1、When she was alone at home, Mary needed a friend _______.
A．playing with
B．having played with
C．with whom to play with
D．with whom to play
2、The idea of working for state-owned enterprises(企业) has little ___________ to young people nowadays.
A. attractions B. attraction
C. attractive D. attract
3、Hackers threatened _______ Sony release the film ‘The Interview’（also entitled ‘Killing Kim jong un’）on the coming 2014 Christmas，they ______ launch terror attacksresembling 11thSept in 2001，
A. should；will be B. were to；could
C. were；should have D. should；would
4、Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ______ we should deal with properly.
A. as B. that C. which D. where
5、All the materials have been posted to you. I’m looking forward to the chance to meet you __________ to discuss the present situation of our company.
A．in peace B．in return
C．in trouble D．in person
6、 —Hello, is Mr Smith in?
—Sorry, there is no such person _______ you referred to in my office.
A. that B. as
C. who D. whom
7、People ________ forget things more frequently as they get older.
A．tend to
B．intend to
C．used to
D．adapt to
8、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
9、There is no doubt ________ man will continue to explore the vast universe in the future，but the rate at which we approach depends on the development of technology.
A．whether
B．what
C．when
D．that
10、This collection three parts: poems, essays and short stories.
A. is consisted of B. is made up of
C. is made into D. is consisting of
11、The colors on the national flags can be ________ differently in different cultures, but they have one thing in common, that is, each of the colors was carefully chosen.
A．translated
B．printed
C．represented
D．interpreted
12、The cold closed in on the city, _______ served as a reminder that winter was here.
A．that
B．it
C．who
D．which
13、Let’s keep to the point or we __________ any decisions.
A．will never reach
B．have never reached
C．never reach
D．never reached
14、Driving Offence Point System is a computer-controlled system _____ to reduce accident rates and make roads much safer.
A. designing B. to design
C. to be designed D. designed
15、Has she ever asked for the reason________ may explain his coming late？
A.why B.for which C.that D.for that
16、You’ll lose appetite if you take too much snack ______ meals.
A．from
B．to
C．between
D．with
17、—My computer doesn’t work!
—Robert is a computer expert. How I wish he______ with me.
A．came
B．had come
C．is coming
D．has come
18、— What is your plan for the holiday, Paul?
— I’ll go on a trip to Yunnan Province with my family.
— _____.
A．Have a nice time
B．Good luck
C．Come back soon
D．Congratulations
19、Many people cycle to work ______ the government's calling for living a low-carbon lifestyle.
A．in spite of
B．in honor of
C．in addition to
D．in response to
20、Darkness would make us more ________ of sight; silence would teach us the joy of sound.
A．aware
B．appreciative
C．delightful
D．worthwhile
21、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
No one enjoys the moment. You are stuck at the back of a queue and as those in other lines move ahead and get served, the time to decide arrives. 【1】
This question has now been solved by researchers at Harvard Business School. According to what they have found in a new study, they suggest people think twice before switching queues.
The research was led by Ryan Buell, an expert in service management. He looked into consumer queuing behavior after working with economists on what is known as “last-place aversion,” the discomfort people feel when they know they earn less than others or consider themselves at the bottom of the social pile for some other reason. As a result of this aversion to being the last, when a person finds himself at the end of a queue, he can make decisions that he will later regret.
Buell began by observing people at a multi-checkout grocery store and then set up an online survey. People who took part in the survey were told it would take about five minutes. In reality, it took only one minute, but when participants logged in for the survey, they were forced to wait in a virtual queue displayed on the screen. They started at the back and could wait, switch to a second queue or choose to leave.
【2】 On average, however, those who switched waited 10 percent longer than if they had stayed put. Those who switched twice ended up waiting 67 percent longer than if they had never moved.
“When we join a queue, we tend to make the most rational choice we can, which means joining the shortest queue. 【3】 Unfortunately, we can often get it wrong,” said Buell.
【4】 After that, the aversion fades. The researcher suggests people have a chat with the person in front so that they can pass the time more comfortably until someone else joins behind them. “Remember that the person in front of you was the last until you arrived, so someone will show up if you hang around long enough,” Buell said.
A. If we see a line moving faster, we might switch without having enough extra information.
B. About one in five people grew impatient at the back of the queue and switched to the other line in the hope of speeding things up.
C. Do you hold your nerve and stay put, switch to another line in the hope it moves faster, or give up altogether?
D. Based on his study, Buell says people should think hard about switching queues when they are the last in a line.
E. In an unpublished working paper on the research, Buell notes that people tend to feel unhappiest at the back of a queue for the first 10 seconds or so.
F. Although the number of people behind you has nothing to do with how long you are going to wait, it shapes your behavior.
22、Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked
to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he
would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror
that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!
【1】 The text is mainly about_________.
A. a strange man
B. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
C. an unusual party
D. how roller skating began
【2】 People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.
A. often gave others surprises B. was full of imagination
C. was a gifted musician D. invented the roller skates
【3】Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_______.
A. arrive at the party sooner
B. impress the party guests
C. test his invention
D. show his skill in walking on wheels
【4】What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?
A. The roller skates needed further improvement.
B. Merlin got himself into trouble.
C. The party guests took Merlin for a fool.
D. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.
23、 Linda Evans was my best friend — like the sister I never had. We did everything together: taking piano lessons, going to the movies, swimming, and horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time — like my wedding(婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share the happiness of my children and then grandchildren with her. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagmans — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagmans is my mother.” Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, then we laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again.
【1】How old was the writer when her family moved away?
A.She was three years old. B.She was thirty-three years old.
C.She was thirty years old. D.She was thirteen years old.
【2】The writer didn’t often write to Linda because ________.
A.they got married
B.they had little time to do so
C.the writer’s brother and mother died
D.they could keep in touch with each other by QQ
【3】When there was an empty place in the writer’s heart, what could fill?
A.Some children. B.A wedding.
C.Some grandchildren. D.Only a friend like Linda.
【4】How long haven’t the writer and Linda kept in touch?
A.For about 13 years. B.For about 40 years.
C.Since they got married. D.Since the writer’s family moved away.
24、Mind Your"Q's”
Both IQ and EQ are considered important to our career success.【1】Enter adaptability quotient(AQ),a subjective set of qualities loosely defined as the ability to thrive(提高） in an environment of fast and frequent change.
Every profession will require adaptability and flexibility.Say you are an accountant.Your IQ gets you through the examinations to become qualified.Your EQ helps your connect with an interviewer,land a job,and develop relationships with clients and colleagues【2】
All three quotients are somewhat complementary,since they all help you solve problems and therefore adapt.An ideal candidate possesses all three,but not everyone does.【3】While there is no definite method of measuring adaptability like an IQ test,companies are changing their recruitment(招聘）processes to help identify people who may be high in it.
Natalie Fratto,a vice-president at Goldman Sachs,suggests three ways AQ might show in potential candidates:if they can picture possible versions of the future by asking"what if questions;
if they can unlearn information to challenge presumptions;and if they enjoy exploration or seeking out new experiences.
【4】First,limit distractions and learn to focus so that you can determine what adaptations to make.Second,ask uncomfortable questions to develop courage and normalize fear. Third,be curious about things that fascinate you by having more conversations rather than Googling the answer,something that reduces your ability to solve difficult challenges.
Over the next three years,120 million people in the world's largest economies may need to be reskilled because of automation,according to a 2019 IBM study.【5】The ability to learn, change,grow,experiment will become far more important than subject expertise.
A．AQ is now increasingly being sought at the hiring level.
B．One good thing about AQ is that experts say you can work to develop it.
C．We may not all be comfortable with the pace of change-but we can prepare.
D．This is because an algorithm(算法）can do these tasks faster and more accurately than a human.
E．But today,as technology redefines how we work,the skills we need to thrive in the job market are developeing too.
F．Having IQ but no EQ would leave you struggling to embrace new ways of working using your existing skills.
G．Then,when systems change or aspects of work are automated,you will need AQ to accommodate this innovation and adapt to new ways of performing your role.
25、Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name was Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her ________, but my mother once told me we used to ________ a lot. And I would ________ what I wrote and my mother would look at it and see there were so many ________. But no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a “Good”! That made my heart filled with ________, but worried my mother. So one day when she met Mrs. White, she asked her why she never ________ my mistakes; why she never red-penciled in the wrong ________ of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
My mother said Mrs. White said “The children are just ________ to get excited about using words, about ________ sentences. I don’t want to dampen (减弱) that ________ with red ink. Spelling and grammar can ________. The wonder of words won’t…” And maybe she didn’t ________ it exactly like that because it was a long time ago and ________ my mother told me was just what she could remember.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I ________ up learning to use words with loving ________. I had no qualms (顾虑) about writing what I meant ________ I couldn’t quite spell it out. A thought comes into my mind that if Mrs. White had used her red pen precisely, I ________ wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look ________ now and think she must have been a rather ________ teacher — to exercise such red-pen-restraint (不纠错) — to ________ the joy, wonder and excitement of expression.
【1】
A．expression
B．school
C．class
D．home
【2】
A．sing
B．write
C．draw
D．speak
【3】
A．bring back
B．hand out
C．hand in
D．make up
【4】
A．signatures
B．mistakes
C．words
D．stars
【5】
A．regret
B．sadness
C．happiness
D．worry
【6】
A．saw
B．found
C．changed
D．corrected
【7】
A．meanings
B．spellings
C．use
D．place
【8】
A．beginning
B．leading
C．happening
D．choosing
【9】
A．reading
B．discovering
C．forming
D．hearing
【10】
A．thought
B．patience
C．courage
D．excitement
【11】
A．wait
B．advance
C．disappear
D．return
【12】
A．accept
B．prove
C．agree
D．say
【13】
A．that
B．what
C．which
D．how
【14】
A．grew
B．stood
C．added
D．gave
【15】
A．doubt
B．ability
C．confidence
D．opinion
【16】
A．as if
B．now that
C．if only
D．even if
【17】
A．hardly
B．usually
C．probably
D．actually
【18】
A．back
B．round
C．up
D．out
【19】
A．beautiful
B．interesting
C．unusual
D．strict
【20】
A．show
B．let
C．enjoy
D．allow
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。
I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994 but I can remember my mother’s words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him. ”
AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together any more, and my dad lived alone. For a while he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him. We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no school supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost. The teacher’s words muffled (低沉) as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.
I did not share my burden with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.
I had known that he was going to die. But after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days.
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Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support.
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Now, I am also working at the nonprofit organization.
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