiger, once a ____ animal to humans, is now ____ of disappearing on the earth.
A. dangerous, danger B. dangerous, in danger
C. in danger, in danger D. danger, in danger
18、I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast______ the telephone rang loudly.
A. while B. when C. as D. before
19、Every minute must be made full use of _______ spoken English．
A．to practise B．practising
C．practise D．practised
20、Modern techniques are being employed to make the of a film as true to life as possible.
A.views B.signs C.scenes D.sights
21、Let's be honest: it can be hard to get motivated to do your schoolwork even in the best of times. So finding the motivation, while you’re learning from home, is extra challenging. Here are a few tips that could maximize your motivation.
1. Guard Your Time
You do not need large amounts of time to be productive. Instead, be focused in short blocks when you can work without interruption. Protect these open times by setting up your workspace to minimize distractions—including silencing notifications (通知) on your cellphone or laptop.
2. Determine How Much Work Is Needed
Write down the work you need to achieve, because there is a limit to how much information you can recall and process at one time. Examine the remaining projects, and estimate the amount and type of effort each requires.
3. Break Large Projects into Smaller Ones
Breaking big projects into smaller and more manageable tasks allows you to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Your assigned tasks should follow a logical order. Also, making a list and crossing things off that list is really satisfying.
4. Set Goals
Set goals related to effort. For example, plan to spend 60 minutes at a specific time of the day studying a pre-determined concept. Also, set goals related to the completion of specific tasks or projects. For instance, give yourself a deadline to read and take notes on a specific article for a certain paper you must write.
5. Identify the Rewards
It pays to clarify the rewards this term—whether those rewards are internal, such as the feeling of accomplishment that comes from understanding a difficult concept well, or external, such as getting a good grade.
Work to build good habits and strategies now. It will pay off in the future.
【1】What skills do the first two tips relate to?
A．Writing skills.
B．Social skills.
C．Teamwork skills.
D．Time management skills.
【2】According to the passage, which can help you most when you are faced with a big task?
A．Tip 2.
B．Tip 3.
C．Tip 4.
D．Tip 5.
【3】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To show students how to stay focused on schoolwork.
B．To analyze students' difficulties of learning from home.
C．To offer students advice on how to improve productivity.
D．To summarize some tips for parents to share with their children.
22、 Life beneath the sea surface can be lovely and lively. But many organisms there produce poisonous chemicals to hunters. Divers are now collecting such poisons as drugs for human medicine.
Sharks aren't the scariest things in the ocean for scientists who dive to work. Powerful currents, creating where the ocean floor drops away, can be just as deadly. But the scientists who work underwater are trained to deal with these dangers. The rewards of research and underwater adventures are greater than the risks.
The sea may seem like a strange place to look for new drugs. But organisms in the ocean have had to adapt to a tough environment. The chemicals they make for survival might help people, too. More than 50 years ago, scientists discovered a new anticancer drug in a sea sponge. Since then, researchers have been hunting for more of such useful natural products in the seas.
With the help of underwater robots and small submarines, scientists are searching the seas—from shallow reefs to the ocean's great depths.
Bacteria living in the Arctic's cold waters break down their food using more different ways than organisms on land do. This process of turning food into energy for growth, activities and reproduction is called metabolism (新陈代谢). These pathways also produce chemicals called “secondary metabolites”. One day they also might help people.
During a fouryear project called PharmaSeas, scientists made thousands of extracts from those seafloor samples. In about a dozen of them, researchers found mixtures that can kill bacteria that some of today's antibiotics (抗生素) cannot kill. Three other newfound chemicals reduce epileptic seizures (癫痫病发作) in mice. Yet another compound may reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
【1】Why do sea organisms produce chemicals?
A．To warn themselves in the sea.
B．To benefit other creatures.
C．To change their environment.
D．To struggle for survival.
【2】In what way does Arctic bacteria differ from organisms on land according to the text?
A．Medicinal value.
B．The way of hunting.
C．The way of breaking down food.
D．Importance to humans.
【3】What is special about the mixtures from seafloor samples?
A．They have the same effects as today's medicine.
B．They have unique functions.
C．They can treat most diseases.
D．They can kill all bacteria.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Diving for New Medicines
B．Threats from the Ocean
C．Future Sources of Bacteria
D．Danger of Diving in the Sea
23、 Goolsbee, now a professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, said the rising number of Americans out of work forever paints a troubling picture about the recovery (恢复).
“If we are on path to only be two-thirds recovered,” Goolsbee wrote, “and then have millions of businesses closed down and the jobs there lost fast, there will be years for us to try to get back onto the path we were on before.”
And those everlasting job losses will influence the economy. People out of work may cutback spending or even stop it. They are at risk of falling behind on car payments, credit card bills and bank loan (贷款). Those risks are magnified by the fact that the government has so far failed to provide additional economic recovery policies (政策) — even though the US economy is in great need of them.
“Good insurance (保险) policies for people out of work have helped them pay the loan much more easily,” Principal’s Shah wrote, “but with everlasting job losses clearly rising and still no sign of an additional economic recovery package, the trouble will become more widespread and obvious.”
The hope is that those recognized as jobless at present will in the end get a job somewhere else. Even though some restaurants, shops and small businesses have shut down, new companies are opening each day here and there. But there is a time limit at play because the time of continuously out of job influences the chances of getting another job. “The longer you’re out of the job market,” said PNC’s Faucher, “the more difficult it becomes to find a new one.” Many Americans who had a job loss or had a too long vacation without any payment are eagerly looking forward to another job.
【1】What does the underlined word “magnified” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Reduced. B.Enlarged.
C.Avoided. D.Unchanged.
【2】What’s Shah’s attitude towards the government’s present economy policies?
A.Supportive. B.Confused.
C.Disappointed. D.Uninterested.
【3】What can we learn about the Americans out of work?
A.Losing jobs gets them out of the job market.
B.They have more opportunities to have vacations.
C.They successfully get offers from new companies.
D.Losing jobs for long makes it harder to find a new one.
【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.The jobless usually spend less.
B.Insurance companies offer necessary loans.
C.More job losses suggest a dark economy future.
D.The economy recovery depends on the government.
24、 It is generally acknowledged that young people from poorer social-economic backgrounds tend to do less well in the education system. In an attempt to help the children of poor families, a nationwide program called “Headstart” was started in the US in 1965. A lot of money was poured into it. It took children into pre-school institutions at the age of three and was supposed to help them succeed in school. But the results have been disappointing , because the program began too late. Many children who entered it at three were already behind their peers(同龄人) in language and intelligence and the parents were not involved in the process. At the end of each day, “Headstart” children returned to the same disadvantaged home environment.
To improve the results, another program was started in Missouri that concentrated on parents as the child’s first teachers. This program was based on research showing that working with the family is the most effective way of helping children get the best possible start in life. The four-year study included 380 families who were about to have their first child and represented different social-economic status, age and family structure. The program involved trained educators visiting and working with the parent or parents and the child. The program also gave the parents some guidance, and useful skills on child development.
At three, the children involved in the “Missouri” program were evaluated with the children selected from the same social-economic background and family situations. The results were obvious. The children in the program were more advanced in language development, problem solving and other intellectual(智力的) skills than their peers. They performed equally well regardless of social-economic backgrounds or family structure. The one factor that was found to affect the child’s development was the poor quality of parent-child interaction. That interaction was not necessarily bad in poorer families.
The “Missouri” program compares quite clearly with the “Headstart” program. Without a similar focus on parent education and on the vital importance of the first three years, some evidence indicates that it will not be enough to overcome educational unfairness.
【1】What caused the failure of the “Headstart” program ?
A.The large number of poor families.
B.The late start of the program.
C.The disapproval from children.
D.The long period of time.
【2】According to the passage, what is likely to influence children’s performance ?
A.The number of family members. B.The intelligence of their parents.
C.The parent-child communication. D.The teacher-student relationship.
【3】How does the author develop the passage ?
A.By making comparisons. B.By listing figures.
C.By giving examples. D.By drawing conclusions.
25、 I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last _ of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always _ at everyone. So I thought this would be very __ .
Soon after we were given the project, my _ went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to move away, and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men_ .
As I looked down at the short gentleman with _ eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I _ the second man was mentally challenged (智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young __ at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could _ .I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray (托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here whispering me to give you hope.” When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is __ God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to _ with this story in hand. I_ “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I _ this with the class?”
I slowly _ and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be helped. In my own way I had _ the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
【1】A. question B. project C. class D. expression
【2】A. smile B. laugh C. look D. stare
【3】A. difficult B. funny C. important D. easy
【4】A. teacher B. classmates C. family D. children
【5】A. in surprise B. in silence C. in rags D. in fear
【6】A. tearful B. blue C. closed D. black
【7】A. realized B. accepted C. permitted D. admitted
【8】A. helper B. gentleman C. lady D. friend
【9】A. drink B. want C. take D. afford
【10】A. how B. when C. where D. why
【11】A. college B. home C. church D. McDonald’s
【12】A. put up B. handed out C. handed in D. put away
【13】A. publish B. share C. copy D. keep
【14】A. turned B. left C. shook D. nodded
【15】A. touched B. knew C. forgot D. Recognized
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。
Seventy-three-year-old George selected his food very carefully. Skim milk was $2.99, on sale from $3.49; white bread, 89 cents with a 10-cent discount. Leaving the cashier desk, he calculated he had saved 80 cents today.
At the exit, the chilly wind reminded him of gloves. “Where are they?” Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the store. He clearly remembered putting them into the pocket of his coat. George searched thoroughly all his pockets for a second time, again including the grocery bag. Now he made sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store.
Old George had bought the black leather gloves at a 25% discount, for $35.00, ten years ago. They were genuine lamb skin, soft and warm and very durable (耐用). Wearing such gloves even promoted his social status on the bus. He had taken care not to let a drop of water or rain touch his gloves, so they looked like new. Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him.
Bad luck, he thought, to lose his expensive gloves on Christmas Eve.
George instantly re-entered the store. He followed the same route he had walked before, starting at the bread counter, to the milk section, the corner where salt and sugar were placed, then all the way to the cashier desk. Several minutes of anxious searching turned out to be in vain. He asked the customers and the cashier whether they saw a pair of black leather gloves, but they said no. Then he went to the Lost and Found Office to make the same inquiry, but there came another disappointing answer. His heart grew heavier.
“Society has changed, people have changed”, he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Now a good deed is lost.”
Yet he did not give up hope. He started to stare at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like his. The first two persons he saw did wear gloves, but one was woman’s and the other not black.
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, he noticed a man heading for the door,
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Back home he was upset and always thinking whether to buy a new pair.
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