1、The two girls kept talking in the room ________ their mothers said goodbye to each other.
A．when
B．unless
C．while
D．until
2、Don’t be ____to your fate, and don’t feel guilty for standing up for what’s important to you.
A.addicted B.attached C.resigned D.applied
3、This is the first time that the whole process of a black hole _______ eating a star, from its first to nearly final bites.
A．was seen
B．has been seen
C．has seen
D．had seen
4、Singing and dancing, the children were the park when it began to rain.
A. turning to B. aiming at
C. heading for D. putting off
5、When ______, the library will be open to the public next year.
A.completed B.completing C.being completed D.to be completed
6、We took a taxi to the airport.Otherwise we _______late
A．would be
B．were
C．will be
D．would have been
7、Bird flu ________ in our country two years ago and several people died.
A．broke down
B．broke out
C．broke off
D．broke up
8、These comments came________ special questions often asked by local newsmen.
A．in response to
B．in memory of
C．in touch with
D．in possession of
9、Not once ________ to Michael that he could one day become a top student in his class.
A. occurred it B. it did occur
C. it occurred D. did it occur
10、— How about putting some pictures into the report?
— ______ A picture is worth a thousand words.
A.I don’t think so. B.Why not?
C.Thank you. D.No matter.
11、The news came _____ my cousin was chosen chairmen of the Students’ Union.
A. that B. what C. whether D. how
12、—Is he reliable to finish the work on time?
—Don't worry. I can promise he will ________what you have expected.
A．get across
B．live up to
C．put on
D．break down
13、It ______ me that I should treat myself a dinner after such an exhausting examination.
A. happened B. struck
C. occurred D. took
14、Not until he retired from teaching three years ago having a holiday abroad.
A. he considered B. he was considered
C. had he considered D. did he consider
15、After a long journey across the whole of Europe from north to south, they found themselves _________out as well as their clothes.
A.wear B.wore C.wearing D.worn
16、When they heard the joke in his speech, they all ________.
A．burst out laughter
B．burst into laughter
C．burst with laughing
D．burst into laughing
17、I saw Jane ______ at the desk, ______ her homework carefully.
A. seated; doing B. sitting; does
C. seat; does D. sit; doing
18、It was such a ________job that I really felt ________.
A．tiring; tiring
B．tired; tired
C．tiring; tired
D．tired; tiring
19、We travelled in Europe and visited some caves that early Viking times in about
800 A.D.
A.date back to B.are dated back to C.were dated from D.dating from
20、Time ______, I’ll pay a visit to you while I am in your hometown.
A. permitting B. permits C. permitted D. will permit
21、 Mr.Selfridge, the Wisconsin-born retailer (零售商) who left school at 14, rose to become a partner in Marshall Field’s, Chicago. Founded in 1852, it was one of the first and most ambitious US department stores. Mr.Selfridge had done well with Marshall Field’s. He liked to say, “The customer is always right,” which made the Chicago store popular. And he is believed to have invented the phrase “Only (so many) Shopping Days until Christmas”.
When he visited London on holiday in 1906 he was surprised to find most of the city’s department stores were no match of their American and Parisian competitors. This led Selfridge to leave the US and establish Selfridges, a department store named after him, at the west end of London’s Oxford Street. In Oxford Street, Selfridge’s design team shaped an ambitious classical palace building with a wall of plate glass windows.
Opened in 1909, Selfridges offered customers a hundred departments along with restaurants, a roof garden,reading and writing rooms, reception areas for foreign visitors, a first aid room and most importantly, a small army of knowledgeable floor-walking assistants who served as guides as well as being thoroughly instructed in the art of making a sale.
Mr.Selfridge did much to make the department store a destination rather than just a big and comprehensively stocked city shop. It became a place to meet and for ladies to lunch. Mr.Selfridge later introduced the department store as a key element of the 20th Century culture, and Chaplin acknowledged the growing trend for shopping in the department store in his film The Floorwalker.
【1】What can be learned about Mr.Selfridge from Paragraph 1?
A.He was well-educated. B.He was a modest man.
C.He was a gifted businessman. D.He was dishonest.
【2】What was Selfridges’ most impressive characteristic?
A.The broad choice of goods. B.The large number of departments.
C.The small group of guards. D.The well-trained sales guides.
【3】What is the main purpose of the article?
A.To encourage shoppers to spend more. B.To introduce the history of Selfridges.
C.To compare different department stores. D.To explain how to start a department store.
22、Study shows that blue spaces are naturally calming.
Being in green spaces and connecting with nature is good for your physical and mental health. In Japan, forest bathing has been used to decrease stress, anxiety, and even to treat mild depression.
Now, scientists have discovered that blue spaces—natural waterways—are also connected to better mental health. A population-based study published in Scientific Reports looked at the effect of urban waterways on mental health and found that proximity to water increased positive feelings of well-being.
“If you are in a body of water, your internal state just becomes calm,” Dr Natalie Azar, NBC News medical contributor, told TODAY. “It’s something that I think we’ve all experienced, but we’ve never really been intentional about.”
Just being near water could augment mental health. Being near water gives people a sense of awe, reported TODAY, because it gives people a consciousness of something greater than themselves. The sounds and movement of water gets people to focus their attention—like meditation—and this invites calm.
“You do not have to go to the coast to experience this well-being,” said Azar,“but any waterway will do, including lakes, rivers, canals, or ponds. Even a flowing fountain will work.”
A new study conducted by King’s College London also proved that spending time near urban canals and rivers is linked to feeling happy and healthy. The researchers used Urban Mind, a smartphone app, to collect real-time data about the participants’ location and well-being.
The study also found that there were continuous improvements to mental well-being for up to hours after visiting urban waterways. This is all good news for urban citizens. The availability of spaces in nature—both green and blue—will help calm their anxiety, stress, and help boost mental health.
【1】What is mentioned as a method of reducing stress and anxiety in Japan?
A．Painting walls green.
B．Staying in the forest.
C．Looking up at the sky.
D．Swimming in the ocean.
【2】What does the underlined word “augment” in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．Restrict.
B．Endanger.
C．Improve.
D．Require.
【3】What does Azar advise people to do?
A．Visit any waterway.
B．Live in blue and green spaces.
C．Work near a flowing fountain.
D．Go to the coast.
【4】What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Urban Mind in the text?
A．To advertise a smartphone app.
B．To prove the app is popular.
C．To show off the measuring method.
D．To stress the findings are trustworthy.
23、In the U.S., about 30 million children and teens take part in some forms of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries happen each year. Almost one-third of all injuries from childhood are sports-related injuries. More than 775,000 children, aged 14 and younger, are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injuries each year.
Obviously, some sports are more dangerous than others. For example, contact sports such as football can be expected to result in a higher number of injuries than a noncontact sport such as swimming. However, all types of sports have a potential for injury, whether from the collision (冲撞) with other players or from overuse or misuse of a body part.
Most of the injuries happen as a result of falls, being struck by an object and collisions during unorganized or informal sports activities. Some are caused by poor training practices, or not warming up enough.
There are two kinds of sports injuries. Acute injuries happen suddenly, such as sprained (扭伤) ankles. Chronic injuries happen after you play a sport or exercise over a long period of time.
Sports injuries are first treated with R-I-C-E: Rest, Ice, Compression (pressure on the injury), and Elevation (raise the injured area above the heart). Doctors will treat more serious injuries with medications, by limiting movement, or by recommending operations, physical therapy, and rest.
You can prevent many kinds of sports injuries by following safe exercise habits.
【1】How does the writer show us the seriousness of sports-related injuries in Para 1?
A．Through numbers.
B．By giving examples
C．Through conversations.
D．By comparison and contrast.
【2】What does the underlined word “potential” mean?
A．effect
B．impression
C．possibility
D．exchange
【3】Which of the following is an example of acute injuries in a contact sport?
A．Peter sprained his shoulder while swimming.
B．Tom was hit in the head by a ball while playing football.
C．Sam fell onto the road and hurt his knees while jogging alone.
D．Jim has played basketball for many years and now his back often aches.
【4】What is the passage mainly about?
A．Safe exercise habits.
B．Causes of sports injuries.
C．Treatments of sports injuries.
D．Injuries caused by doing sports.
24、The historic center of Vienna has been added to UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list．Thus, St．Stephen's Cathedral, the Imperial Palace and many other historic buildings are now recognized as being among the 700 outstanding cultural and natural monuments of mankind - others include the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, the historic center of Rome, the Kremlin with the Red Square, the Chinese Wall, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon．
Vienna's historic center, in its unity, is considered one of the most beautiful city landmarks in Europe．Three eras left their mark on the former residence of the Habsburgs: the Middle Ages with Gothic St．Stephen's Cathedral whose spire points toward heaven, one of Vienna's landmarks; the Baroque whose most important achievement is the Imperial Palace with its sumptuous cupolas（奢华的圆顶）．And the Ring Boulevard era of the late nineteenth century, when such splendid buildings as the Vienna State Opera and the Museum of Fine Arts were built to replace the former city walls．
The imperial flair of the center of Vienna is enhanced (加强) by numerous churches, mansions and parks, as well as by rich art collections gathered by wealthy rulers．And the centuries-old musical tradition ranges from the Court Chapel of the Imperial Palace to Mozart's immortal（不朽的）music and the waltzes of Johann Strauss．Also inseperably linked to the center of the city are the delights of Viennese cuisine, the gemütlichkeit of Viennese coffeehouses and nostalgic shopping at former purveyors（伙食承办商）to the imperial court．
【1】Which of the following is not mentioned as cultural and natural monuments of man-kind?
A． the Taj Mahal
B． the Pyramid Fields
C． the Kremlin with the Red Square
D． the Court Chapel
【2】The second paragraph is developed mainly by ____．
A． following the order of place
B． providing examples
C． making comparisons
D． analyzing causes
【3】What does the underlined words “imperial flair” in the last paragraph mean?
A． culture atmosphere
B． art style
C． royal style
D． royal palace
【4】What is the passage mainly about ?
A． The universal value of the world heritage in Vienna
B． Vienna’s becoming one of the cultural and natural monuments of mankind
C． The introduction of the historic center of Vienna
D． The special culture atmosphere of the historic center of Vienna
25、My husband and I were on our way home to Adlaide after holidaying in Queensland with our three children. It was late afternoon as we were heading for Narrandera, where we ______ to stay the night.
The car became difficult to control and we ______ we had a flat tyre (轮胎). It was quite ______ by the time we'd ______ all the camping equipment and ______ the tyre. Then, not long after getting back on the road, another tyre ______ . But now we had no ______.There was no traffic on the road and only farms along the way.
Just as we were debating whether to sleep in the car or ______ to the nearest farm for help, car headlights ______ in the distance. My husband walked to the middle of the road to flag it down, ______ the children and I sat in the car with the inside light on so the driver could ______ we were a family and not a threat.
______， it was a lovely couple and their three children who lived on a nearby______ farm. We all piled into their car, and a short drive later we ______ their farm. They suggested we spend the ______ on the floor of their sitting room.
The next morning, after cooking us a great ______， the farmer took my husband into the nearby town to buy new tyres. Our two ______ got on so well that they ______ us to stay on for another day to learn about the workings of the farm and watch their daughter ______ ride one of the huge pigs.
We finally continued home to South Australia, very ______ for the kindness this family had shown us.
【1】A. planned B. refused C. managed D. hesitated
【2】A. promised B. admitted C. remembered D. realized
【3】A. cold B. hot C. dark D. light
【4】A. loaded B. removed C. bought D. destroyed
【5】A. changed B. afforded C. improved D. exchanged
【6】A. blew B. came C. stayed D. started
【7】A. money B. time C. spare D. share
【8】A. escape B. return C. drive D. walk
【9】A. helped B. remained C. appeared D. waited
【10】A. since B. though C. while D. unless
【11】A. hear B. see C. smell D. prove
【12】A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Strangely D. Naturally
【13】A. chicken B. duck C. pig D. cow
【14】A. got away from B. arrived at C. lived up to D. looked for
【15】A. day B. holiday C. night D. weekend
【16】A. supper B. lunch C. dinner D. breakfast
【17】A. children B. families C. friends D. strangers
【18】A. invited B. ordered C. required D. allowed
【19】A. uselessly B. endlessly C. fearlessly D. carelessly
【20】A. eager B. ready C. sorry D. grateful
26、假定你是英语科代表李华，你们班想在下个月举行的校园文化艺术节上表演舞台剧《百万英镑》，并打算在本周六上午进行彩排。请给外教Mr.Smith发一封邮件，邀请他来指导你们的节目。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：彩排rehearsal
Dear Mr.Smith,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua