1、We decided to buy tickets _______ the Jiangyou boat.
A.on B.by C.for D.in
2、Since we started in last September we have raised fifty thousand pounds for these homeless children, _____ is pretty good.
A. that B. who
C. which D. where
3、The government is now trying to ________ the number of people killed in the earthquake.
A．consume
B．confirm
C．conduct
D．contact
4、Scientists say it will be five or six years ________ it is possible to test this medicine on humans．
A．after B．before C．since D．When
5、—David, thank you so much for lending me your car this morning.
—_____
A. It’s a deal. B. With pleasure.
C. You bet! D. My pleasure.
6、A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings so it often causes ______across cultures.
A. freedom B. confusion C. memory D. celebration
7、--- Tony, may I borrow your car this afternoon?
--- Sorry. _______.
A. It’s repaired
B. It has been repaired
C. It’s being repaired
D. It had been repaired
8、Busy with their business, they had no time to ______ their wedding, so they had it organized by a company.
A. accelerate B. arrange
C. approve D. acknowledge
9、___________what happens in the outside world, fill your inside world with peace, love, and joy.
A．Instead of
B．In addition to
C．According to
D．Regardless of
10、On our journey to Australia last summer, our luggage was ________ at the customs. We were not allowed to carry food such as meat and vegetables.
A. looked through B. put through C. gone through D. got through
11、Diaoyu Islands that ________ made up of a group of islands belong to China since ancient times.
A．is
B．was
C．are
D．were
12、If you don’t apply yourself to work, you will be __________ one day.
A.left over B.left for C.left behind D.left off
13、Some parts in South China have experienced ______ this year as they did last year.
A. twice as much rain B. rain twice as much
C. as twice much rain D. twice rain as much
14、The magazine has a special focus___________ fighting against global warming.
A.on B.of C.for D.with
15、We don’t need magic to change the world____we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: the power to imagine better, said J K Rowling.
A. though B. unless C. before D. when
16、－Who did you have you a souvenir of the World Cup from Brazil, Ryan?
－My brother, he went there this summer holiday.
A. bring B. to bring
C. brought D. to be brought
17、—Can you lend me the book Gone with the Wind?
—Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still ________.
A．available
B．affordable
C．acceptable
D．admirable
18、These books ________ well, and they will ________ soon.
A．sell; sell out
B．are sold; sell out
C．sell; be sold out
D．are sold; sold out
19、All his attention ________ on the movie, so he didn’t even notice the boss enter the room.
A. has been fixed B. fixing
C. was fixed D. fixed
20、Though she lives ________, she never feels ________.
A. alone, alone B. alone, lonely
C. lonely, alone D. lonely, lonely
21、When Emma first announced about a month ago that she wanted to cut off all her hair, I cried. Not in front of her, of course. In front of her ,1 asked why and then told her to find a picture on the Internet that she could show to a hairdresser.
And then I went to the shower and cried. I cried not because she wanted to cut her long hair, but because she wanted to “cut it all off like a boy”. For some reason，that was the straw (稻草)that broke the dam.
Emma hasn’t worn dresses since she was two. She hates them. Now, at ten, she’s usually wearing mesh(网状）shorts and a packers T-shirt or jersey(运动衫)一or something old and stained and acquired for free. When she’s “dressing up” she wears skinny jeans and a plaid(格子图案的)button-down with her black and green Converse high-tops.
I admit her fashion sense has always made me a little sad. When I found out I was having a girl, I ran home and painted the nursery two shades of pink while fantasies of girls’ weekends and shopping trips were dancing in my head .I’d teach her how to do her hair and paint her nails. I couldn’t wait to start the journey with my very own mini-me. But it turns out you don’t give birth to dolls, and instead of a mini-me. I got a completely separate and independent human being with ideas and dreams of her own. And yes, that made me a little sad.
It also makes me extremely proud, although I’ve fought hard against the label tomboy(假小子). I’ve always been in the pride of my daughter’s strong sense of self and amazed at how early it developed. 6tShe9s been refusing dresses since before she could speak!”
【1】What was the writer’s straw that broke the dam?
A．Her daughter refused to find a picture on the Internet.
B．She had to pretend to be happy before her daughter.
C．Her daughter wanted to cut off all the long hair like a boy.
D．Her daughter wanted to try a different hair style.
【2】What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A．Emma’s hating of dresses.
B．Emma’s present dressing style.
C．Emma’s spending on clothes.
D．Emma’s changing tastes on fashions.
【3】How does the writer feel about Emma’s fashion sense?
A．Sorrowful.
B．Angry.
C．Happy.
D．Proud.
【4】Which can best describe Emma’s character?
A．A girl that is not respectful of her parents.
B．A girl that is lost in the ever changing time.
C．A girl that is badly affected by her parents.
D．A girl with a strong personality and sense of self.
22、Researchers at the University of Cambridge carried out a year-long study with Design and Technology(D&T) year 9 pupils at two London schools. Pupils at one school spent the year following school lessons while the other group’s D&T lessons used a set of engineering design thinking tools. Creativity of both groups of pupils was assessed at the start and end of the school year using an authoritative mental test.
Results showed a significant increase in creativity among pupils at the intervention(干预) school where thinking tools were used. At the start of the year, the creativity scores of pupils at the control school were 11% higher than those at the intervention school according to data from the mental test. By the end, however, creativity scores of pupils in the intervention group were 78% higher than those in the control group.
The research is part of a program called Designing Our Tomorrow and challenges pupils to find ways of dealing with real-world problems by thinking about the thoughts and feelings of others. The particular challenge used in the study required pupils at the intervention school to design an asthma-treatment(哮喘治疗) pack for children. Pupils were given various “tools”. They were shown data on the number of asthma-related deaths of children in the UK, and a video about a child having an attack. They also explored the problem and tested their design ideas by role-playing---for example---patients, family members, and medical staff.
Nicholl, Senior Lecturer in Design and Technology Education, said, “When I taught D&T, I didn’t see children as potential engineers who would one day contribute to the economy - they were just people who needed to be ready to go into the world at 18. Although teaching empathy(同理心) has been part of the D&T National Curriculum for over two decades, this study suggests it is still a missing link in the creative process, and vital if we want education to encourage designers and engineers of tomorrow.”
【1】What can we learn about the control group?
A．They used thinking tools.
B．They didn’t take D&T lessons.
C．They followed standard courses.
D．They got higher creativity scores twice.
【2】Why do researchers give pupils various “tools”?
A．To develop their empathy.
B．To test their creativity levels.
C．To inspire them to solve problems.
D．To help them understand asthma.
【3】What is Nicholl’s attitude to current D&T teaching?
A．Appreciative.
B．Doubtful.
C．Objective.
D．Unsatisfied.
【4】Which can be the best title for the text?
A．Teaching Kids Empathy Is a Must.
B．Pupils Should Empathise with Others.
C．Empathy Improves Creativity in Pupils.
D．Empathy Is Missing in the Creative Process.
23、 The term “Iron Man” has many connotations(内涵), including references to a song, a comic book icon, even a movie. Yet only one definition of the term truly lives up to its name: the Ironman triathlon held annually in Hawaii, a picturesque(独特的)setting for a challenging race, which demands amazing physical prowess and the ability to swim, bike, and run a marathon, all in less than 12 hours with no break. Very few individuals are up to the task.
However, Gordon Haller is a notable exception. Growing up in the 1950s, Haller developed an interest in many sports categorized as endurance(耐性)athletics and welcomed their physical demands. As he pursued a degree in physics he drove a taxi to pay the bills, but competitive training proved his passion. So when he heard about the race in 1978, the first year it was held, he immediately signed up.
The race originated in a somewhat amusing way. The members of the two popular sports clubs, the Mid-Pacific Road Runners of Honolulu and the Waikiki Swim Club of Oahu, had a long-standing and good-natured debate going over who made better athletes: runners or swimmers. However, some local bikes thought both clubs were wrong, claiming that they, in fact, deserved the title. Wanting to settle the dispute (争论)once and for all, they decided to combine three separate races already held annually on the island into one massive test of endurance. Thus, the Waikiki Roughwater Swim of 2.4 miles, the Around-Oahu Bike race of 112 miles, and the Honolulu Marathon of 26.2 miles were all put together to form the Ironman Triathlon.
Haller was one of only fifteen competitors to show up that February morning to start the race. He quickly scanned the few pages of rules and instructions, and on the last page he discovered a sentence that would become the race’s famous slogan: “Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag(吹牛)for the rest of your life!” Haller took that to heart, and at the end of the day, he became the first Ironman champion in history. Haller’s physical strength enabled him to do what no one else in the past had accomplished.
In the approximately thirty years since that very first race, the Ironman has become a tradition in Hawaii and now boasts approximately 1500 entrants every year. The competitors who complete the race don’t have to be the first across the finish line to claim success: just finishing is a victory onto itself.
【1】The “Iron Man”in the passage above refers to ____________.
A.a folk song B.a movie character
C.a triathlon athlete D.a sports event
【2】What do we know about Gordon Haller from the passage?
A.He had a great interest in all kinds of sports.
B.He was a member of the Waikiki Swim Club of Oahu.
C.He became a taxi driver after he graduated from school.
D.He was the champion in the first Ironman Triathlon.
【3】What does the underlined word “prowess” in the first paragraph mean?
A.muscles B.skills C.balance D.reaction
【4】The Ironman race was born due to the fact that__________.
A.The two clubs fought over who made better athletes.
B.Gordon Haller wanted to show his great endurance.
C.The combined race can help choose the most athletic.
D.Club members wanted to improve their physical abilities.
【5】What can we infer from the passage about the first Ironman Triathlon?
A.Participants had to choose two from the three races in the first Ironman Triathlon.
B.Haller may not have known the rules of it before he showed up for the event.
C.No other competitors other than Haller finished the races in the end.
D.Sixteen competitors in total participated in it on February morning.
【6】What does the last paragraph try to tell us?
A.It is the participation rather than victory that counts.
B.The current Ironman Triathlon is different from the original one.
C.The victors respond excitedly when crossing the finish line.
D.The event attracts many people because it creates good fortune.
24、Do you have a summer firefly (萤火虫) memory? I have many. I knew it was finally summer when I would be outside playing after dinner and those little flying lights appeared. I imagined each light was a fairy with long hair. But fireflies are disappearing. While the exact reason isn't known, several factors are suspected: habitat (栖息地) loss, light pollution and harmful chemicals.
As the human population continues to grow, more and more wild habitats will be developed for our use. The more we destroy forest land, the fewer fireflies there will be--- unless we start living in some totally different ways.
Another part of the problem is light pollution. Both female and male fireflies use their glowing lights to communicate with one another to find mates. Research has shown that lights — both streetlights or lights from a house, and temporary, like car headlights — make it harder for fireflies to communicate. If mom and dad fireflies can’t find each other to mate (交配) because they're thrown off by car headlights, young fireflies never get created.
White firefly number will continue to decline in some places, in others they're becoming an attraction. In China, firefly pupae (蛹) were brought into some special parks. One of the first of these parks, in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, opened in 2015. The response was so positive that the park planned to open annually.
Kids who grow up without fireflies will never know what they're missing. The little lovely bugs are a magical addition to the landscape, but once they die out, they will exist only in the memories of older people. If you'd like to keep fireflies around in real life, you can help create firefly habitats in and around your own home.
【1】What might cause the number of fireflies to decrease?
A．The effect of air pollution.
B．The loss of natural habitats.
C．The growth of population.
D．The over-use of chemicais.
【2】According to the passage, car headlights make fireflies ________.
A．likely to get lost
B．find mates easily
C．lose sight temporarily
D．unable to produce young
【3】What might be discussed in the following paragraph?
A．How to keep fireflies around.
B．How chemicals harm fireflies.
C．How to stop fireflies' habitat loss.
D．How fireflies struggle to live on.
25、Without arms and legs, artist Adama Traore of Abidjan finds a unique way to make his art. He has been________a paintbrush(画笔)in his mouth for years, line by line, color by color.
Missing limbs(四肢)since birth, he was sent to a center for________youth at nine. He________skills to paint and even drew with markers. He was________by a lady named Mario Deal in the center. Yet the lady suffered from diseases and passed away. Traore was very sad, ending up________.
Just getting around was impossible for him. Thinking he had no money, none of taxi drivers would pick up a person with such serious disability. But he kept painting colorful landscapes and portraits(肖像)________gaining the public’s acceptance．Traore slowly made________from his artwork and used it to open a small art studio. He got married and now goes to________by taxi. The driver________by the artist’s courage now gives him both a ride and a bit of a discount on the fare. Every day he________Traore up and drops him off and the next day again. Honestly, money doesn’t matter, but it’s________
Traore says, “If I didn’t________,I don’t know what I would do. I can’t be a carpenter or a builder. If I’m just sitting here, people would say the man is a beggar. But when they see me painting, they regard me as a________man. “Traore gets about 84 dollars for each painting. Traore says painting is medicine and lifts________. Indeed, painting________Traore Adama.
【1】
A．combining
B．suffering
C．scaring
D．holding
【2】
A．concerned
B．disappointed
C．disabled
D．retired
【3】
A．learned
B．gathered
C．indicated
D．interpreted
【4】
A．caught up
B．brought back
C．brought up
D．got across
【5】
A．energetic
B．homeless
C．severe
D．uncertain
【6】
A．exactly
B．finally
C．suddenly
D．generally
【7】
A．destination
B．electricity
C．progress
D．money
【8】
A．rest
B．practice
C．work
D．custom
【9】
A．admitted
B．impressed
C．guided
D．controlled
【10】
A．picks
B．puts
C．represents
D．builds
【11】
A．health
B．determination
C．luck
D．content
【12】
A．paint
B．lose
C．drive
D．cheat
【13】
A．perfect
B．shy
C．poor
D．useful
【14】
A．experience
B．anger
C．spirits
D．budgets
【15】
A．leaves
B．arranges
C．charts
D．makes
26、假定你是学生会主席李华，你校将举行主题为“做文化使者”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇参赛演讲稿，内容包括：
1.做文化使者的原因；
2.如何做文化使者。
文化使者： cultural ambassador
注意: 1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。