1、She brought with her three friends, none of _____ I had ever met before.
A. them B. who C. whom D. these
2、The teaching of language is not _______ throughout the country. There are variations among the different districts.
A. constant B. uniform C. steady D. systematic
3、The train began to move _________ I reached the platform.
A.the immediate B.direct C.the minutes D.instantly
4、When I heard the news________ our team had won the swimming competition, I couldn’t help crying.
A．while
B．which
C．as
D．that
5、Two survivors were cut free after ________for twenty minutes.
A．trapped
B．Trapping
C．being trapped
D．to be trapped
6、Tom was sorry to learn that his grandfather _____ for half an hour when he got to the hospital．
A．had died B．had been dead
C．Died D．has been dead
7、The book is of great value. ______ can be enjoyed unless you digest it.
A. Nothing B. Something
C. Everything D. Anything
8、It is strongly ________ by doctors that senior citizens should have a medical examination annually.
A．demanded
B．recommended
C．commanded
D．ordered
9、Cathy had quit her job when her son was born _____ she could stay home and raise her family.
A．now that
B．as if
C．only if
D．so that
10、--- Can you introduce me a high quality machine?
--- My pleasure. _______ well even on wet roads, this kind of car is very popular.
A.Handled B.To handle C.Handling D.Being handled
11、---I think it is polite of us to offer our seats to the old on the bus.
--- ___________ .
A. You’re absolutely right
B. It can’t be worse
C. I’d rather you didn’t
D. No, I don’t mind
12、With a lot of homework ________ last weekend, Tom didn’t go to the movies with his friends.
A. finished B. to finish
C. finishing D. being finished
13、It is standard __________for a company like this one _________a security officer.
A. practice , to employ B. sense, employs
C. system , employed D. facility, employing
14、"Don't be late again," the teacher said to me.
→The teacher asked me_________.
A. not to be late again
B. no to be late again
C. not to be late more
D. not to be late any longer
15、The athletes were all standing by the skating field, _________skating suits．
A. all of them worn B. all were wearing
C. all of whom wearing D. all wearing
16、Although his father is ______ and his mother is _______, Josh, like many other second-generation immigrants, sees himself as ______.
A.English … a French … an American
B.an English … French … American
C.an English … a French … American
D.English … French … an American
17、The number of tickets _____ will be determined by the size of the stadium.
A．adaptable
B．acceptable
C．advisable
D．available
18、Sam, in every way, has handled the challenge, _________ his friends_________ how he’s achieved success in spite of the difficulties.
A. overcome; by B. overcoming; with
C. impressed; by D. impressing; with
19、I’ve come from the government with a message ________ the meeting won’t be held tomorrow．
A.if B.that C.whether D.which
20、Jack decided to choose a different ________ and teach history through storytelling.
A．analysis
B．angle
C．attitude
D．approach
21、The Red Bicycle is a storybook about a bicycle’s journey from North America to the countryside in West Africa. The full name of the book is The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle, and was written by Jude Isabella from Canada.
Leo wants a bike, not just any bike but a red one. He makes money by doing part-time jobs until he has enough money to buy it. He loves his new bike and names it Big Red. He rides Big Red everywhere for many years until he is finally too big for it. Because he has taken such good care of the bike, it looks almost new. He wants to give the bike to someone who really needs it, and will love it the way he does. Leo learns about a charity that sends donated (捐赠的) bikes to people in Africa.
When Big Red arrives in Africa, the bike finds a new owner, a young girl named Alisetta. She learns to ride Big Red and uses it to help her family on their farm. She also rides Big Red to the market to sell goods that her grandmother made. She earns money so her sister can go to school. Alisetta earns enough money to buy another bike. But while she is gone, Big Red is destroyed by a pig. A worker from a hospital then takes Big Red, repairs it, and turns it into an ambulance (救护车). Then, a young woman, named Haridata, uses the bike to bring sick people to the hospital.
What a wonderful journey the bicycle takes and what a useful life it has. The Red Bicycle is a great story. It will inspire children from around the world to help others and do something as simple as donating their bikes to charity.
【1】What is The Red Bicycle about?
A．Leo’s journey from North America to West Africa.
B．A bicycle making a difference to many people’s lives.
C．Jude Isabella’s travel experience in Canada.
D．A global journey on a red bicycle.
【2】How does Leo get his bike?
A．He gets it from a charity.
B．He borrows it from others.
C．He receives it through a donation.
D．He buys it by saving money.
【3】What happens to the red bicycle after Alisetta buys a new one?
A．It is brought to patients who need it.
B．It is damaged by her sister.
C．It is turned into an ambulance.
D．It is fixed by Haridata.
【4】What does The Red Bicycle want to tell its readers?
A．It’s better to give than to take.
B．Everything is good for something.
C．We should make the most of what we have.
D．Donating things to charity is hard.
22、We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of the body in the head. It controls our body’s functions, movements, emotions and thoughts. But a brain can mean so much more.
A brain can also simply be a smart person. If a person is called brainy, he is smart and intelligent. If a family has many children but one of them is super smart, you could say, “He’s the brains in the family.” And if you are the brains behind something, you are responsible for developing or organizing something. For example, Bill Gates is the brains behind Microsoft.
Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice. Word experts say the phrase “brain trust” became popular when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran for president in 1932. Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues（问题）facing the U.S. These professors were called his “brain trust”.
These ways we use the word “brain” all make sense. But other ways we use the word are not so easy to understand. For example, to understand the next brain expression, you first need to know the word “drain”. As a verb, to drain means to remove something by letting it flew away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears. But, brain drain is when a country’s most educated people leave their countries to live in another. The brains are, sort of, draining out of the country.
However, if people are responsible for a great idea, you could say they brainstormed it. Here, brainstorm is not an act of weather. It is a process of thinking creatively about a complex topic. For example, business leaders may use brainstorming to create new products, and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems.
If people are brainwashed, it does not mean their brains are nice and clean. To brainwash means to make some accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a forceful or tricky way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way.
【1】According to the text, if you’re the CEO of Bai Du you can be called .
A. the organ of Bai Du B. the brain drain of Bai Du
C. the brains behind Bai Du D. Bai Du’s brain trust
【2】Roosevelt successfully won the election probably because .
A. he got his brain trust B. he got the help of word experts
C. he was smart at giving advice D. he was the brains behind America
【3】From the passage, we can infer that .
A. to drain a lake means to fill it with a lot of water
B. brainy and brainwash are never used in a negative way
C. brainstorming is not a good choice for a political leader for lack of creativity
D. a country suffers a “brain drain” when educated people move to other countries
【4】The author explains the “brain” expressions by .
A. making comments B. making comparisons
C. using examples D. analyzing origins
23、Checking the ticket-booking strategy, setting an alarm clock, staying up late to check the messages... Liang Yu never thought that she will have to wake up in the middle of the night to “grab tickets” for a museum visit. “I used to be able to easily buy tickets for concerts and musicals, but now I can’t get tickets to the Palace Museum,” Liang told the reporter.
It is not just tickets for the Palace Museum that are difficult to get. Nowadays, during the peak tourist seasons, people complain that it’s hard to get tickets for many museums in China.
The public’s enthusiasm for museums reflects cultural self-confidence. People enter the museum to experience the rich history and colorful civilization for their spiritual advancement. Only by understanding the past can we better create the future.
China was among the fastest growing countries when it comes to the museum industry over the past few years. An average of one new museum was opened every two days across China between 2016 and 2020. By the end of 2020, China was home to 5,788 registered museums, with 1,224 at the state level.
One of the reasons behind the increased museum visits is a renewed interest in museums fueled by popular TV shows and documentaries on cultural heritage. These programs were all big hits among the modern generation. They strike a good balance between knowledge and entertainment.
Taking National Treasure for an example, it quickly rose to the top of the country’s national television ratings after it was presented to the public in December 2017 on the China Central Television (CCTV). The show focused on introducing the stories and history of 27 rare antiques (古董) from nine key museums in China. Nine treasures were chosen through audience voting to be included in an exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing in 2020, on the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City.
A follower of National Treasure, 32-year-old web designer Liu Ning described the show as creative, informative and fun. He said it successfully aroused his interest in traditional culture show by presenting museums and ancient relics (遗产) in a vivid way.
【1】How does the author introduce the topic in paragraph 1?
A．By giving an example.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By listing numbers.
D．By asking questions.
【2】What can we know about China’s museums in paragraph 4?
A．They are easily registered.
B．They are increasing rapidly.
C．They’re all run by government.
D．There’re 5,788 museums in total.
【3】Why does the author mention National Treasure?
A．To recommend it to the young.
B．To introduce the national treasures.
C．To teach us how to appreciate antiques.
D．To explain the reason for the rising museum visits.
【4】Why do more and more people visit museums?
A．To satisfy their cultural needs.
B．To increase their self-confidence.
C．To promote the museum industry.
D．To deepen the understanding of the future.
24、People who play computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests.
In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive(认知的) skills didn’t get any smarter.
More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week.
They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn’t play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet. All participants were given an “IQ test” before and after the experiment.
Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn’t do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet.
“If you’re(playing these games) because they’re fun, that’s absolutely fine,” said Adrian Owen, assistant director at Britain’s Medical Research Council. “But if you’re expecting these games to improve your IQ, our data suggests this isn’t the case.”
Computer games that are supposed to improve memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills are played by millions of people worldwide, though few studies have examined if the games work.
“There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world,” said Art Kramer, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, US.
Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can help produce new brain cells.
Other experts said brain games might be useful, but only if they weren’t fun.
“If you set the level for these games to a very high level where you don’t get the answers very often and it really annoys you, then it may be useful,” said Philip Adey, a professor of psychology at King’s College in London.
If people are enjoying the brain games, Adey said they probably aren’t being challenged and might as well be playing a regular video game.
He said people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power. “To stimulate(激发) the intellect, you need a real challenge,” Adey said, “Getting smart is hard work.”
【1】According to the article, which of the following is NOT useful to develop brain power?
A. Learning a language. B. Getting some physical exercise.
C. Playing challengeable games. D. playing fun games.
【2】What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?
A. Playing brain games is as effective a means of improving the brain as Super Mario.
B. Playing Super Mario is a better means of improving the brain.
C. Playing brain games can’t improve cognitive skills.
D. Playing computer games can train the brain.
【3】Which of the following statements is true?
A. Many studies show that brain games are an effective means of improving cognitive skills.
B. The skills used in brain games can be transferred to real life.
C. Participants took IQ test twice during the research on the effectiveness of brain games.
D. Surfing the Internet is a more effective means of improving cognitive skills than video games.
【4】Which is another way of summing up Adey’s argument in the last paragraph?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. No pains, no gains. D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
25、What was the best moment I’ve ever had in a class? I’ve had many great moments, but perhaps the best moment took place in my English class about a month ago.
I had a 15-minute presentations, and I felt pretty _________. Thirty minutes before my presentation, I _________ to use an actor for my presentation. I felt even more confident, assured that I would _________ the audience. When my presentation started, I gave a _________ to my actor that led me to _________ my eight notecards all over the floor. I quickly _________ all the notecards off the floor. I became _________, listening to the _________ of the audience as I tried to rearrange the cards. My anxiety levels _________, and the disorganized cards just added __________. I placed the cards down and felt a great sense of __________. My words, my explanations and my connections all __________ out of my mouth, and I felt more natural and free as I presented my topic.
I felt like a __________ different person. By the end of the presentation, I was __________ with sweat, not because I was __________, but because I left it all on the floor. I realized that the __________ to presenting to people was not just getting their attention by visual aids. You need to let your heart __________ so that you can __________ their hearts and minds. You can’t just be the center of attention; you need to give the audience attention, and you need to talk to them. First and foremost, you can’t present without __________.
Anything you present should be built off of __________. As long as you can be passionate and find a connection between yourself and the topic, you will keep the audience entertained.
【1】
A．nervous
B．confident
C．upset
D．unsettled
【2】
A．attempted
B．planned
C．decided
D．agreed
【3】
A．entertain
B．annoy
C．disappoint
D．move
【4】
A．pose
B．hand
C．symbol
D．signal
【5】
A．drop
B．throw
C．cast
D．spread
【6】
A．reached
B．grabbed
C．touched
D．rubbed
【7】
A．frustrated
B．depressed
C．embarrassed
D．surprised
【8】
A．scream
B．laughter
C．applause
D．cheers
【9】
A．improved
B．expanded
C．rose
D．strengthened
【10】
A．scare
B．pain
C．shock
D．stress
【11】
A．relief
B．achievement
C．panic
D．guilt
【12】
A．sprang
B．flowed
C．floated
D．fountained
【13】
A．partly
B．slightly
C．mildly
D．completely
【14】
A．buried
B．filled
C．covered
D．wrapped
【15】
A．nervous
B．excited
C．thrilled
D．frightened
【16】
A．access
B．question
C．key
D．path
【17】
A．pour into
B．pour out
C．pour down
D．pour away
【18】
A．reach
B．disturb
C．impress
D．shape
【19】
A．skills
B．senses
C．purposes
D．emotions
【20】
A．will
B．power
C．energy
D．passion
26、假定你是高一学生李华，你班计划周末参观莒州博物馆，请给外教 Steven 写信，告知此事并邀请他参加，内容包括：
1．集合时间和地点；
2．活动的意义（了解莒州历史和文化等）；
3．期待 Steven 参加。
注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Steven,
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Yours,
Li Hua