1、— ____ the doctor was murdered?
— It was in the art gallery _____ famous paintings were on display.
A.Where it was that; that B.Where it was that; where
C.Where was it that; where D.Where was it that; that
2、We travel_____________ all the time between Canada and England for the business.
A.bit by bit B.back and forth C.now and then D.little by little
3、The reason ________ you failed in the test yesterday, I suppose, was ________ you didn’t follow your teacher’s advice.
A．which; because
B．that; why
C．why; that
D．why; because
4、Tom, together with his friends , ______going to have a picnic this weekend.
A．is
B．are
C．was
D．were
5、Some people are wasting food ______ others haven’t enough.
A.because B.although C.while D.since
6、It’s a mistake to think of the country only ______ its tourist attractions.
A.in terms of B.in case of C.as a result of D.in face of
7、Have you ever seen a flock of geese heading south for the winter flying along in a V formations? Learning to synergize is like learning to form V formations with others instead of trying to fly through life solo. You"ll be amazed at how much faster and farther you' ll go! Therefore, synergy is not _________.
A.celebrating differences B.working independently
C.open-mindedness D.finding new better ways
8、--- Next to the teacher _________. Who is she?
--- Mary. She’ll give a speech titled “Believe in yourself”.
A.is standing a girl B.a girl stands C.stands a girl D.does a girl stand
9、The man opened his eyes, only ________ himself left alone in the room.
A. finding B. found C. to find D. having found
10、In the street, she found herself ________ at by a stranger, making her a little nervous.
A.staring B.stare C.stared D.to stare
11、_____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grasses.
A．Two-fifth; is
B．Two-fifth; are
C．Two-fifths; is
D．Two-fifths; are
12、Climate change is now a challenge that we human beings are facing and one _____ the Chinese government has attached great importance.
A.on which B.by which C.with which D.to which
13、Who would you rather the report instead of you?
A. have write B. have to write
C. to have write D. to have written
14、Young readers often find the novels of Dickens than Thackeray's.
A.far more exciting B.even much exciting
C.so more exciting D.a lot much exciting
15、White represents purity in that culture , which is often _____ a bride carries or wears something white on her wedding day.
A. whether B. why C. that D. how
16、Last month，an earthquake _______ six on Richter scale happened in the northern part of Indonesia.
A．measured
B．to measure
C．to be measured
D．measuring
17、The room must ________________ by Tom yesterday, wasn't it?
A.be cleaned B.have been cleaning C.have cleaned D.have been cleaned
18、________ more information, you can log on to the website of our company or call 8858858.
A. To find out B. Finding out
C. Find out D. Having found out
19、______ these new treatments , people with high blood pressure can live a long and active life .
A. According to B. Thanks to
C. As for D. Instead of
20、16．He is heavily ____ now, so he can’t pay for a new house.
A.out of debt B.get into debt C.in debt D.get out of debt
21、 was needed at that time, she told me, was some good luck.
A.That B.As C.It D.What
22、________ Mr.Smith is well again，he can go on with his work.
A.Now and then B.Now that
C.The other day D.Now just
23、John, ________ money is no problem, still leads a simple life.
A．for whose
B．of whose
C．of whom
D．for whom
24、20．We met _____ and have become good friends since then.
A.by mistake B.by accident C.by ourselves D.by the way
25、One of the advantages of living on the top of a high rise is to get a good .
A.sign B.view C.scene D.scenery
26、 This year I’m buying presents for 16 children, as well as my own daughter, Mia-Grace, who will be two on Christmas Day. My tree will be beautifully decorated, I’m bringing the turkey to the family Christmas lunch and having an open house activity on Boxing Day. And the whole thing’s only going to cost me £150.
I’ve been careful with money since I was a teenager, for I came from a poor family with many children. I had to drop out of high school to earn money to support myself. I remember well that I went a bit mad back then when I got my first credit card and my parents had to leave me from home and cared little for me from then, which taught me a real lesson.
We’re very careful now and we don’t overspend or owe anything on credit cards. I work for an electrician and my husband Neil, 33, works in the construction business. We’re concerned about our jobs because our companies are quiet at the moment.
We’ve also been hit by rising prices, particularly food, petrol, gas and electricity. Everyone I know is worried. One of my friends’ husbands has just gone self-employed and if he doesn’t work, they have no money coming in.
Christmas has been playing on my mind for the past three or four months. We decided on a budget of £150 because that’s just under my weekly wage and it meant we could afford Christmas while using Neil’s salary for our essential bills.
We quickly realized that we buy some things every year just for the sake of it. Even though we have lots of decorations already, we usually buy something new for the tree but this Christmas we’re not going to. We’ve already got our tree – a big man-made one which I bought half-price in the January sales. It will last us for years.
After all, no one can escape from this financial crisis which is spreading throughout the globe.
【1】We can infer that Boxing Day most probably falls on ______.
A. January 20 B. May 5
C. October 24 D. December 26
【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the author according to this passage?
A. She has bought Christmas presents for 16 children in total.
B. She has bought a man-made Christmas tree at a low price.
C. Both the author and her husband are already out of work now.
D. She would like to buy a new Christmas tree for this Christmas.
【3】The second and third paragraphs mainly tell us ______ .
A. why the author has been very careful with money
B. how she finished her education of high school
C. where she earned her first money in her teens
D. when she left home and got married to her husband
【4】We can conclude from this passage ______.
A. the author often quarrels with her husband about their little earnings
B. nobody but the author was worried about the rising prices
C. the author has never been worried about losing jobs
D. the author and those around her are suffering from the financial crisis
27、The skin under the eyes is delicate, which is why it sometimes appears sunken and has darker coloring than elsewhere on the face. Aging and health problems play a role in sunken eyes but other factors can contribute too, so it may affect younger people as well.
Dehydration
The most common cause of sunken eyes is dehydration, or not having enough water in the body. Consuming too much coffee, soda, and prepackaged drinks may increase production of urine, which may lead to dehydration.
Vitamin shortages
Shortages of vitamin C, vitamin K, and iron can cause eyes to become sunken. Vitamin C helps with absorbing iron and decreasing bruising, while vitamin K is responsible for blood thickening, the lack of which may cause unhealthy skin. Easy bruising and unhealthy skin will result in sunken eyes.
Weight loss
Most people tend to lose weight in their face first. Sometimes, the weight loss is sudden enough to make blood vessels below the eyes easy to see, and the skin clear, producing the appearance of sunken eyes. Sudden weight loss may also cause nutritional shortages, which can lead to sunken eyes.
Not enough sleep or poor-quality sleep can cause sunken eyes and a person’s DNA or the habit of smoking can also contribute to sunken eyes. Most cases of sunken eyes relate to the quality of an individual’s nutrition and healthy living. When these causes are corrected, sunken eyes can be resolved without further treatment. This means that causes can be avoided or treated in good time to prevent the recurrence of sunken eyes.
【1】What can we do to prevent dehydration according to the text?
A．Have certain drinks less.
B．Refuse coffee.
C．Drink more water.
D．Say no to soft drinks.
【2】What will lead to bruising below the eyes?
A．Lack of vitamin K.
B．Water shortages.
C．Lack of vitamin C.
D．Nutritional shortages.
【3】Which of the following should be avoided for people losing weight?
A．Pale faces.
B．Sudden weight loss.
C．Clean skin.
D．Narrow blood vessels.
28、 Growing up, I understood one thing about my dad: he knew everything. This was our relationship: I asked him questions and he told me the answers. Is there really a man in the moon? How do sailboats work? In my teen years, he taught me things I’d need to know to survive in the real world. How to check your car. The correct knife to bring along.
When I moved out, I called him at least once a week, usually when something broke in my apartment. After I got married, I needed him less because I had my husband and Google. When I called our conversations changed into six words. Me: “Hi, Dad.” Him: “Hi, sweets. Here’s Mom.” (Because I still needed her - How do I cook chicken? Do I need to call the doctor for my daughter’s fever?) I loved my dad, of course, but I wondered at times if maybe he had already shared everything I needed to know. Maybe I’d heard all his stories. Maybe, after knowing a man for 30 years, there’s nothing left to say.
Then, this past summer, my husband and I moved in with my parents for three weeks while our house was being repaired. They own a lake house, and Dad asked me to help him repair the walls. I didn’t balk— it was the least I could do for free rent(房租) — but I felt anxious. It was difficult. We got wet and sandy. But as we rebuilt the walls, my dad knowing exactly what went ______. I looked at him, “How do you know how to build walls?”
“I spent a summer in college building them.” “You did?” I thought I knew everything about my dad, but I never knew this. “Yep. Now let me teach you how to use this saw(锯子).” As he explained the skills, I realized that maybe it’s not that there’s nothing left to say. Maybe it’s just that I’ve spent my life asking him the wrong questions.
A few weeks later, after my family moved back into our own house, I called my parents. Dad answered. “Hi, sweets,” he said. “Here’s Mom.” “Wait, Dad,” I said. “How are you?” We ended up talking about work he was doing. Nothing life-changing. To anyone else, it would sound like a normal conversation between a dad and his daughter. But to me, it was a new beginning. I spent the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad. Now I talk to him because I want to.
【1】It is unlikely that the author’s dad tried to teach her _______ when she was a teenager.
A.to swim in a river B.to make a fire safely
C.to climb mountains D.to solve a difficult math problem
【2】What does the sentence “Hi, sweets. Here’s Mom.” mean in paragraph 2?
A.The father sounded like the mother to make fun.
B.The author did not want to speak to her parents.
C.The father then gave the phone to the mother.
D.The father brought up the author by himself.
【3】The underlined word “balk” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.shout B.refuse C.smile D.talk
【4】Which should we fill in the blank in paragraph 3?
A.around B.by C.crazy D.where
【5】The author wants to talk to her father now because _______.
A.there is still a lot left to say B.the author has to survive
C.the father asks her to do that D.the mother asks her to do that
29、 Tim was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.
Tim knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Tim knew that the boy’s name was Sam. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.
They arrived at Sam’s home first. Tim was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Tim went home.
They continued to see each other at school and had lunch together once or twice a week.
Three days before they finished high school, Sam asked Tim if they could talk. Sam reminded Tim of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’’ asked Sam. “You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Tim, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life. ”
【1】When Sam fell down on his way home, Tim .
A.didn’t notice that B.went away quickly
C.carried all the things for him D.helped him pick up the things
【2】Which of the following is true?
A.Tim and Sam were brothers. B.Sam finally killed himself.
C.Sam was good at all of his subjects. D.Tim and Sam were in the same school.
【3】What did they do at Sam’s home except______?
A.having a pleasant talk B.drinking some Coke
C.playing video games D.watching TV
【4】Three days before graduation, Sam asked Tim to talk because he .
A.hoped to go on holiday together B.wanted to tell him his story
C.hoped to have lunch together D.wanted to kill himself again
30、 In the dictionary of Jessica Cox, a woman aged 36 from Tucson, Arizona, there seems to be no such words—can’t or impossible. How does that ________?
Jessica was born without ________ but that has only ________ her doing one thing: using the word “can’t.” While she ________ prosthetic limbs (义肢) as a child, she finally gave them up and used her feet to ________ everyday tasks. “Prosthetic limbs can never ________ the tactile (触觉的) ability of flesh and bone—but my feet have that ability,” she said.
She has lived with her ________ since birth with no ________ as to why she was born without what most of us ________ as essential (基本的) parts, she has been proving that she can do ________ people with arms can do, ________ what most people are proud of. With her feet, she can eat with chopsticks, type on a keyboard, play the piano and even surf on the sea. To our ________, she became the first armless black belt in the American Tae Kwon Do Assocaition. But what ________ people most is that in 2008, she became the first ________ to fly a plane with her feet, ________ her a Guinness World Record.
Now Jessica and her husband are working together touring the world as Jessica gives encouraging speeches. “I wanted to ________ others not to let fear stand ________ of their opportunities.”
So, next time you are ________ to tell yourself, “I can’t possibly...”, remember this ________ woman and change the vocabulary in your ________.
【1】A. take down B. take place C. take apart D. take up
【2】A. arms B. legs C. feet D. ears
【3】A. kept B. confirmed C. expanded D. stopped
【4】A. dressed B. equipped C. wore D. chewed
【5】A. perform B. operate C. direct D. circulate
【6】A. reduce B. remind C. replace D. react
【7】A. campaign B. condition C. comment D. combination
【8】A. exhibition B. existence C. extinction D. explanation
【9】A. view B. refer C. skim D. observe
【10】A. anything B. nothing C. none D. neither
【11】A. overcoming B. convincing C. achieving D. entertaining
【12】A. disappointment B. regret C. relief D. amazement
【13】A. express B. impressed C. explored D. exhausted
【14】A. pilot B. physicist C. director D. driver
【15】A. exporting B. exploring C. earning D. amusing
【16】A. intend B. support C. surround D. inspire
【17】A. in a way B. by the way C. on the way D. in the way
【18】A. willing B. ready C. confused D. content
【19】A. outgoing B. wealthy C. outstanding D. considerate
【20】A. book B. dictionary C. notebook D. argument
31、课文填空
Contrary to what many people might 【1】,evidence shows that sharks seldom attack humans.There are three types of shark attacks.In the main type,the shark attacks you because it 【2】you for a fish,but when it tastes human flesh it decides to give up and swims away.In the second type,the shark pushes you with its nose to find out if you are 【3】 to be eaten,and then 【4】you if it thinks you are.In the third type,the shark waits for you to swim by,and then attacks you suddenly.The last two types of attack more often 【5】in the death of humans.
32、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Jack 打算今年 8 月在“二青会”期间来山西旅游，他发邮件向你咨 询旅游信息。请你回复邮件，提出建议。
内容包括：
1. 观看开幕式：要提前订票；
2. 参观著名景点：晋祠，双塔寺，平遥古城……
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：the opening ceremony;the 2nd Youth Games of the PRC; Jinci Temple;Twin Tower Temple; Pingyao Ancient City …
Dear Jack ,
How is it going ?
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Yours,
Li Hua