1、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.
A．Where
B．As
C．While
D．When
2、Chairman Mao Zedong wrote an article________Dr. Bethune, ________he praised Dr. Bethune as a hero to be remembered in China.
A．in memory of, which
B．in the memory of, who
C．in the memory of, whom
D．in memory of, where
3、It was ______ of you not to disturb us.
A. rude B. considerate
C. impolite D. cruel
4、President Donald Trump's first state dinner excluded Democratic members of Congress and the media, which was criticized by many as a(n) _________ from tradition.
A.departure B.benefit C.escape D.lesson
5、It was funny that he should have told such a funny story made everyone present burst into laughter.
A. as B. that
C. which D. what
6、Not until I shouted at the top of my voice ________ his head.
A．that he turned
B．did he turn
C．he didn’t turn
D．he had turned
7、If he had decided where to go, he ___ on his way at present.
A. would be B. would have been C. is D. can’t
8、In the global economy, a new drug for cancer, ________ it is discovered, will create many economic possibilities around the world.
A.whatever B.whoever
C.wherever D.whichever
9、“How do you do?” she said ______.
A．formal
B．formally
C．informally
D．informal
10、With the final examination ________, I decided to give up my part-time job to prepare for this exam.
A．astonishing
B．attracting
C．amusing
D．approaching
11、The ancient Silk Road ________ China and Europe has become an ideal place for studying and traveling.
A. among B. along C. across D. between
12、At this time next year, I hope, I ______ my bicycle on the way to Beijing with you!
A．will ride
B．have been riding
C．am riding
D．will be riding
13、It was in this school ______ name he will never forget ______he won the speaking competition about ____ the army and rescue workers made joint effort to return the earthquake disaster area to normal.
A.of which the; that; how B.where; where; why
C.whose; that; the reason D.its; that; how
14、The old woman who ________ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.
A．lived
B．has lived
C．had lived
D．has been living
15、—Who is it up to _____ when the ceremony will be started?
—The headmaster, of course.
A. decide on B. deciding on C. to decide on D. to deciding on
16、You'll have to pay one month's rent in ________，plus a ________ of $500.
A．advance；check
B．reservation；cash
C．advance；deposit
D．check；deposit
17、The transportation system has been __________in the years since Rio de Janeiro was no longer the capital of Brazil in 1960.
A.circulated B.involved C.neglected D.concerned
18、“Whatever you want, you ________ have it on condition that you get the best result,” said the boss.
A．would
B．ought to
C．shall
D．could
19、The opportunity_______at just the right time for me.
A.turned out B.turned down C.turned off D.turned up
20、________ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.
A. To throw B. Thrown
C. Throwing D. Being thrown
21、The Meaning and Power of Smell
Research into smell has never ended and in fact, there are so many interesting findings with regard to this sensation. Everyone knows that smell can cause strong emotional responses. In a survey, people were asked to report how they feel about a particular smell. Commonly, a smell connected with a good experience can please us, while an odour (气味) bonded with a bad memory may disgust us. 【1】 Such associations can be so powerful that odours generally labeled unpleasant become agreeable, and those generally considered sweet become disagreeable for particular individuals.
【2】 One respondent believes there is no true emotional bonding without smelling a loved one. Infants recognize their mothers’ odours soon after birth. Individuals were able to distinguish by the smell of clothing worn by their partners from similar clothing worn by other people.
Despite its importance to our emotional and sensory lives, smell is probably the most undervalued sense. While our olfactory (嗅觉的) powers are not as fine as those of certain animals, they are remarkably sensitive. 【3】
Odours, unlike colours, can’t be named in many languages because the specific vocabulary simply doesn’t exist. “It smells like..., we have to say when describing an odour, struggling to express our olfactory experience. 【4】
【5】 Smells considered offensive in some cultures may be acceptable in others. Therefore, our sense of smell is a means of interacting with the world. The study of the cultural history of smell is indeed an investigation into the essence of human culture.
A．Odours are also essential signals in social bonding.
B．Besides, odours are granted different cultural values.
C．Human’s perception of smell facilitates the spread of human culture.
D．Our noses can perceive odours present in extremely small quantities.
E．Nor can odours be recorded: there is no effective way to capture or store them over time.
F．Some people’s preference for a particular odour was influenced by their emotional wellbeing.
G．Yet, many people noted that their olfactory (嗅觉的) preferences were based on emotional associations.
22、If you come to Vancouver, you can appreciate the magnificent mountain scenery or the beautiful coast. It has more than 100 parks, mainly in the style of Britain and North America, but also in the oriental style, typical of China. Vancouver has some of the mildest weather, making it an ideal destination to explore.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden
The garden is to maintain and enhance the bridge of understanding between Chinese and western cultures, as well as promote Chinese culture generally. Remember to bring some souvenirs back home at one of the Asian specialty stores!
VanDusen Botanical Garden
The garden is well kept with an amazing variety of trees and flowering plants. If you are visiting during the winter season, the light festival in December is a must see! The garden is transformed into a Christmas wonderland that will attract everyone, from child to adult.
Stanley Park
It is a massive green space on the northwest side of the city. It is also the perfect place to take a stroll or bike ride and take a horse and carriage ride. The 400-hectare park is a local's favorite and includes multiple dining outlets, swimming pools, ice rinks, golf courses, and more.
Capilano Suspension Park
Travelers who love the thrill of heights and gorgeous rainforest views are handsomely rewarded at the Capilano Suspension Park. The 450-foot-long bridge is definitely the main attraction, but it isn’t the only one. There’s also the Treetops Adventure, giving visitors a “squirrels eye view” of the forest.
【1】What makes Vancouver an ideal place to visit?
A．The weather.
B．The coast.
C．The mountains.
D．The parks.
【2】Which feature is unique to VanDusen Botanical Garden?
A．It presents light show.
B．It promotes Asian cultures.
C．It provides forest views.
D．It offers leisure facilities.
【3】Which spot suits adventurous people?
A．Stanley Park
B．VanDusen Botanical Garden
C．Capilano Suspension Park
D．Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Garden
23、To deal with a big environmental problem, chemists have been thinking small. Really small. Their new tiny robot has one purpose: to help clean up tiny bits of plastic (塑料的) polluting waterways across the world.
Each new microrobot is no bigger than the tip of a sharpened pencil. They are magnetic (磁的) and shaped like stars. When sunlight hits them, they produce chemical reactions (化学反应) that push them through water in a specific direction. When they find a piece of plastic, they catch it and start to break it down. When the lights go out, they let go and are free to be used again. In a new study, the scientists reported that these robots can either break down a piece of microplastic or hold onto it to be collected later.
Chemist Martin Pumera at the Czech University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague led the project. He studies ways to build microrobots. He says: “Let’s make them do something useful.”
Pumera chose to center on the problem caused by microplastics. It’s a big problem. These are tiny bits of plastic, usually no wider than the top of a pencil eraser. And they’re everywhere — from the bottom of the ocean to air blowing onto ice at the top of mountains. They’ve turned up in drinking water, both bottled and tap water. Some studies found that too many pieces of plastic end up in the world’s waters. Plastic doesn’t easily degrade (分解) or fall apart. That’s always been one of its study points.
Pumera says his final goal is to make cheap and environmentally-friendly robots that can be used anywhere in the world. He thought that at first they might be most useful in plants that treat wastewater. There they can remove plastic before it reaches open water.
In lab experiments, the star-shaped swimmers catch each of four different types of plastic. And after a week exposed (暴露) to light, the robots had reduced the weight of the plastics. It wasn’t much — only by 3 percent. But that was a sign they were breaking the plastic down.
In fact, Pumera says they still have a long way to go. There are many types of plastics. And even these microrobots are unlikely to succeed in degrading them all.
The researchers also have not yet shown how safe this system is for the environment, although Pumera says that’s their next goal. The first real-world test will be in a waste water-treatment plant.
【1】What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Microrobots.
B．Stars.
C．Pencils.
D．Microplastics.
【2】Paragraph 4 is mainly about _______.
A．the experiment carried out by Pumera
B．the functions that the microrobot holds
C．the places where microplastics usually turn up
D．the reason why Pumera invented the microrobot
【3】According to the passage microrobots ______.
A．can break down plastics in the dark
B．prove to be most useful in open water
C．do no harm to the environment at present
D．need further testing before they are put into use
【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To encourage people to find more solutions to pollutions.
B．To present a new way of breaking down microplastics.
C．To stress the importance of protecting the water.
D．To explain a serious environmental problem.
24、 When I was 16years old and in foster care （非亲代养）in Tennessee，people told me I was unadoptable．But I desperately wanted a family．I sought the help of a judge，even the commissioner of the Department of Children's Services and was adopted just a week before my 18th birthday．
We have a lot to be grateful for and this holiday season .Let's not forget about the more than 415000 youth in foster care especially older youth．These youth are the most likely to get overlooked for adoption but they shouldn't be．They need and deserve a family just as much as young children do．Making an older youth a part of your family can bring just as much a joy as adopting a baby or a younger child-without all the diapers and potty training．
My adoption was life changing and probably the best thing that ever happened to me．I still remember the first gift my parents gave to me．It was a Mickey Mouse key chain with a key to their home．They told me that no matter what happened they would always love me and I'd always have a place to come home to．This is our 17th Thanksgiving together…
My first Thanksgiving with my family was a little overwhelming with lots of extended family including grandparents，aunts，uncles，and cousins．However，it's when I realized that I would never have to spend another holiday alone and that was truly an amazing feeling．
I was always eager to spend time with my little sister，Beth．She was six when I joined the family．My dad always says he knew we were really sisters，and I was no longer a guest in the house when Beth and I had our first fight．Today，she's one of my best friends，and I'm her biggest cheerleader．
There were also bittersweet Thanksgivings．One we spent in my mom's hospital room．It was there that she helped me plan my wedding but passed away three weeks before the ceremony，My dad walked me down the aisle，and my sister was my maid of hono,Because of our bond we were able to support each other through that challenging time and that's what family is for-the good and bad times．
It's nice having my dad and sister to share holidays and special occasions．But they're even more important when it comes to the little things like having someone to share my bad day with,celebrate my promotion at work，or help me think through a difficult decision．It's in these moments that I just can't imagine being alone in the world．
I'm so glad that I didn't listen to those people who said I was unadoptable，I'd never find a family，and that I was putting myself out there for rejection．It's a risk for older foster youth to consider adoption．It's an opportunity to be rejected once again． But it's a risk they should take because life doesn't end at 18．It's really just beginning．
If you know someone who might consider adopting an older teen，please share my story--and have him or her think of my family．They didn't get to see my first steps or watch me be a pilgrim in my second grade Thanksgiving play．But they taught me so many things about life and were there to watch me walk across the stage when I graduated from college and law school and accompanied me to the White House last year as I was honored for my work helping foster youth．
I look forward to many more Thanksgivings with my family and I'm eternally thankful they chose me to be a part of their family．
【1】What does the author's personal experience indicate？
A.It's rather difficult for older youth to be adopted．
B.Older youth bring less joy than babies．
C.It's boring having a bittersweet Thanksgiving．
D.An older youth aged 18is too old to need a family．
【2】What contributes to the author's feeling that she can't imagine being alone in the world？
A.The family's giving the author a Mickey Mouse as a gift．
B.The author's spending her Thanksgiving with her extended family for 17years．
C.The mother's failing to attend the author's wedding ceremony for her severe disease．
D.The family's always sharing happiness and sorrow with her．
【3】The underlined sentence"It's an opportunity to be rejected once again．"in Paragraph 8means that___．
A.older teens take the opportunity to be adopted
B.older teens are less likely to be adopted
C.older teens create the opportunity to be adopted
D.older teens are in danger of being adopted
【4】What's the author's main purpose of writing the passage？
A.To express her appreciation for her family．
B.To show sympathy to the unadoptable older youth．
C.To appeal to more people to adopt the older youth．
D.To persuade the readers not to believe others’ words.
25、The 11-year-old girl who fought off an attempted kidnapping this week was considered as “Brave Teenager” for her quick thinking that helped police identify the suspect.
That’s exactly what happened. Alyssa was _______ her school bus in Pensacola, Florida, Tuesday morning when a man drove up. The man got out of his vehicle holding a knife and came towards her _______. Predicting what was going on, the girl was trying to escape before the man could grab her, but _______. There’s a violent _______ before she broke free from the man’s _______ grasp and they both fall to the ground. Fortunately, Alyssa was running away _______ the man hurried back to his car and drove off.
The girl was _______ blue slime, sort of thick liquid, at the time of the kidnapping attempt. _______ she was able to get the slime onto his upper arm and a little bit on his lower arm because she knew that might be better _______ if the policemen did find him. As expected, the suspect 30-year-old Jared Paul Stanga got ________ in no time due to the blue slime Alyssa marked on his arm.
Alyssa told investigators that the same man had ________ her about two weeks ago at the bus stop and made her feel ________. She told her mother and school officials what had happened, and her mom had been walking her to the bus stop each day. Tuesday was the first day since the previous ________ that the girl’s mother did not go with her to the bus stop.
Asked how she felt after her ________ escape, Alyssa said, “mostly proud of myself,” and the officer praised, “Alyssa’s detailed observation and quick thinking did make a big difference to save herself in such an ________.”
【1】
A．searching for
B．looking for
C．waiting for
D．working for
【2】
A．curiously
B．excitedly
C．eagerly
D．cruelly
【3】
A．failed
B．fell
C．formed
D．filled
【4】
A．attempt
B．struggle
C．effort
D．escape
【5】
A．firm
B．cautious
C．specific
D．devoted
【6】
A．when
B．where
C．how
D．while
【7】
A．playing against
B．dealing with
C．playing with
D．pressing against
【8】
A．Therefore
B．Since
C．However
D．Instead
【9】
A．evidence
B．idea
C．image
D．decision
【10】
A．sentenced
B．punished
C．prisoned
D．seized
【11】
A．confirmed
B．approached
C．questioned
D．stared
【12】
A．uncomfortable
B．dissatisfying
C．unusual
D．annoyed
【13】
A．accident
B．event
C．incident
D．affair
【14】
A．limited
B．close
C．narrow
D．tight
【15】
A．argument
B．emergency
C．impact
D．opportunity
26、近年来“中国式过马路”这一现象得到了媒体的广泛关注并进行了尖锐的批评。请你以一个中学生的角 色，写一篇短文，对“中国式过马路”这一现象加以评论。
注意：
1. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和学校名称。
2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。字数：80 词左右，不可逐字翻译。
3. 参考词语：红绿灯 traffic lights，缺乏安全意识 lack awareness of traffic safety
遵守交通规则 obey the traffic rules
Chinese Style of Crossing Streets
Chinese style of crossing streets has been a hot topic on the internet recently.
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