1、Dad, shall we have Lisa ________ with us?
A．to go
B．go
C．went
D．gone
2、This is not my story, nor ______ the whole story. My story plays out differently.
A. is there B. there is
C. is it D. it is
3、Only when Mary read her writing again ______the spelling mistakes.
A．she noticed
B．she will notice
C．did she notice
D．will she notice
4、The captain commanded every sailor________ at once to pump water out of the ship.
A．come
B．comes
C．came
D．coming
5、— Tony is on cloud nine and he smiles at everyone.
—So you if you come first in the competition.
A. do B. are
C. would D. will
6、It was the boy,rather than his teachers,that______for what the boy had done.
A. were to blame B. were to blamed
C. was to blame D. was to be blamed
7、—You didn’t invite Mary to the ball?
—___ her, too?
A. Must I invite B. Would I have invited
C. Must I have invited D. Should I have invited
8、________ anything about the accident, he went to work as usual.
A．Not known
B．Known not
C．Knowing not
D．Not knowing
9、—Where did you meet him while in Nanjing?
—It was in the hotel ________ I stayed ________ I met him.
A. that, that B. which, that
C. when, where D. where, that
10、China will checks of soybeans from the United States after tons of soybeans were found coated with three types of harmful chemicals.
A. mix up B. fix up
C. show up D. step up
11、The manager had fallen asleep where he __________, without undressing.
A. was laying B. was lying
C. had laid D. had lied
12、The ________ offers a wide choice of hotels, apartments and holiday homes.
A．disaster
B．path
C．brochure
D．personality
13、Everything seemed to be going_______ for the first two days after I moved to New York．
A．vividly B．generally
C．frequently D．Smoothly
14、In current economic situations, some small businesses will need to _____ costs in order to survive.
A.affect B.adopt C.reduce D.release
15、Many scientists believe that robots __________ able to talk like humans in 50 years.
A. were B. are
C. will be D. have been
16、A recent personal photograph must be ________ to your application form before you hand it in.
A. referred B. attached
C. connected D. tied
17、I still have a few sweet memories of my childhood; ________, I remember times when I explored caves in the mountains with my friends.
A．in advance
B．by chance
C．in particular
D．in addition
18、________ for two days, Steve managed to finish his report on schedule.
A．Working
B．To work
C．Having worked
D．Worked
19、They ______the plan because it was very practical
A. resisted B. agreed
C. refused D. adopted
20、Studies show that people are more _______ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for a long time.
A．likely
B．possible
C．sure
D．probable
21、In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. Daguerre invented the Daguerreotype process, which started the history of human flat image. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things, which was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
【1】The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _______.
A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window
【2】The Daguerreotype was_________.
A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture C. a kind of camera D. a photographer
【3】If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.
A. watch lots of films B. buy himself an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities D. take lots of film and other things
【4】Mathew Brady______________.
A. was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people
【5】This passage mainly tells us__________.
A. how photography was developed B. how to show your feelings in pictures
C. how pictures spread around the world D. how to use different cameras
22、Plenty of harvests of corn and other major crops rely on a mysterious phenomenon known as hybrid vigor (杂交活力). When highly naturally-born varieties are crossed, their next generations are taller, hardier, and bear more grain, Researchers report that this vigor is somehow influenced by microbes (微生物) in the soil, perhaps through a plant's immune system .
Charles Darwin was one of the first researchers to describe hybrid vigor. In the early 20th century, biologists began to apply this effect to agriculture by creating naturally-born parent plants that produced hybrid seeds. By the 1940s, almost every farmer in the United States was planting hybrid corn, and the harvests multiplied.
Biologists have proposed several theories about the cause of hybrid vigor, but no definitive explanation has emerged.
Maggie Wagner, plant biologist at the University of Kansas, and her colleagues wondered whether microbes might be it involved. Last year, Wagner and her colleagues found an interesting clue in a field study. They discovered that the leaves and roots of hybrid corn had microbial communities that are different from those living on naturally-born varieties of corn. “Something about being a hybrid makes a plant interact differently with microbes,” Wagner says. It could be that the naturally-born corn's immune systems react more actively to beneficial microbes, compromising their growth. Alternatively, hybrid plants may be better able to defend against weak pathogens (病原体) in the soil.
Wagner says the finding highlights the need for plant growers to match the hybrid crops to the microbial communities with which they live. The findings help scientists realize the importance of understanding the role of soil microbes in making agriculture more productive and sustainable, “This holds great promise.”
【1】How did people use the effect of hybrid vigor in agriculture?
A．By producing naturally-born parent plants that bore hybrid seeds.
B．By creating naturally-born parent lines that produced hybrid vigor.
C．By providing more microbes communities that could produce more seeds.
D．By looking for hybrid parent plants in the field that produced hybrid seeds.
【2】What can we know from paragraph 4?
A．Hybrid plants react worse to weak pathogens in the soil.
B．Wagner connected hybrid vigor with microbial communities.
C．Being naturally-born makes a plant interact differently with microbes.
D．Hybrid corn and naturally-born corn have similar microbial communities.
【3】What effect would Wagner's finding have?
A．Making farmers know what to grow to resist certain diseases
B．Helping scientist realize the importance of spreading soil microbes.
C．Showing the significance of associating soil microbes with specific crops.
D．Highlighting the need for plant growers to find more microbial communities.
【4】What may be the best title for the text?
A．Hybrid corn: a double-edged sword
B．How can farmers grow hybrid crops?
C．Hybrid vigor: a mysterious phenomenon
D．What role do soil microbes play in the harvests of corn?
23、 Scientists are aksing: What is the best way to fight climate change? A new study says: Plant many trees; one trillion trees, maybe more. Swiss scientists say there is enough room for that many trees. In their report in the journal Science, they say there is enough space on the earth, which could cover nine million square kilometers, an area the size of the United States.
Trees take carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）out of the air, and in return, put oxygen back into the air. The study estimated that over a long period of time, the trees could take in almost 750 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. That is about as much carbon as humans have put into the atmosphere in the past 25 years. What is so bad about carbon dioxide? The gas traps heat, causing temperatures to rise.
Much of the gain from planting trees will come quickly because trees remove more carbon from the air when they are younger, the researchers said. The place that has the best possibility for removing the most carbon is the tropics—the area close to the equator. This method would also have the lowest cost, says the study co-author Thomas Crowther, a climate change ecologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. This is by far, the cheapest and the most effective climate change solution, he said. The six nations with the most room for new trees are Russia, the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil and China.
Before his study, Crowther thought that there were other more effective ways to fight climate change besides cutting emissions（排放）. For example, people could change their diets by no longer eating meat. But, he said, tree planting is far more effective because trees remove so much carbon dioxide from the air.
【1】The second paragraph mainly tells us _____.
A.how people plant more trees
B.why people should plant more trees
C.when people should plant more trees
D.where people should plant more trees
【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Trees can’t remove the carbon in the tropics.
B.Trees are less helpful when they are younger.
C.There is enough space to plant one trillion or more trees on the earth.
D.People can only plant trees in Russia, the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil and China.
【3】What’s the best title of the passage?
A.More trees help fight climate change.
B.Carbon dioxide causes temperatures to rise.
C.Not eating meat is the best way to fight climate change.
D.Cutting emissions is the most effective way to fight climate change.
24、 Daniella Wride was brushing her daughter’s long brown hair when she noticed that with each comb, masses of the hair were coming out. That was January 1, 2017. Within 20 days, seven-year-old Gianessa Wride’s hair was completely gone, and her doctor said the hair would never grow back. Gianessa had become one of the 6.8 million Americans with alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss.
Alopecia isn’t painful, but for kids who suffer from it, the severe pain comes from standing out from the crowd. For the most part, the students in Gianessa’s first-grade class in Salem, Utah, were understanding. But the occasional jokes of “Baldy”(秃子) made her feel like an abandoned child. “I didn’t want her to feel that she wasn’t like the other kids,” her mother said. “I tried covering her baldness, but the artificial hair was uncomfortable.”
Then comes the school’s traditional “Crazy Hair Day” in April, a great just-for-fun celebration where all the kids and their parents can express their wild sides a bit. Daniella and Gianessa decided that rather than hide Gianessa’s baldness under the artificial hair, they would celebrate it. Daniella bought scrapbook-sticker(贴纸) jewels and decorated her head with flowered designs and even a deer. “They just fit her personality,” Daniella smiled. “She’s so lovely.”
On the morning of the competition, Gianessa was nervous. Would her friends think it was funny? However, with her mother’s encouragement, she had nothing to fear. Impressive Gianessa was a hit and a winner of the crazy-hair competition. Gianessa is now glad that she dared to go bare. “I was sad at first when I lost all my hair,” she told people. “But now I love being bald. I can do things to my head that other kids can’t. I’m thinking now it might be fun to decorate my head with some colourful butterflies and flowers.”
【1】Why was Gianessa different from other kids?
A.She was born bald. B.She suffered from hair loss.
C.She was talented in hair designing. D.She had her head fully shaved.
【2】How did others react to Gianessa’s disease?
A.Her doctor was quite optimistic. B.Her mother gave her artificial hair.
C.Her classmates were all considerate. D.Her school offered her special help.
【3】What could Gianessa do on the “Crazy Hair Day”?
A.She could tease others. B.She could decorate her hair.
C.She could shop scrapbook-stickers. D.She could show her personality.
【4】What is the main idea of the text?
A.The artificial hair built up the girl’s confidence.
B.The girl faced her disease in a most beautiful way.
C.The competition served as a way to make a change.
D.The disease was cured with mother’s love and care.
25、An English man is being praised for his act of kindness. He _________ an expensive bike for £ 80 only so he could return it to its _________ owner.
26-year-old Burke was about to leave the _________ after finishing his routine physical exercises when he was _________ by three men asking if he wanted to buy a bike. Burke was immediately _________ about its origin since they were trying to sell the £ 1,350 bike for £ 80. Apart from that, he _________ there was a bike lock still _________ to the rear wheel(后轮).
After Burke got the bike, he posted a photo of it on social media to _________ its owner. Within hours, Burke _________ a call from the bike’s owner, whose house had been burgle(遭入室行窃). The man’s __________ for its return was beyond words. He tried to __________ the money to Burke, but Burke refused. When interviewed, Burke told __________ that he “didn’t feel right taking money from the unfortunate man.”
Burke has since been reported by social media for his “heroic” deed, although he __________ that he did not return the bike for media attention. __________, Burke was delighted to receive the online __________ to his honesty.
【1】
A．rented
B．purchase
C．sold
D．borrowed
【2】
A．original
B．careless
C．courageous
D．generous
【3】
A．office
B．gym
C．factory
D．station
【4】
A．persuaded
B．required
C．begged
D．approached
【5】
A．aware
B．confident
C．doubtful
D．nervous
【6】
A．ignored
B．noticed
C．understood
D．predicted
【7】
A．attached
B．exposed
C．compared
D．adjusted
【8】
A．consult
B．protect
C．educate
D．find
【9】
A．sent
B．received
C．gave
D．deliver
【10】
A．preference
B．love
C．thankfulness
D．enthusiasm
【11】
A．pay back
B．put in
C．get out
D．set aside
【12】
A．owners
B．audiences
C．reporters
D．bike-lovers
【13】
A．promised
B．denied
C．accepted
D．emphasized
【14】
A．Therefore
B．Otherwise
C．Meanwhile
D．However
【15】
A．welcome
B．display
C．explanation
D．discussion
26、假定你是李华，是某国际学校的一名中学生，你校将举办主题为“低碳生活”的英语演讲比赛，旨在号召大家积极应对全球气候变暖。请你写一篇演讲稿参加比赛。
内容包括：1. 全球变暖的影响；
2. 如何实现低碳生活。
注意：1. 字数：100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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