1、To be honest, this is the last place ________ I want to visit.
A．which
B．in which
C．where
D．whose
2、The following________________ chosen as the candidates of the competition.
A.is B.are
C.has D.have
3、The more they ________ his background, the more distrust they had in him.
A．told off
B．probed into
C．crossed out
D．gave their all to
4、Planning ahead of time _____ no change — many things will become different next month.
A.made
B.makes
C.would make
D.has made
5、She is shy and ________ the teacher’s question.
A.dares not answer B.doesn’t dare to answer
C.dare not to answer D.dares not to answer
6、Drawing is one of my favorite ________. I also love making cards and taking photos.
A．hobby
B．hobbies
C．habit
D．habits
7、My grandma, who is _______ to live a peaceful life in the country, refuses to move to the modern city.
A. depressed B. unwilling
C. content D. Bored
8、Those have six or more close friends are described as "very happy".
A. whose B. who
C. which D. when
9、The restaurant is equipped with a fire alarm which should go off automatically as soon as smoke is ________.
A．spotted
B．smelled
C．detected
D．examined
10、Is any possibility the majority of the labour force will work at home in the next few decades?
A. it; that B. there; whether
C. it; whether D. there; that
11、Julia is an experienced secretary and you can ________ her whenever you are in trouble.
A．hang on
B．count on
C．focus on
D．spy on
12、Many businesses started up by college students have________thanks to the comfortable climatefor business creation.
A. fallen off B. taken off
C. turned off D. left off
13、_______ that he would make greater progress in his study of French.
A.He was hoped B.It was hoped
C.He is hoped D.It is hoping
14、It was human errors, rather than the natural disaster, that _________for the death of so many innocent people in the landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen.
A. is blamed B. is to blame
C. are blamed D. are to blame
15、“Stop! Stop!” she called, but _________, for the music was too loud for her to be heard.
A．at ease
B．in vain
C．under control
D．without doubt
16、Studying online is popular among students in Suzhou，______they are free to choose what to learn and when in this way．
A. while B. if
C. though D. as
17、Invited by China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan, US First Lady Michelle Obama visited China with her daughters in March this year, and the two ladies definitely attracted attention ________ fashion.
A． in favour of B． in honor of
C． in terms of D． in case of
18、Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A．contribute to
B．cause to
C．attend to
D．devote to
19、He used to ________ games on the Internet, but now he is used to ________ before sleeping.
A．play, read
B．playing , reading
C．play , reading
D．playing, read
20、Linda gave us a vivid ________ of her trip to Mount Lushan after her return.
A．direction
B．explanation
C．imagination
D．account
21、California has been facing droughts for many years, with certain areas even having to pump freshwater hundreds of miles to their distribution system. The problem is growing as the population of the state continues to expand. New research has found deep water reserves under the state which could help solve their drought crisis. Previous drilling of wells could only reach depths of 1,000 feet, but due to new pumping practices, water deeper than this can now be extracted (抽取). The team at Stanford investigated the aquifers (地下蓄水层) below this depth and found that reserves may be three times what was previously thought.
It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas, but only recently in California has it become profitable to pump water from this depth. The aquifers range from 1,000 to 3,000 feet below the ground, which means that pumping will be expensive and there are other concerns. The biggest concern is the gradual setting down of the land surface. As the water is pumped out, the vacant space left is pressed by the weight of the earth above.
Even though pumping from these depths is expensive, it is still cheaper than desalinating (脱盐) the ocean water in the largely coastal state. Some desalination plants exist where possible, but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs. Wells are much more reliable sources of freshwater, and California is hoping that these deep wells may be the answer to their severe water shortage.
One problem with these sources is that the deep water also has a higher level of salt than shallower aquifers. This means that some water may even need to be desalinated after extraction, thus increasing the cost. Research from the study of groundwater has just been published. New estimates of the water reserves now go up to 2,700 billion cubic meters of freshwater.
【1】According to the text, what causes the water crisis in California?
A．Previous drilling of wells.
B．The messy distribution system.
C．Constant droughts in the area.
D．The adoption of new pumping practices.
【2】The research teams think it ________ to extract water from deeper aquifers.
A．expensive but practical
B．reliable and profitable
C．cost-free but demanding
D．cheap and environment-friendly
【3】What is mentioned as a consequence of extracting water from deep underground?
A．The damage to aquifers.
B．The sinking of land surface.
C．The decrease in operation costs.
D．The negative effects on the climate.
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A．To encourage people to save water.
B．To promote the seawater desalination.
C．To introduce a new way of extracting freshwater.
D．To draw people’s attention to the droughts in California.
22、China's first astronaut 38-year-old Yang Liwei returned safely to earth Thursday morning, when his craft Shenzhou 5 touched down as scheduled after more than 21 hours in the earth's orbit. Chinese premier Wen Jiabao called the landmarkdebutflight a “complete success”. The descent capsule(返回舱) carrying Lt. Col. Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6:23 am Thursday (Beijing Time), the Beijing-based China's Aerospace Command and Control Center said. Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters. “It is a splendid moment in the history of my motherland and also the greatest day of my life,” Yang, a former fighter pilot from Northeast China's Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging. In an interview with CCTV, China's state television, Yang said he was “feeling excellent”. Shenzhou 5 landed at dawn, 4.8 kilometres (3 miles) from its designed landing target, the officials said. “The spaceship operated well,” the astronaut Yang Liwei said in his first publicized comments. “I feel very good and I am proud of my motherland.” After a physical exam on spot, Yang's condition was found as "good." Li Jinai, the commander of China's manned space program, called Yang a “space hero” and a “national hero”. Following Yang's touchdown, China's premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing's command and control centre and offered his congratulations.
Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country's space dreams will continue with a "Shenzhou 6" mission, most possibly within a year. They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station. However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States.
Yang's flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned spaceflight. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961. One month later, the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr.
【1】What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?
A．He is now a fighter pilot.
B．He was helped to get out of the descent capsule.
C．He spent nearly a day in space.
D．He was called a “space hero” and a “national hero” by China's premier Wen Jiabao.
【2】China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________.
A．space walking
B．setting up a space station
C．building up a space shuttle
D．sending up “Shenzhou 6”
【3】The underlined word “debut” means ________.
A．first public appearance
B．space
C．carrying person
D．space-ship
【4】Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space.
B．the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. about 40 years ago.
C．China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully.
D．“Shenzhou 6” will carry more than one astronaut in the mission.
23、 Avi Wortis, known simply as Avi, writes historical novels. Historical novels mix historical facts with storytelling skills. These stories take place in the past. The main characters are not always real；they exist only in stories.
Avi decided to become a writer when he was a student in senior high school. This was quite a decision because he did not write well in school. He had a problem called dysgraphia, a writing disability. The problem caused people to spell words wrongly. Avi always enjoyed reading. He read many types of books as a child. Avi believed that reading is the most important activity for a person who wants to be a writer.
Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories. He creates characters that can help to bring his ideas to life. His books often deal with questions about life. Writing stories lets him explore many sides of a subject. His favorite part is to make improvements in his writing. For him the hardest part is writing the first draft (草稿).
Avi’s first book was published in 1970. He has written more than 45 books ever since. Most of them are for youngadult readers. Besides historical novels, he writes comedies, short stories about adventures, animals and so on. Fighting Ground, which was published in 1984, is an example of Avi’s historical novels. This attractive story takes place during the American Revolutionary War.
【1】What can we learn from Paragraph 2 ?
A.How Avi developed characters. B.Why Avi liked reading.
C.How Avi became a writer. D.Why Avi decided to become a writer.
【2】We learn from the text that Avi________.
A.published his first story in 1984
B.thinks reading is not the most important for writers
C.seldom changes his first drafts when writing
D.believes in the importance of good characters in stories
【3】According to Avi, what’s the most difficult thing in writing?
A.Making improvements. B.Writing the first draft.
C.Finding an attractive character. D.Writing the first part of a novel.
【4】What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A.To discuss how to become a writer.
B.To introduce a writer of historical novels.
C.To describe an important historical novel.
D.To show how a historical novel is written.
24、When you are travelling, whether on business or for pleasure, you often need to stay in a hotel. The kind of hotel you choose probably is decided above all according to how much money you want to spend. There are small hotels with very few services,where the prices are low, or there are large hotels with all the very latest comforts,where you could spend all the money you have in the bank for one very comfortable night.
There are several different kinds of people who go to hotels. Some want to live, rather than just stay in a hotel. The hotels which are designed to meet their needs are called residential hotels(公寓旅馆). However, most people who stay in hotels are either business people or tourists on holiday.
In most hotels, there are two kinds of rooms: single rooms, for the use of one person, and double rooms, for the use of two people. In addition, in large hotels, there are also suites (套房) , which include two or more rooms connected together - perhaps a bed-room and a living room. They are for people who are very rich or very important.
【1】One's choice of a particular hotel is made mainly according to ____.
A．how much one is willing to pay for a night
B．whether one is travelling on business or for pleasure
C．whether the hotel is in the central part of a city
D．how good the services of the hotel are
【2】If the president of a certain country comes, he will ____ .
A．live in a new hotel with a suite
B．stay in a single room of a hotel
C．stay in a double room of a hotel
D．stay in a suite of a modern hotel
【3】If a person stays in a modern hotel with latest comforts for a night ____.
A．he will become poor
B．he has to pay a lot of money
C．he has to spend all the money he was in the bank
D．he has to pay some money
25、 When I was little, I showed great interest in the TV show Bob the Builder. I was _________ by how Bob helped people by designing and constructing everything they needed. It was all I would _________.
However, as I got a little older and understood the show more, I _________ that Bob wasn’t actually that good at fixing things, _________ Wendy, Bob’s co-worker, was always the one to fix his _________. Bob would be nothing without her wisdom and talents. I sensed an _________: Why was Bob getting all the credit? Why didn’t Wendy have her own _________? I really admired Wendy and decided I would _________ anything it took to be like her when I grew up.
Now, I’m a senior in high school taking three science _________, including engineering. Not much has ____________— I still have a strong desire to be like Wendy. The best part of Wendy’s ____________ is that she meets and talks to the people she is working for. She builds ____________ and produces a positive effect on the lives of those she is helping. My interest in ____________ others led to my decision to study engineering, which ____________ my love of math and science with my love of helping and working with others.
Recently, I was talking to my parents about my childhood and they ____________ Bob the Builder. I thought that I should give Bob a ____________ chance to win back my heart, so I watched an episode（集）. I admit Bob might be a little ____________ than I remembered, but I stand by my opinion that Wendy ____________ significantly more credit. I will always think of her as the ____________ of Bob the Builder. She has made me feel more than ____________ to be a female on a construction site of males.
【1】A.amused B.shocked C.attracted D.relaxed
【2】A.watch B.buy C.receive D.read
【3】A.agreed B.declared C.suggested D.realized
【4】A.though B.while C.unless D.once
【5】A.attention B.mistakes C.manners D.fears
【6】A.appeal B.enquiry C.injustice D.excuse
【7】A.show B.role C.speech D.business
【8】A.record B.attach C.offer D.do
【9】A.performances B.departments C.sections D.courses
【10】A.changed B.improved C.occurred D.remained
【11】A.idea B.aim C.job D.game
【12】A.leadership B.relationships C.theories D.strength
【13】A.helping B.observing C.teaching D.saving
【14】A.identifies B.separates C.compares D.combines
【15】A.carried out B.referred to C.held on D.looked up
【16】A.true B.last C.second D.different
【17】A.nicer B.busier C.older D.happier
【18】A.requests B.deserves C.obtains D.prefers
【19】A.character B.director C.guide D.star
【20】A.modest B.careful C.ready D.curious
26、你校正在举行主题为“Hi-tech in My Life”的英语作文比赛，请你结合自身经历写一篇短文参赛，谈谈新科技带来的变化。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息。