1、If people are positive about their life, they will take the trouble to________ the skills they need to succeed.
A.acquire B.prove
C.illustrate D.describe
2、Everyone may depend on ______ won’t happen again with these reassuring measures.
A. it that it B. that it C. that D. it
3、—Can you tell me how many people will go to the exhibition?
—Of course．About 3,000 students from 15 schools ______, and I think two-thirds will come．
A． invite B． will invite
C． have been invited D． had been invited
4、The problem ________ at the meeting yesterday.
A. came to B. came across
C. came up D. came up with
5、As a famous public figure, you have a duty to _______ yourself, especially in public places.
A. focus B. behave C. guide D. Operate
6、Our capital, Beijing, ______ on improving the city’s environment in the past three years through various measures.
A. has been working B. were working
C. worked D. had worked
7、Jurgens and Van den Bergh strike a ______to form an association and share profits while continuing to compete against each other.
A．match
B．deal
C．blow
D．balance
8、John said, “_________, we went for a swim.”
A.Being hot B.It being hot C.As it is hot D.It was hot
9、You can find the Abele Owners’ Network _____ http: / / www. owners. com.
A. at B. on C. in D. with
10、We spend more time studying on our lessons than we .
A. taking exercise B. take exercise
C. have taken exercise D. do taking exercise
11、----The boy wrote "I have visited here" on an Egyptian painting.
----He deserves ____ for his bad behaviour.
A.to punishing B.to punish C.to be punished D.being punished
12、Try ________ she might, Sue couldn't get the door open.(2011·全国Ⅰ)
A．if B．when C．sine D．as
13、A monument______our heroes in the Anti-Japanese War was built up last year.
A. in favor of B. in honor of
C. in possession of D. in terms of
14、It was dark. We decided to ______ for the night at a farmhouse.
A. put away B. put down
C. put up D. put on
15、The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was ____ jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Twakkul Karman.
A. rewarded B. promoted
C. awarded D. praised
16、How are the things in your village?
Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are ________ now than before.
A. well off B. better off C. badly off D. worse off
17、- How long is it you picked up your badminton training?
- It was not until my finance became better in last December I started the training.
A.that; when B.until; that C.since; that D.before; when
18、Many students _______ their problems, but they lack the courage to overcome them.
A．are conscious of
B．are embedded in
C．rent out
D．depend on
19、It was _____ computer games _____ cost the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.
A.to have played; which B.played; that
C.playing; that D.having played; which
20、At age 12, Jane ________ a rare and deadly cancer, and was informed that high-risk surgery was her only chance of getting better.
A．was determined to
B．was combined with
C．was diagnosed with
D．was regarded as
21、As a capital city full of art and history, London is an important political centre and a huge financial marketplace. Whatever you think about London, visiting as a tourist is very different from living there. Each part of London has its own character. Some parts are richer than others, or more industrial, or have better housing.
Let’s start with the centre, the “Square Mile”. This is the oldest part of London. In the past, it was where all financial business was done. Not many people live here, but 300,000 people work here every day.
Moving west, we come to the West End. This busy shopping and entertainment district is bursting with things to do. Take a walk down Oxford Street, and you will see big department stores like Selfridges and Harrods. Rents here are very high; a one-bedroom apartment may cost around 1,000 pounds a week. Further away is West London. This area is more residential(住宅的)and very fashionable.
The East End contains the Port of London, which historically is where many immigrants first arrived. Waves of French, Belgians, Jews, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have all lived here. This makes the culture of this area very various. London won the bid to hold the Olympics in 2012, so many Londoners hope that housing, education and employment for many people in this area will improve.
It is difficult to be general about London. The city is made up of a " collection of villages”, each area with its own character and community. Put them all together, and you have London, an international capital.
【1】Which of the following descriptions about Square Mile is NOT true?
A. It is the oldest part of London.
B. It is the center of London.
C. All financial business was once done there.
D. 300, 000 people live there.
【2】Tom, an American, wants to go shopping in London. He had better go to .
A. the East End B. the West End
C. the Port of London D. the Square Mile
【3】According to the passage, Harrods is .
A. a department store B. a residential area
C. a famous square D. a small village
【4】What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A. The East End is richer than other parts of London.
B. There must be many ships in the East End.
C. People living in the East End have good housing.
D. Most Londoners are satisfied with their government.
22、Our Amazing Hands
The hand is where the mind meets the world. We use our hands to build fires, to fly airplanes, and to write. The human brain, with its open-ended creativity, may be the thing that makes the human race unique. But without hands, all the ideas we think up would come to nothing.
【1】 Study it carefully, you will find something interesting. The thumb (拇指) alone is controlled by nine separate muscles. The wrist is a group of bones and muscles connected with nerves (神经). The nerves send branches into each fingertip, which makes the fingers extremely flexible. 【2】
Early hands seemed more unusual and interesting than any hand today. Some animals had seven fingers. Others had eight. But by the time vertebrates (脊椎动物) appeared 340 million years ago, the hand had developed to only five fingers. 【3】
Nevertheless, there are still many different types of hands in living animals. After years of research, scientists are beginning to understand the molecular (分子的) changes in hands. 【4】 This makes the hands of different animals very similar. There is a network of many genes (基因) that builds a hand, and all hands are built on that network.
The discovery has given scientists a deeper understanding of the development of hands. A bird’s wing and a lion’s paw (爪) may appear to have nothing in common. 【5】 It may just be a little more of one protein (蛋白) here, a little less of another there. In the past, scientists could recognize only the outward signs that hands had developed from a common ancestor. Today scientists are uncovering the inward signs as well.
A．Hands can often be used for a number of different purposes.
B．They also see that all hands start out in much the same way.
C．It has kept that number for reasons scientists don’t yet know.
D．No one would doubt that the five fingers are different with each other.
E．But the difference between them may come down to a tiny change in form.
F．The reason we can use our hands for so many things is their special structure.
G．So you can see a skilled watchmaker use his hands to set springs in place under a microscope.
23、Carson Kropfl, 11, came up with his idea because no company sold what he wanted. “Everything else fits into my locker (柜子) —my books, my bag, my lunch—but not my skateboard,” he said. So in 2013, Carson broke the nose and tail off a full-size skateboard to make a locker-size board.
At the time, Carson was saving for surfing lessons. His mom, Carrie, told him he needed to do that on his own. He decided to sell the boards at school. For months, he sold them during lunch for $20 each, until he’d saved $1, 000 for lessons. After hitting his financial goal, Carson realized he liked running a business. But he needed start-up capital. Again, his mom said he had to find a way to get it himself. “So that’s exactly what he set out to do,” Carrie says. Carson approached the company Vans to see if he could get some of their used skateboards for free. Vans set up a recycling program for him, and started giving him 50 used boards per month.
Carson first applied for Shark Tank in 2013. The producers turned him down because his company wasn’t big enough. But every six months, he checked in with the producers again. In 2017, they finally said yes. At the shoot, Carson made his pitch (陈述), with the help of his mom. Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines and hundreds of other companies decided to invest (投资). Since then, Carson has sold more than 1, 000 boards. His company has grown more than 300%. He plans to expand to Canada, the U. K. , and Australia. He credits his mom, who has her own title at Locker Board: Chief Mom Officer. She runs day-to-day operations while Carson is in school.
Locker Board was created because Carson had a problem. Identify a problem in your life. Can you come up with a solution? How could you turn your idea into a business?
【1】What made Carson invent the locker-size skateboard?
A．The problem he faced.
B．His mother’s constant help.
C．His own interest in business.
D．No company’s helping him.
【2】What advice did Carson get from his mother to achieve what he wanted?
A．Learning to save boards.
B．Financing himself.
C．Negotiating with other bosses.
D．Using his invention’s commercial value.
【3】Which can best describe Carson as an applicant for Shark Tank?
A．Strong-willed.
B．Open-minded.
C．Fortunate.
D．Humorous.
【4】What’s the best title for the text?
A．Mother’s Deep Love
B．Carson’s New Hobby
C．Riding into Riches
D．Creating Locker Board
24、Brazilian pet shop chain Petz has combined face-recognition technology and artificial intelligence to create a groundbreaking platform which allows dogs to buy their favorite products.
There’s nothing more discouraging for dog owners than buying new toys that their dogs dislike. Thanks to Pet-Commerce, an online pet store created by Brazil’s Petz, you can avoid such disappointing experiences by allowing dogs to choose their favorite products. All you have to do is holding an Internet-connected camera to your dogs' faces and allowing Pet-Commerce to analyze their facial expressions as you look through the different products listed on the site. Once it detects excitement, it automatically adds the products to your shopping cart and you can finalize the deal when you’re done.
The artificial intelligence powering online platform was fed with thousands of pictures of dogs so it could better detect all the tiny details of interest expressed by dogs. “We picked through dozens of different dogs,” said dog trainer Leonardo Ogata. “The eyes staring directly at the camera, the ears pointing at the camera and the carefree and pleased attitude of not shying away from the device are all signs that the dogs enjoy the product.”
Dog owners have to hold their devices, such as computers, and smartphones over their pets’ faces so that the camera can pick up their reactions. As they look through the various products listed on Pet-Commerce, a video will start to play to attract the dogs’ attention. All videos are designed in yellow and blue, as they are the colors that dogs see best. Dogs owners are advised to turn up the volume as well, and not limit the dogs in any way, as this may annoy them.
Pet-Commerce is currently only designed to serve dogs, but Sergio Zimerman, CEO of Petz, says that an option for cats may be added in the future.
【1】What is Pet-Commerce aimed to do?
A．Satisfy dogs’ gift choices.
B．Improve dogs’ appearances.
C．Save money for businessmen.
D．Take pictures of dogs and their owners.
【2】What kind of the dogs’ feeling did the camera detect?
A．Anxiety.
B．Excitement.
C．Shyness.
D．Annoyance.
【3】What is the color of the videos in paragraph 4 based on?
A．Dogs’ visual sense.
B．The color of cameras.
C．The color of dogs’ fur.
D．The preference of dog owners.
【4】What can be the best title for the text?
A．AI Does Boost Commerce
B．Dogs Show Various Facial Expressions
C．Face-recognition Technology Is Developing Rapidly
D．Technology Brings Dogs the Freedom to Choose Products
25、完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to_______a little pocket money.
One day I_______on the door of an elderly woman and asked_______she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in_______and I showed her my worn_______, which no longer kept me warm. She_______me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be_______now.” She then_______a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a_______job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to________new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to________me with your report card and I will________you when I see you have worked hard and have some good________Now reach out your little hands and take out as much________as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and________so much money that it was________for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she___________She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I________ her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge________this wonderful lady made over my life with her_________ This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
【1】
A．save
B．give
C．earn
D．change
【2】
A．turned
B．knocked
C．worked
D．looked
【3】
A．how
B．when
C．why
D．if
【4】
A．school
B．time
C．trouble
D．bed
【5】
A．bag
B．carpet
C．coat
D．sofa
【6】
A．allowed
B．forced
C．helped
D．stopped
【7】
A．punished
B．tested
C．praised
D．paid
【8】
A．set up
B．took out
C．talked about
D．put away
【9】
A．boring
B．new
C．fine
D．terrible
【10】
A．keep
B．buy
C．remove
D．make
【11】
A．visit
B．forgive
C．welcome
D．serve
【12】
A．recognize
B．reward
C．understand
D．protect
【13】
A．goals
B．stories
C．marks
D．ideas
【14】
A．room
B．money
C．food
D．time
【15】
A．grabbed
B．lost
C．borrowed
D．charged
【16】
A．rare
B．enough
C．simple
D．special
【17】
A．promised
B．discovered
C．knew
D．admitted
【18】
A．asked
B．required
C．showed
D．wrote
【19】
A．decision
B．progress
C．mistake
D．difference
【20】
A．courage
B．kindness
C．honesty
D．happiness
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My name is Yolanda. Whenever I recall the autumn 20 years ago, my heart is filled with mixed feelings. Joyce, aged 18---just one year older but much taller than me--was my best friend, so do our parents.
“Joyce is a knock out,” Mom would say so. I would have protested if these remarks were on anyone else. But Joyce had her unique charm--the long light hair curled slightly on her temples, the large and beaming eyes; an invariable smile on her cheeks whether in the brilliance of sunshine or in the twilight of dusk--the figure was too graceful for anyone to defend.
Sure enough, that autumn witnessed her fortune take over---signing with a modeling agency, now already doing registration and runway work.
On my 17th birthday, Father gave me his refurbished (翻新的) SVT Cobra R as he promised--a gift I like most but to be wasted on me for now, as I did not come of age for a driving licence. I promised Dad I would be driving around in a year’s time.
But the urge to have a go had been scratching me.
That weekend, I proposed to drive Joyce to the movie’s downtown as my gift of congratulations on her job offer. She accepted my offer of a ride in my beloved car. I reminded her to put on the lap belt. There we went,putting some fries on the seat between us to share.
It was a purple night, and I was driving my best friend around contentedly. Turning around a curve too fast, before I knew it, I skidded along and hit the guardrail in the middle of the road. My cheekbone cracked on the steering wheel, the car came to a stop with the passenger door open just a few feet from me. There under the moonlight on the path, French fries, the dash (仪表板), and my lap. An impossible amount of blood on Joyce’s face, flaps of skin were hanging out of her eyes...
We were rushed to the hospital in separate ambulances. Later, I learned that I was to recover soon. When I asked about Joyce, my mother hesitated for a moment, then spoke quietly, “She’s all right, but the scar above her eye--best plastic surgeon in the city, but end of her modeling career.”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
When her mother, Betty, entered my ward (病房), I burst into tears.
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Paragraph 2:
I had never expected Betty’s forgiveness, which brightened up that autumn, and the rest of our life.
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