1、The use of an alcohol breath test by the police greatly reduces the ____of drivers causing traffic accidents．
A. possibility B. pressure
C. preference D. Production
2、Jess was sad and her friend helped her ___ the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died.
A. break through B. break down
C. get through D. get rid of
3、When you arrange for the conference, keep in mind that you should not ______ those details.
A．leave alone
B．leave behind
C．leave out
D．leave aside
4、________heavily, the ship sank quickly into water, resulting in only a few people surviving.
A. Loading B. To load
C. Having been loaded D. To be loaded
5、Either Bill or you ________ on duty yesterday morning.
A．is
B．are
C．was
D．were
6、The past decades have witnessed China’s many scientific achievements, _____ the development of Shenwei supercomputers is a typical example.
A.to which B.for which C.at which D.of which
7、－ Mum, where's my packed lunch?
－ In the kitchen. I ________ you two sandwiches.
A. make B. am making
C. have made D. will make
8、This is the car ____ which he came here.
A.by B.in C.at D.on
9、Ms. La Rosa put forward ______ policy that not many teachers gave ______ second thought to at the conference.
A. the; 不填 B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a
10、David said that it was because of his strong interest in literature ________ he chose the course.
A．that B．what C．why D．how
11、This is the main use that the scientists make ___________ of natural resources.
A．it
B．which
C．use
D．/
12、Huge quantities of fresh water ___________ there since the serious drought in the southern parts of china.
A．have sent
B．has sent
C．has been sent
D．have been sent
13、His first speech as president made a strong _______ on his audience.
A．attention
B．depression
C．tradition
D．impression
14、—May I speak to the head master?
—He a meeting now. Can I take a message?
A.is having B.had C.has D.will have
15、You can play anywhere on campus _______ you’re safe.
A.as long as B.as far as C.as soon as D.as much as
16、"Adam, you better just ___________," Liz yells. "Now or never. Full-court press. "
A.blow it off B.clap her hands
C.go for it D.let out
17、The students are having a ________ on whether children should attend tutorial classes or not.
A．quarrel
B．debate
C．fight
D．topic
18、It is compulsory that every motorcyclist ______ a helmet.
A. shall wear B. should wear C. must wear D. need wear
19、The retired old man _______ most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake.
A．led
B．earned
C．donated
D．saved
20、_____she was invited to the ball made her very happy.
A．What
B．That
C．When
D．Because
21、While living and working in Karlstad University in Sweden, I was entrusted the challenging assignment of catsitting three 10-year olds for two weeks. At first, I was a bit perturbed. From all that I had heard about cats being selfish creatures. I wondered if I would be able to deliver the goods.
I had been asked to stay at the cat-owners’ place for the fortnight. The first day, all three, Mercedes, Mio and Casper, seemed to be suspicious（怀疑）of me. I fed them, disposed of their litter and got to work. Soon, however, they began to look forward to my returning, and would mew happiness hearing the key turn in the door-lock.
As our familiarity grew, I began to playfully bid goodnight to the cats, sometimes adding aloud in Swedish that I had to wake up at 7:00 a.m. I forgot to set the alarm on most nights, but faced no problems, because at exactly 7:00 a.m. —no exaggerations here—I would hear the sounds of gentle mewing and scratching outside my bedroom door.
Then, there was one evening, when I felt a bit under the weather. Sitting on the sofa, mentally worn out and physically exhausted, I stared blankly into space, when a gentle tapping landed on my cheek. I found Casper standing on the sofa’s armrest peering into my eyes. He seemed to be asking me to cheer up, switch off for the evening and look forward to a better tomorrow.
On the evenings of the last few days, all three cats began to rush over and sit close to me on the sofa and snooze against my feet or on my lap. They knew perhaps that our time together was nearing its end and that they would not see me again. They all came over to the door when I left the next morning with my things packed. They just stood there and mewed for a while, and as I walked around the street bend, they hopped on to the window watching me go.
【1】What does the underlined word “perturbed” mean in the first paragraph?
A．excited.
B．upset.
C．worried.
D．confident.
【2】How did the author get familiar with the cats?
A．By taking them out.
B．By talking to them
C．By feeding them.
D．By taking care of them.
【3】How did the author understand Casper’s tapping?
A．The cat was asking to go out.
B．The cat was playing with him.
C．The cat was trying to comfort him.
D．The cat was reminding him of bedtime.
22、 Until recently scientific evidence for a link between employee well-being and company performance has been scarce. In the new IZA World of Labor report, Dr. Eugenio Proto, of the University of Warwick’s Department of Economics, gives some proof. 【1】 Finding causal relations between employee well-being and company performance is important for firms to justify spending corporate resources to provide a happier work environment for their employees.
【2】 Dr.Proto cites a number of researches that uncovered evidence that happiness leads to greater creativity, and that job satisfaction is positively related with worker productivity. 【3】 These can be defined as people who frequently experience positive emotions like joy, satisfaction, contentment, enthusiasm, and interest. For example, adolescent Americans who are “happier” end up with higher incomes several years later in life.
【4】 First, if happiness in a workplace carries with it a return in terms of enhanced productivity, there are enormous implications for firms’ promotion policies and for the way they structure their internal labour markets. For example, managers could be rewarded on the basis of employees’ job satisfaction. Second, Proto suggests a win-win situation for everyone.The effect running from happiness to productivity raises the possibility of self-reinforcing spirals-ones that might even operate at a macroeconomic level. Happiness might lead to greater productivity in an economy.【5】
A.The conclusions are contrary to what most people think.
B.However, few companies are willing to invest in this aspect.
C.In turn, greater well-being in the population can be expected.
D.These findings have some implications for company practice.
E.Therefore, policies can be introduced to boost staff happiness.
F.Other studies show happy people are more likely to succeed in their career.
G.He notes there is a positive connection between happiness and productivity.
23、Besides the excitement of travel, one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs, holidays, foods, art, music, and politics firsthand.
“I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps what’s more important was how much I learned about cultures, people, and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family, not from the tourist’s point of view,” says Andrew, who studied in Poitiers, France.
Another reason for studying abroad is that you’ll gain self-confidence. Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her home town of 35,000! Christina says she learned how to better stand up for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?
Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition(过渡) to college and adulthood. Mathew says he returned from studying in Australia with confidence and a real interest in international affairs that made him different from his peers(同龄人). “After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college to be a breeze –moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem particularly frightening after having lived thousands of miles away.”
Most of all, it’s fun while you’re studying in a different learning environment.
【1】The passage is mainly about .
A．the benefits of studying abroad
B．living in a foreign country
C．the excitement of travel
D．learning a language
【2】What did Andrew pay special attention to while studying abroad?
A．Host families. B．The foreign cultures.
C．Places of interest. D．Community problems.
【3】The example of Christina mainly shows that studying abroad can .
A．change our habits B．offer us opportunities
C．increase our knowledge D．build our confidence
【4】The underlined words “a breeze” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to .
A．something very important B．something very interesting
C．something very easy D．something very soft
24、 You have probably read about robots replacing human labor as a new era of automation takes root in one industry after another. But a new report suggests humans are not the only ones who might lose their jobs.
In New Zealand, farmers are using drones(无人机) to herd and monitor cows and sheep, taking up a position that highly intelligent dogs have held for more than a century. The robots have not replaced the dogs entirely, Radio New Zealand reports, but they have appropriated(盗用) one of the animal's most powerful tools: barking. The DJI Mavic Enterprise, a $3,500 drone favored by farmers, has a feature that lets the machine record sounds and play them over a loudspeaker, giving the machine the ability to act as the dogs.
Corey Lambeth, a shepherd on a farm, told RNZ the machines are surprisingly effective. 'That's the one thing I've noticed when you're moving cows that the old cows stand up to the dogs, but with the drones, they've never done that,' he said, noting the drones move cows faster, with less stress, than the dogs do.
The drones come in handy for more than just herding(放牧) cows and sheep. The robots allow farmers to monitor their land from afar, monitoring water and feed levels and checking on the animals' health without disturbing them. Jason Rentoul told RNZ that a two-hour herding job that used to require two people and two teams of dogs could be accomplished in 45 minutes using a single drone. 'Being a hilly farm where a lot of stuff is done on foot, the drones really saved a lot of man hours, ' he said.
For now, farmers say, there is still a need for herding dogs, primarily because they have a longer life span than drones, can work in bad weather and do not require an electrical socket every few hours to recharge.
【1】What is the main advantage of the drones over herding dogs?
A.The drones can take up a job that the dogs hardly do well any longer.
B.The drones can frighten the old cows which are not afraid of the dogs.
C.The drones can finish a herding job more efficiently than the dogs.
D.The drones can work on a hilly farm and extreme weather while the dogs can't.
【2】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Herding dogs will gradually lose their position on the farmland.
B.The drones can only copy the dogs' barking with the current technology.
C.The drones are multi-functional and leave the animals undisturbed.
D.The market for the DJI Mavic Enterprise is pretty small because of its high price.
【3】According to the passage, why can't the drones replace the dogs entirely?
A.Because the drones can't bark as loudly as the dogs do.
B.Because cows are not used to seeing the drones.
C.Because the drones are much more expensive than the animal.
D.Because the drones' power is limited and they need charging from time to time.
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the drones in the passage?
A.supportive B.objective
C.critical D.doubtful
25、On December 7, 1988, an earthquake hit the northwestern of Armenia, killing about 25,000 people.
Just after the earthquake, in a small town, a father _________ to his son’s school. He found that the school had been _________. There was nothing left to find. But he had no _________ of turning back. He used to tell his son, “No matter what happens, I will always be there for you when you _________ me.”
Though his efforts appeared hopeless, the father began _________ removing rubble (瓦砾) from where he believed his son’s classroom had been. Some even told him to go back home, saying there was little _________ that any of the children could be alive. However, he replied, “I made a _________ to my son that I would be there for him anytime he needed me. I have to _________ now.”
He did it _________; no one volunteered to help him. He just wanted to see for himself. “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” The __________ father continued to dig…for 8 hours…12…24…36 hours. Then in the 38th hour, as he lifted away a heavy piece of rock, he heard __________. “Armand!” he shouted.
A child responded, “Dad! I’m here. It’s me... Armand! I told them not to __________. If you __________, you will save me, and once you save me, they’ll be saved. You kept your promise, Dad!” A few moments later, the dad was helping his son Armand and 13 more frightened, thirsty, and hungry boys and girls climb out of the __________.
When the whole town __________ Armand’s dad, he didn’t think he had done something great, “I promised my son, ‘No matter what happens, I will be there for you!’”
【1】
A．walked
B．rushed
C．flew
D．slid
【2】
A．destroyed
B．built
C．left
D．strengthened
【3】
A．courage
B．idea
C．thought
D．way
【4】
A．ask
B．need
C．call
D．remind
【5】
A．annoyedly
B．powerfully
C．excitedly
D．anxiously
【6】
A．challenge
B．contribution
C．chance
D．solution
【7】
A．test
B．promise
C．question
D．belief
【8】
A．dig
B．bury
C．crash
D．sweep
【9】
A．awake
B．asleep
C．again
D．alone
【10】
A．loving
B．angry
C．creative
D．curious
【11】
A．stories
B．floods
C．voices
D．music
【12】
A．shelter
B．hunt
C．shout
D．worry
【13】
A．survive
B．forgive
C．exist
D．register
【14】
A．rooms
B．ruins
C．stairs
D．gyms
【15】
A．commented
B．attacked
C．praised
D．supported
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