1、A long road tests a horse’s strength and a long-term task ________ a man’s heart.
A. proves B. will prove C. is proving D. has proved
2、Good heavens! He ______dinner since 4 pm. . . and it is 10 pm now!
A．is preparing
B．had been prepared
C．has prepared
D．has been preparing
3、Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it _________?
A．aren’t they
B．are they
C．isn’t it
D．is it
4、Do not sign any agreement until you ______ a lawyer or some other knowledgeable person to read it.
A.will ask B.have asked C.are asking D.will have asked
5、The power station (电站) keeps the villages ________ with electricity.
A．to supply
B．supplied
C．supplying
D．having supplied
6、--- Sorry! I can’t remember the age ________ Alice won the prize.
---- 12-year-old, I guess.
A．in which
B．at which
C．what
D．that
7、At first, Facebook investors did experience_________ analyst Arvind Bhatia called “sticker shock” after learning that Facebook planned to pay $19 billion for WhatsApp, a company that had declared it had no plans to make money any time soon.
A.what B.that C.which D.as
8、I’m very sorry that I can’t lend my car to you tomorrow morning because I ________ it then.
A．have used
B．will have used
C．will be using
D．am using
9、—The movie Never Say Die is still on.
—Oh, great! __________. Book tickets now.
A.It’s my cup of tea B.I’m all ears
C.It’s the top dog D.It has green fingers
10、In front of the farmhouse________.
A. lay a peasant boy B. laid a peasant boy
C. lie a peasant boy D. did a peasant boy lie
11、In most cases, college graduates don't mind what job they will do so long as it is one ______ they can earn money to support themselves.
A. what B. where
C. that D. how
12、There are many people __________ on-line activity is sending and receiving e-mails.
A．who
B．whose
C．which
D．that
13、It has been ________that the discovered vase was made five hundred years ago from the date marked on it.
A．confirmed
B．concluded
C．consulted
D．concerned
14、In complete darkness and among the awful smell, hardly breathing, with thick _____covering our noses and mouths, we measured, drew, and photographed with flashlights for several hours.
A．masks
B．kits
C．ponds
D．batteries
15、Digital TV enables us to see things happen at almost the exact moments ________ they are happening.
A．which
B．when
C．for which
D．to which
16、 Since the day it was founded , the Venus Orchestra , known as the “the most beautiful orchestra in the world ”, has _________ the attention of professional critics , music lovers , and a wide range of audience.
A. approved B. assumed C. accumulated D. Arrested
17、Hardly _________ the knock when I opened the door.
A.have I heard B.had I heard C.did I hear D.do I hear
18、Lucy was having a holiday with her friend in a national park ______ she was bitten on the foot by a snake.
A．while
B．since
C．once
D．when
19、Friendship is one of the greatest things in the world, but sometimes it ______be difficult.
A.would B.can C.should D.must
20、When reading the lines, readers can connect the literature to their own experience.
A. with B. for
C. beyond D. on
21、 Does your closet need a refresher? Tired of visiting multi-national big box “fast-fashion” stores where they pump out ready-to-wear items? Why not go to some second-hand shops? It’s not only better for the environment but with styles constantly being recycled you’re certain to find something in. Here are several spots to start.
Grand Street Local
Did you wake up today and decide you really need an Air Jordan T-shirt from the late 80s or a legal Bi-State Machinery trucker hat? We thought so. You can find it all at this Williamsburg spot, run by a nice husband-and-wife team. Streetwear is what you’ll find at this spot and it’s one of the best for casual clothes.
154Grand St., Brooklyn
Le Grand Strip
Started in 2006, this amazing clothes shop has a constantly pleasing collection of classic clothes starting in the Victorian era and going all the way up to the end of the 20th century. There’s a focus here on ladies’ clothes, particularly clothes in the French manner.
197 Grand St., Brooklyn
M.A. E.
From Gucci thick high heels to classic Missoni and Helmut Lang dresses, this south Park Slope shop traffics in high-end clothes. If you need a special piece for a special occasion—a wedding or any sort of big celebration — this is the place to find it. You may just end up stealing the show, or at least everyone’s attention.
461 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn
Worship
Based in Bushwick and founded in 2013, Worship has faithful consumers far and wide, thanks to its commitment to its varieties of high-quality clothes. You can find clothing and accessories (配饰) here from the beginning of the 20th century up to the early 90s.
117 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn
【1】What kind of clothes can you find in Grand Street Local?
A．Casual wears.
B．Classic clothes.
C．Evening dresses.
D．Formal clothing.
【2】Where will you go if you are preparing for a ball?
A．154Grand St., Brooklyn.
B．197 Grand St., Brooklyn.
C．117 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn.
D．461 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn.
【3】What makes Worship popular with consumers?
A．Its convenient location.
B．Its high-quality clothes.
C．Its long history.
D．Its special style.
22、 “I promise.” “I swear to you it’ll never happen again.” “I give you my word.” “Honestly. Believe me.” Sure, I trust. Why not? I teach English composition at a private college. With a certain excitement and intensity, I read my students’ essays, hoping to find the person behind the pen. As each semester progresses, plagiarism (剽窃) appears. Not only is my intelligence insulted as one assumes I won’t detect (查明) a polished piece of prose (散文) from an otherwise-average writer, but I feel a sadness that a student has resorted (求助于) to buying a paper from a peer. Writers have styles like fingerprints and after several assignments, I can match a student’s work with his or her name.
Why is learning less important than a higher grade-point average (GPA)(平均成绩点数)? When we’re threatened or sick, we make conditional promises. “If you let me pass math I will …” “Lord, if you get me over this before the big homecoming game I’ll…” Once the situation is behind us, so are the promises. Human nature? Perhaps, but we do use that cliché (陈词滥调) to get us out of uncomfortable bargains.
Six years ago, I took a student before the dean. He had turned in an essay with the vocabulary and sentence structure of PhD thesis (博士毕业论文). Up until that time, both his out-of-class and in-class work were borderline passing.
I questioned the person regarding his essay and he swore that it was the consequence of his hardwork, but he had already had a given sheet of paper so he understood what was asked. He sat one hour, then turned in part of a page of unskilled writing and faulty logic. I confronted him with both the essays. “I promise…, I’m not lying. I swear to you that I wrote the essay. I’m just nervous today.”
The head of the English department agreed with my finding, and the meeting with the dean had the boy’s parents present. After an hour of discussion, touching on eight of the boy’s previous essays and his grade-point average, which indicated he was already on academic probation (留校察看), the dean agreed that the student had plagiarized (剽窃). His parents protested, “He’s only a child” and we instructors were wiser and should be compassionate (有同情心的). College people are not really children and most times would resent being labeled as such… except in this uncomfortable circumstance.
【1】According to the author, students commit plagiarism mainly for ________.
A. money B. degree
C. higher GPA D. reputation
【2】The sentence “Once the situation is behind us, so are the promises” implies that ________.
A. students usually keep their promises
B. some students tend to break their promises
C. the promises are always behind the situation
D. we cannot judge the situation in advance
【3】The “borderline passing” (Line 3,Para.3) probably means ________.
A. excellent B. extremely poor
C. above average D. not very good
【4】The boy’s parents thought their son should be excused mainly because ________.
A. teachers should be compassionate B. instructors were wiser
C. he was only a child D. he was threatened
【5】Which of the following might serve as the title of this passage?
A. Human Nature B. Conditional Promises
C. How to Detect Cheating D. The Sadness of Plagiarism
23、Travel Peru
Amazon Rainforest Tour
A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you'll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
Machu Picchu Tour
This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas' dry stone method of building Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.
Cusco Tour
Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.
Lake Titicaca Tour
Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
【1】What is scheduled on Machu Picchu Tour?
A．Cutting dry stones.
B．Fixing stone walls.
C．Exploring the ancient city.
D．Enjoying unique animals.
【2】What seems to make the Uros homes special?
A．Water plants.
B．Lake Titicaca.
C．The local island.
D．The beautiful sight.
【3】What do the four tours have in common?
A．They are in the rainforest.
B．They are on foot.
C．They have a local guide.
D．They last four days each.
24、At least 30 tornadoes swept through six states overnight in the central parts of the United States, including Arkansas, Mississippi, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri. The number of death could be over 80. The local media reported on Saturday that a candle factory in Kentucky has been completely destroyed, “There were about 110 people in it at the time that the tornado hit it,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said. “We believe the number of death from this event will be more than 50 Kentuckians and probably end up 70 to 100.”
Beshear has declared a state of emergency in the area. Tornadoes also hit a nursing home in Arkansas and took off the roof of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, causing certain deaths. Another nursing home and a fire station in Trumann of Tennessee also saw a lot of damage.
It was the worst tornado that broke out in northeastern Arkansas and stayed on the ground for about 223 miles into Kentucky. Local media reported that it was most likely the longest reported tornado in history. US President Joe Biden told reporters that he had been closely watching the situation. He also had called the governors of the states that had been seriously affected by one of the “largest tornado outbreaks in our history.” Biden told reporters he planned to travel to the region to survey storm damage if possible but didn’t want to be in the way.
According to PowerOutage.US, at least 331,549 customers in four states were left without power. Issuing tornado warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said at least 25 million people were facing dangers from many thunderstorm systems.
【1】What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?
A．The cause of the tornadoes.
B．The signs before the tornadoes.
C．The moving route of the tornadoes.
D．The serious effect of the tornadoes.
【2】What is a direct result of the disaster?
A．Many factories were in ruins.
B．It led to over 110 deaths in Kentucky.
C．Some areas went into an emergency state.
D．Four states suffered from power cut.
【3】How did the American president deal with the situation?
A．He expressed his concern about it.
B．He watched TV about the tornadoes.
C．He made a trip to the region.
D．He did a survey of the damage.
【4】What would be the best title for the text?
A．A Survey of the Tornadoes
B．A State of Emergency in the U.S.A.
C．President’s Response to Storm Damage
D．A Terrible Tornado Outbreak in US
25、Natalie Te Paa, a blind singer, was in London for her birthday with her friend Claire Sara. The two decided to go to get a_________together at a restaurant. What happened after they ate _________them both. The staff presented Natalie with a plate that_________“happy birthday” written in Braille(盲文)using_________!
In previous birthday celebrations,the staff in the restaurant simply sang to their birthday guests. But this was the first time the restaurant had_________disability in such a special way. The staff went to great lengths to_________her birthday—from looking up how to write the message in Braille to making sure the chocolate was cold enough so it would not_________when Natalie touched it. And their efforts_________—Natalie was moved to tears.
Natalie’s friend,Claire,_________a video of the sweet moment, and she shared it online. The __________scene was viewed more than 16million times, receiving over 4.3 million likes.
“The fact that people have responded so much just shows how much the world needs __________ right now,”Natalie said. And the birthday girl went on to talk about how she hoped the video would__________people to have a larger conversation about inclusivity(包容性).
“__________is not easy. There are a lot of times when you do face discrimination and other things that are__________and tough. So, the fact that they did that for me__________opened up a conversation of awareness,”she added.
【1】
A．gift
B．meal
C．job
D．rest
【2】
A．confused
B．amused
C．surprised
D．comforted
【3】
A．read
B．wrote
C．suggested
D．declared
【4】
A．cream
B．butter
C．milk
D．chocolate
【5】
A．cheered
B．recognized
C．considered
D．understood
【6】
A．celebrate
B．mark
C．congratulate
D．share
【7】
A．disappear
B．collapse
C．move
D．melt
【8】
A．paid off
B．got across
C．worked out
D．ended up
【9】
A．released
B．shot
C．launched
D．found
【10】
A．dramatic
B．touching
C．common
D．simple
【11】
A．concern
B．sympathy
C．equality
D．warmth
【12】
A．support
B．press
C．lead
D．persuade
【13】
A．Loneliness
B．Friendliness
C．Deafness
D．Blindness
【14】
A．exciting
B．frightening
C．challenging
D．boring
【15】
A．really
B．eventually
C．seemingly
D．actually
26、假定你是李华，你们班近期举行了建党100周年主题班会。请你用英语为学校网站英语专栏写则简要报道，内容包括：
1. 班会的时间、地点：
2. 班会的过程：
3. 班会的意义及你的感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
建党100周年：the100 Anniversary of the Founding of the CPC
A Meaningful Class Meeting
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