1、The reason _______ he has resigned is poor health.
A.in which B.where C.why D.which
2、Flight BA 2793 _____ at 8:20. Hurry up!
A.leaves B.left C.has left D.leaving
3、If children can recognize that mistakes are experiences ________ to learn, they will be more willing to take realistic risks in future life challenges.
A．from which
B．from where
C．what
D．that
4、______ to improve oral English, I make great efforts and spend as much time as possible practicing it.
A.Being determined B.Be determined
C.Determined D.Having determined
5、VR can be used to practise skills in a(n) _____ environment that otherwise would be quite dangerous.
A.virtual B.precious C.academic D.secure
6、It's not polite to ________ people for a long time.
A．stare at
B．bring up
C．account for
D．take place
7、He made a good impression last week and ______ to the second round of interviews for the post.
A.got through B.settled down C.came up D.gave in
8、In the Olympic Games, swimming is ______ second ______ importance only to track and field event.
A. the; to B. /; to C. the; in D. /; in
9、The couple's kindness gave me a deep ________ and reminded me of the best things about Christmas.
A．impression
B．expression
C．description
D．collection
10、“I’d like to give my thanks to those ________ help my son was able to survive this terrible disease,” said the woman on TV.
A. with whose B. whose C. who D. with whom
11、Let me congratulate ________ you ________ the birth of your daughter.
A．to; for
B．/; on
C．on; for
D．/; for
12、- What about my career prospects? Is my work contract ___________?
- I think so. If we’re satisfied with you, you can become our permanent worker.
A.qualified B.distinctive C.renewable D.promising
13、_____ he is enthusiastic and qualified for the job, I see no reason to remove him from office.
A. Provided that B. Even though
C. Unless D. As if
14、---- My God! Look, you have made the same mistake.
---- ____? It’s none of your business..
A. So what B. What for
C. What if D. What’s up
15、He spent some of his last hours ________.
A．written
B．write
C．writing
D．to write
16、The difference in size and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad mini easier .
A. held B. holding
C. be held D. to hold
17、A big fire almost the small town overnight.
A．wiped out
B．took out
C．turned out
D．helped out
18、Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2020 and it is hoped that it will ________ gradually in 2021.
A．break up
B．pick up
C．make out
D．work out
19、We decided to move back to my hometown. We needed our children to be surrounded by people who loved them the way _________ only grandparents can.
A．which
B．how
C．that
D．in that
20、 the numbers in employment the hotel industry was the second largest Swiss industry in 1929.
A.Instead of B.In terms of C.In honor of D.In favor of
21、Best National Parks in America
Olympic National Park
Visitors have been enjoying Olympic National Park since 1938. The majority of this mostly unspoiled wonder is undisturbed and undeveloped, making it ideal for camping and wilderness exploration. Snow-based activities are popular in the winter, while visitors enjoy exploring its woodland areas and long shoreline (海岸线) throughout the other three seasons. Olympic National Park, which includes more than 4,000 square kilometers of the Olympic Peninsula in the northeast corner of Washington state, protects a rich mix of natural and cultural heritage.
Channel Islands National Park
The Channel Islands, rich in history and long in ocean miles, provide a unique opportunity for ocean, land, and history enthusiasts. Fans of the sea will enjoy relaxing on beaches, diving and sailing between the islands. Land lovers will enjoy great hiking options on all six islands, as well as one permanent camping on each. History lovers will enjoy learning about the park’s nearly 13,000 years of human history.
Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park is located in southeastern Utah and is famous for 527 square miles of beautiful desert landscape formation that has resulted in many canyons, ephemeral pools, and buttes by the Colorado River and its network of rivers and streams. Water erosion (侵蚀) has been the important architect of the beautiful landscape that attracts hikers and families who travel to see its breathtaking sunset and experience the great outdoors.
Joshua Tree National Park
Southern California has a large protected area formed from two different desert ecosystems of the Mojave and Colorado. These ecosystems have combined into the popular destination called, Joshua Tree National Park. It is famous for rock formations and attracts rock-climbing enthusiasts. The park activities offer enjoyable and amazing sights. This often results in increased mental rewards.
【1】What do Olympic National Park and Channel Islands National Park share?
A．Both were established in 1938.
B．Both protect cultural heritage.
C．Both offer camping opportunities.
D．Both are located in California.
【2】What can people do in Canyonlands National Park?
A．Enjoy beautiful sunsets.
B．Experience rock climbing.
C．Learn about human history.
D．Join in snow-based activities.
【3】Where is the text most probably from?
A．A history textbook.
B．A travel brochure.
C．An official news website.
D．An outdoor adventure magazine.
22、Going cashless or not
After saving up your allowance, you finally have enough money to buy that toy, game, or piece of clothing you’ve been dreaming of. You go to the store and find the item. But when you get the register to pay, you see a sign: “Hello! We’ve gone cashless.”
Situations like this may become common if more stores and restaurants stop accepting cash as payment. Instead, customers must pay with a credit or debit card, or by smartphone app. Many business owners believe that getting rid of cash has helped them streamline(使效率更高) the way their business runs. Staff members don’t have to worry about having enough money in the register to make change or about delivering bills and coins to the bank.
But a growing number of people think that cashless stores are unfair. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, more than 8 million households in the United States don’t have bank accounts. Also, many people, including kids, don’t meet the requirements for a credit card. “A cash-less economy is not an inclusive(范围广泛的) economy,” Tazra Mitchell told National Public Radio. She’s a policy director at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. In her opinion, cashless stores are “essentially discriminating (歧视) against people”. Plus, people who do have debit and credit cards might prefer paying with cash. “Cash is still very popular with consumers,” Nick Bourke said. He’s a director at the Pew Charitable Trusts’ consumer finance project. “It’s used by almost eight in ten adults in the US every month. That’s more than any other payment type.”
Lawmakers in several places have taken steps to ban cashless stores. A handful of major cities, including New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have already passed laws to address the issue. In San Francisco, California, a law banning cashless stores was passed in May. It says most stores in the city must allow customers to pay with cash. Derek Remski helped write the San Francisco law. He works for the city. “It’s really about fairness,” Remski said. “It’s about understanding that not everyone has equal access to things.”
【1】What’s the major function of paragraph 1?
A.To describe a memorable experience.
B.To generalize the whole passage.
C.To test reader’s reaction to the situation.
D.To introduce the theme of the whole text.
【2】What’s the attitude of business owners to going cashless?
A.Neutral. B.Indifferent C.Supportive. D.Opposed.
【3】What’s paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.The requirements for kids to open a bank account.
B.The reasons why people think cashless stores are unfair.
C.The relationship between cashless stores and households.
D.A research done by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
【4】What’s the aim of the law passed in May?
A.To ban illegal trade. B.To ban cashless stores.
C.To protect cashless stores. D.To ensure business owner’s rights.
23、Female journalists who changed the world
Helen Thomas
Helen was a White House reporter who had a front row seat of history as she interviewed ten American presidents across her career. She was praised for her cruel drive, with one White House press secretary describing her questioning as torture(拷问). Her refusal to hide her strong opinions, even when asking questions to a president, made her one of the best-known journalists in Washington and a rule in her field.
Marie Colvin
The passionate and award-winning American journalist Marie Colvin worked as a foreign reporter at The Sunday Times from 1985 until she died in February 2012, while covering the Siege of Homs(霍姆斯的围攻) in Syria. Marie crossed into Syria on the back of a motorcycle, ignoring the Syrian government’s attempt to prevent foreign journalists from entering the country.
Mary Garber
In 1946, sports journalism was a man's job where female sports writers weren't allowed to enter press boxes. Mary Garber changed that by paving the way for female sports writers. She first covered high school sports and then reported on college athletics. In June 2005, she became the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors' Red Smith Award, presented annually since 1981 for major contributions to sports journalism.
Ann Leslie
Few reporters have filed stories from more than 70 countries, but British journalist Ann Leslie is considered a unique force in journalism. Because the 73-year-old woman has witnessed and reported on some of the most significant events of the late 20th century. She was there when the Berlin Wall came down, and she lost her shoes in the crush waiting for Nelson Mandela's release.
【1】What do we know about Helen from Paragraph 1?
A.She made friends with ten American presidents.
B.She liked to make her strong opinions known.
C.She often got into trouble due to her questions.
D.She was regarded as the best journalist in America.
【2】From Paragraph 2 we can infer that Marie Colvin .
A.was a very brave woman
B.enjoyed riding a motorcycle
C.was awarded by the Syrian government
D.was killed by the Syrian government
【3】Who opens the door for women sports reporters?
A.Helen Thomas. B.Marie Colvin. C.Mary Garber. D.Ann Leslie.
24、Fishers remove more than 77 billion kilograms of wildlife from the sea each year. Scientists fear that continuing to fish at this rate may soon result in a collapse of the world’s fisheries.
Consider the example of the bluefin tuna (蓝鳍金枪鱼), which is known for its delicious meat. High demand for this fish has threatened its population, Today, there are only around one-quarter as many bluefin tuna as there were in 1970.
Since about that time, commercial fishers have caught bluefin tuna using purse seining and longlining. Purse seine fishing uses a net to bring fish together and then trap them by pulling the net’s drawstring. Longlining is a type of fishing in which a very long line of up to 100 kilometers is set and dragged behind a boat. These lines have thousands of baited hooks (诱饵) attached to smaller lines stretching downward.
For fishers, catching so many at once is very profitable. However, over time this type of fishing leaves few fish of a particular species left in the ocean. If a fish population becomes too small, it cannot easily replenish itself, or grow back to or close to its original size.
There are ways to fish sustainably. In many traditional cultures, people have fished sustainably for thousands of years. In the Philippines, for example, the Tagbanua people have traditionally used fishing practices that maintain fish populations. They continue to do so today. They set aside certain areas as protected spots in which fishing is forbidden, When they do fish, these traditional fishers primarily use hook-and-line methods.
Another way to prevent overfishing is to simply stop eating fish and other seafood. Dr. Sylvia Earle, a famous and well-respected marine (海洋的) scientist, has taken that step. She suggests people need to take a break from eating seafood until we learn to maintain healthy fish populations.
“I personally have stop ped eating seafood,” Earle says. “I know that every fish counts at this point.” Fish, she says, are critical to maintaining the health of ocean systems, which in turn “make the planet work.”
【1】What is the advantage of purse seining and longlining?
A．They can catch a large number of fish at one time.
B．They trap target species easily.
C．They can be used in rivers and seas.
D．They require very few fishers.
【2】What does the underlined word “replenish” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Fill up again.
B．Enjoy very much
C．Show up soon.
D．Change as before.
【3】Why does the author mention the Tagbanua people?
A．To recommend their lifestyles.
B．To introduce their traditional cultures.
C．To reveal efficient fishing methods.
D．To explain eco-friendly fishing practices.
【4】What is Earle’s attitude towards eating seafood?
A．Supportive.
B．Unclear.
C．Disapproving.
D．Forgiving.
25、My phone rang. A sharp cry came over a _________ number. It’s Alyce, my 12-year-old daughter. “What’s going on? Where’s your Mom?” Susan, my wife, was _________ to take Alyce to school then. “Mommy was just in a car _________. Come quick.”
I _________ to what looked like a shoot for a _________ movie. Fire engines, police cars, and ambulance were _________ in the street. A city bus was on the wrong side of the road. In front of it were the broken _________ of Susan’s car.
Susan was pinned under the dashboard (仪表板). Alyce stood on the corner _________, but uninjured. Susan wasn’t so lucky. She had _________ nearly every bone, admitted to ICU.
Two years later at a musical event, our friend said __________, “There’s a woman you have to __________!” It was a woman with a bright __________ smile. She told us that morning she had seen Alyce was __________ alone by the side of the crashed car. She __________ her, asking, “Is that your mom?” Alyce nodded. The woman gave her a(an) __________ and took care of her. Alyce needed to call me, so she lent Alyce her phone. After the accident, she had continued to __________ for our family.
We had never been __________ introduced, so she said “I never got your __________.” I said it was Douglas. She __________, as if she hadn’t heard me. I repeated, “Douglas.” She __________ us and said, “Your name is Susan, and your name is Douglas. My name is Susan Douglas!”
【1】
A．familiar
B．strange
C．simple
D．lucky
【2】
A．supposed
B．addicted
C．permitted
D．determined
【3】
A．breakdown
B．adventure
C．repair
D．accident
【4】
A．walked
B．struggled
C．rushed
D．wandered
【5】
A．crime
B．ghost
C．action
D．disaster
【6】
A．loaded
B．parked
C．crashed
D．hidden
【7】
A．remains
B．hearts
C．lives
D．machines
【8】
A．considering
B．playing
C．wondering
D．crying
【9】
A．exploded
B．broken
C．lost
D．escaped
【10】
A．naturally
B．timely
C．excitedly
D．curiously
【11】
A．introduce
B．request
C．ask
D．meet
【12】
A．stressful
B．glowing
C．grateful
D．warning
【13】
A．shouting
B．complaining
C．standing
D．cheering
【14】
A．approached
B．disturbed
C．judged
D．stopped
【15】
A．hug
B．call
C．idea
D．hand
【16】
A．pray
B．apologize
C．promise
D．serve
【17】
A．kindly
B．secretly
C．indirectly
D．formally
【18】
A．trust
B．name
C．offer
D．pay
【19】
A．added
B．continued
C．paused
D．explained
【20】
A．looked at
B．made fun of
C．agreed on
D．got along with
26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
“Mamma,” said Susie Dean, one summer's morning, “may I go to the woods, and pick berries?”
“Yes,” replied Mrs Dean, “but you must take Rover with you.”
Susie brought her little basket and her mother put up a nice lunch for her. She tied down the cover, and fastened a tin cup to it
The little girl called Rover-a great Newfoundland dog and gave him a tin pail to carry. “If I bring it home full, mamma,” she said. “Won’t you make some berry cakes for tea?”
Away she tripped, singing as she went down the lane and across the pasture. When she got to the woods, she put her dinner basket down beside a tree, and began to pick berries.
Rover ran about, chasing a squirrel or a rabbit now and then，but never straying (偏离）far from Susie.
The tin pail (锡桶）was not a very small one. By the time it was two thirds full, Susie began to feel hungry, and thought she would eat her lunch.
Rover came and took his place at her side as soon as she began to eat. Did she not give him some of the lunch? No, she was in a selfish mood did no such thing.
“There ’ Rover, run away! There's a good dog.” she said; but Rover staid near her, watching her steadily with his clear brown eyes.
The meat he wanted so much, was soon eaten up; and all he got of the nice dinner, was a small crust (面包皮) of gingerbread that Susie threw away.
After dinner, Susie played a while by the by the brook. She threw sticks into the water, and Rover swam in and brought them back. Then she began to pick berries again.
She did not enjoy the afternoon as she did the morning. The sunshine was as bright, the berries were as sweet and plentiful, and she was neither tired nor hungry.
But good, faithful Rover was hungry, and she had not given him even one piece of meat She tried to forget how selfish she had been; but she could not do so, and quite early she started for home.
注意：
1. 所续写的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，两段开头语己为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
When she was nearly out of the woods, a rustling in the underbrush attracted her attention.
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Paragraph 2:
When the faithful dog came and rubbed his head against her hand, Susie put her arms around his neck, and burst into tears.
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