1、________ down the radio—the baby’s asleep in the next room.
A.Turning B.To turn C.Turned D.Turn
2、Look at the timetable! The flight to Shanghai ________ at 10 o’clock. That’s to say, it ________ in two hours.
A．will leave, is leaving
B．will leave, will leave
C．leaves, will leave
D．leaves, is leaving
3、---How many teachers are there in your school?
---Over four______. And ______ of them are women teachers.
A. hundred, two-thirds B. hundred, two-third
C. hundreds, two-thirds D. hundreds, two-third
4、They had a traffic jam on their way to school and ______ made matters worse was ______ it began to rain.
A．what, /
B．it, /
C．what, that
D．it, that
5、Once considered a of western culture, Valentine’s Day is becoming popular in China.
A．figure B．record C．sign D．symbol
6、I picked up a wallet in my school and handed it to the head teacher, but no one has ________ it ever since.
A．spotted
B．applied
C．claimed
D．discovered
7、They painted their faces white, imitating their masters and ________them.
A．taking part in
B．making fun of
C．having an effect on
D．giving their lives to
8、When contacted by the media, the police didn’t ________ that report that the man was guilty, only saying that the investigation was under way.
A．confirm
B．accomplish
C．convey
D．convince
9、Finally, the horse got ____, for actually no one there had experience of calming animals.
A.out of date B.out of place C.out of order D.out of hand
10、A Cambodian boy has become famous on the Internet. When ________ about how he picked up so many languages, he said he learned them from other tourists.
A. asked B. asking
C. being asked D. having asked
11、_______ bothers me is that I can’t keep my mind on the task, but on personal gains or losses.
A.What B.It C.That D.One
12、The newly-shown movie is well worth ________. Hence, your first main job today is ________ to the cinema! I assume that this experience you’ve been looking forward to ________ rewarding.
A．being seen; going; being
B．seeing; to go; is
C．seeing; to go; being
D．being seen; to go; is
13、He was giving his collection _____________ for free.
A. up B. away
C. off D. back
14、—How do you like my suggestion? — As far as I’m concerned, it deserves _______.
A. considering B. to consider
C. being considered D. to be considering
15、Our teacher ______ English for Class Two the day before yesterday.
A.teaches B.taught
C.will teach D.had taught
16、Frequent smoggy weather has set the alarm ringing; by no means can we develop economy _____ the environment.
A. under the name of B. for the sake of
C. at the cost of D. in the light of
17、Jack, look! Everybody is doing homework quietly. ______ you make a noise in class?
A. Could B. Shall C. Will D. Must
18、— Can your factory really afford ________ food for the people in the mobile cabin hospitals?
— I believe we can because we have ________ orders.
A.a large amount of ; a number of B.a number of ; plenty of
C.a great amount of ; a great deal of D.plenty of ; the number of
19、He brought me a few magazines but，to my disappointment，___was to my taste.
A．nothing B．no one C．neither D．none
20、—Would you mind turning your radio down a little please? I’m doing my homework.
—_____. I’ll do it right away.
A. Of course not B. You’d better not
C. It doesn’t matter D. It’s up to you
21、 When you are sitting in the car, do you ever notice the drivers looking over their shoulders or side to side in the car? Well, they are doing this to check their blind spots! Blind spots take driving extremely difficult and increase the potential for car accidents.
Fourteen-year-old Alaina Gassler from Pennsylvania noticed her mother struggling with blind spots while driving their family car. So she came up with an ingenious solution that won the first place and $25,000 in the Broadcom Masters Competition.
Blind spots are the areas around the car that cannot be directly observed by the driver. There are two kinds of blind spots---on the back of the car that cannot be seen with mirrors, and blind spots at the front of the car as well.
When a driver is changing lanes, he has to look over his shoulder through the side windows to make sure that there is no vehicle in the blind spot. This invisible area is big enough to hide a car!
The other blind spot is created in the front by the A-pillar（柱子）---the material on either side on the windshield（挡风玻璃）that holds the glass and forms the frame of the car. In some cars, this pillar can be quite thick. Usually, people or cyclists can be hidden by this pillar.
Alaina's design was to get rid of the blind spot created by the front A-pillar of the car, the one that helps hold up the windshield.
She put a camera on the outside passenger side of the car which then sent the photos to a projector above the drivers' head. Then, she covered the inside of the pillar in reflective fabric onto which the image was projected. Basically, her device made the pillar "see through" and removed the blind spot on that side of the car.
Alnina's solution is very creative and could be improved by using LCD displays that will make it easier to see during day time as well.
【1】What can be learned about blind spots during driving?
A.They call for careful driving. B.They make driving thrilling.
C.They are many in kinds. D.They can't be get rid of.
【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word "ingenious" in paragraph 2?
A.interesting B.creative
C.inspiring D.invisible
【3】How did Alaina solve the problem?
A.By improving the A-pillar. B.By using a mirror on the outside of the A-pillar.
C.By relying on LCD displays. D.By using a camera to capture images.
【4】What's the best title for the text?
A.An Introduction to Blind Spots B.A Warning About the Road Safety
C.A Teen's Creative Solution to Blind Spots D.Scientific Research on Blind Spots
22、 The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing as Melinda sits in the rose garden of the nursing home. She is recalling old times as she waits for her family's arrival. The nursing home has been Melinda's new settlement ever since Thomas passed away a week ago. Thomas had fought a long and hard battle against lung cancer for three years. Unfortunately, he has broken the promise that he and Melinda had made: to be with each other for every birthday. Melinda knew this was unrealistic (不现实的) but agreed to the promise for Thomas's sake.
"Thomas, you are completely a dreamerl" Melinda shouted to Thomas as he dragged on about living on an island with his beautiful wife. That's what she loved about him most-he had a vivid imagination. They got married at age eighteen and began having children right away. Mary came within the year, followed by Thomas Benjamin II, Lilly-Ann, and Joseph "Little Joey" George. The family lived an exultant life filled with laughter and love.
"Mom!" Lilly shouted, but it really sounded like a howl. Melinda had lost herself in thinking about the life she had shared with her late husband. Lilly pushed her down the long dark halls of the nursing home until they arrived at the recreational room.
When the doors opened, Melinda put her hand over her mouth and was completely speechless. The room was crowded with the people nearest and dearest to her and the warmth and love was felt instantly. The night went on; stories and cocktails were shared and everything was perfect.
However, when Melinda caught a moment to herself she looked around at her family. With a smile on her face, she raised her Manhattan and called out for a toast. "This one is for you, Thomas, though you are not here."
【1】Why did Thomas break his promise?
A. He was busy with his work. B. He died of lung cancer.
C. He had to serve in the army. D. He stopped loving Melinda.
【2】Which of the following best explains "exultant" underlined in Paragraph 2?
A. Peaceful. B. Simple. C. Stressful. D. Happy.
【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Melinda' children forgot their father. B. Melinda was tired of noise.
C. Melinda missed her husband badly. D. Melinda liked to drink alcohol.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. A Particular Birthday B. A Woman at a Nursing Home
C. Memories of Old Days D. A Big Surprise for Melinda
23、I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends. And they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I could choose, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination, I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face, Learn to be happy, and think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
【1】The best title of this passage probably is “________”.
A. Love your friends B. Live a real life
C. Don’t waste time D. Be a good mother and wife
【2】How did the author form her view of life?
A. Through social experience.
B. By learning from her friends.
C. Through an unfortunate experience.
D. From her children and husband.
【3】By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to ________.
A. make a living rather than live a real life
B. work rather than enjoy life
C. waste a lot in life
D. forget the most important lessons in life
24、Things to see, hear, watch and read.
For more culture coverage and streaming recommendations, see vulture. com.
MOVIES
Go to New York Film Festival
Sans virtual screenings.
Lincoln Center, through October 10.
The city’s most impressive cinema showcase opens with the world premiere (首映) of Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth, with Deazel Washington and Frances McDormand as the ruthless(冷酷无情的) would-be royals, and includes new films from Pedro Almodóvar (Parallel Mothers), Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog）, Celine Sciamma (Petite Maman), Paul Verhoeven (Benedetta) and Apicbatpong Weerasethakul (Memoria).
ALISON WILLMORE
THEATER
See Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Rolling on the river.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, reopens October 8.
With many Broadway shows returning, theater-goers can catch up with the shows they meant to attend but never quite got to. No one should miss a second chance to see star Adrienne Warren. The power-packed, laser-voiced performer will only be back playing the central role from October 8 to 31, and while her successor will no doubt be incredible, Warren...is simply the best. Do not miss her this time out.
HELEN SHAW
PODCASTS
Listen to Storytime with Seth Rogen.
Ft. celebrities and regular people.
Sirius XM’s Stitcher October 6.
Seth Rogen has teamed with producer Richard Parks III to show the stories of his interviewers as cinematically as possible, no matter how ordinary. Upcoming guests include Quinta Brunson, Joe Mande, and Paul Scheer.
NICHOLAS QUAH
ART
See Julian Lethbridge
Geometric abstractions.
Paula Cooper Gallery, 521 West 21" Street, through October 16.
Julian Lethbridge is a sort of under-known master of modeling the complex possibilities and variations of the visibility of thought. His works convey an intensity (强烈) of intention and a smoldering (郁积的) emotionalism.
JERRY SALTZ
【1】Which of the following people is an actor in a movie?
A．Jane Campion.
B．Frances McDormand.
C．Seth Rogen.
D．Joel Coen.
【2】Who recommends people to see a musical?
A．Helen Shaw.
B．Nieholas Quah.
C．Alison Willmore.
D．Jerry Saltz
【3】Which of the following is true about the podcasts?
A．Paul Scheer is the producer.
B．Seth is interviewed on October 6.
C．You can hear common people's stories.
D．It covers as many cinemas as possible.
【4】What do you know about Julian Lethbridge according to the passage?
A．His paintings are full of models.
B．He is not very famous.
C．His art exhibition runs through October.
D．He has a complex personality.
【5】Where can you go to enjoy a culture highlight on October 24?
A．Lincoln Center.
B．Paula Cooper Gallery.
C．521 West 21th Street.
D．Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
25、 When 10-year-old Eric Jones learned how to grow pumpkins （南瓜）in the planting club of his school, he was _________to grow his own pumpkins. He thought it would be a great way to pass time and get rid of _________. At home he found a piece of___________in the backyard and put in the work to gather, clean, and plant seeds and wanted to__________his crop in fall.
The boy's curiosity work turned out_________and his boredom paid off. He ended up with an enormous harvest. As it was much more than the family can consume, the boy set out to ___________ . He wanted to sell the pumpkins to raise fund for Boone County Cancer Society. His mom Corrie did some advertising on social media, but she didn't expect his crop to become a big _________
While pumpkins aren't _________the first choice when people buy vegetables. Eric had no problem getting customers to buy his.__________. they knew the earnings were going to support a good ________
It was _________ that people lined up for the pumpkins. Within a few weeks, those pumpkins helped him raise $720! At that point. he and his mom headed to Boone County Cancer Society and _________ every penny to them.
What he did was very helpful to the organization. The director said fundraising __________ a lot to providing treatment for patients who are ________ and Eric's donation can make a difference.
Eric plans to do it all over again next year! In his words. "The people don't slop having ________, so why should I stop selling pumpkins?"
【1】A.forced B.forbidden C.inspired D.persuaded
【2】A.freedom B.boredom C.anxiety D.curiosity
【3】A.land B.paper C.cloth D.wood
【4】A.advertise B.test C.harvest D.exhibit
【5】A.interesting B.annoying C.stressful D.fruitful
【6】A.give back B.come back C.step back D.hold back
【7】A.deal B.fish C.hit D.hand
【8】A.specially B.typically C.merely D.absolutely
【9】A.Anyhow B.After all C.Somehow D.Above all
【10】A.person B.school C.research D.cause
【11】A.amusing B.scaring C.thrilling D.amazing
【12】A.lent B.posted C.returned D.donated
【13】A.contributes B.connects C.occupies D.delivers
【14】A.badly off B.far away C.left out D.taken in
【15】A.trouble B.money C.cancer D.leisure
26、假定你是李华，2018年1月10日是你校的开放日，届时所有课堂将对外开放。请你给你校美籍教师Wendy写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 开放日的时间和总结会的地点（学校会议室）；
2. Wendy上一堂体现核心素养（core competences）培养的口语课；
3. 在总结会上Wendy谈谈在本次活动中的收获。
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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