1、Two bags are on the table. They are ___.
A．the twins’
B．the twin’s
C．twins
D．twin’s
2、When and where to hold the meeting _____yet.
A．not decided
B．are not decided
C．has not been decided
D．had not been decided
3、10. She was so angry at ______ he was doing ________ she stayed up all night.
A. that; that B. that; which
C. what; that D. what; as
4、The new law has come into effect, and number of wild animals here is on____increase now.
A.the; the B.a; the C.the; / D.a; /
5、No driving after drinking is a rule that every driver ____________ obey in our country.
A. will B. shall
C. may D. can
6、--Ann is in hospital．
--Oh，really? I _____ know．I _____ go and visit her．
A．didn’t：am going to B．don’t；would
C．didn’t：will D．don’t；will
7、---There isn’t anything serious, _________,Doctor?
---_________.The children will be all right in a day or two.
A. is it; Yes B. isn’t ; No
C. isn’t there; Yes D. is there; No
8、Since a good story is universal, it is no ________ that cartoons have captured the imagination of the world.
A．wonder
B．need
C．point
D．sense
9、It’s ________ to make others ________ for you so long.
A. polite; to wait B. impolite; wait
C. impolite; waiting D. politely; waiting
10、Keeping himself ______ in doing his experiment, he didn’t notice me take the books.
A. occupying B. occupied
C. being occupied D. to be occupied
11、Mary worked here as a ____ secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company.
A．pessimistic
B．temporary
C．previous
D．cautious
12、The construction of the two new railway lines ________ by now.
A．has completed
B．have completed
C．have been completed
D．has been completed
13、I don’t doubt________ he’ll come.
A．that
B．what
C．if
D．whether
14、_____ Eric likes most about Shanghai is probably its wide variety of food.
A.That B.Where C.Which D.What
15、A number of students trees every year and the number of them increasing.
A．plant; is B．plants; is
C．planting; is D．planting; are
16、I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to _________ a lot more.
A．be responsible to
B．being responsible to
C．be responsible for
D．being responsible for
17、Do not instantly get down _______ launching a program until you take it into full consideration.
A．for
B．of
C．in
D．to
18、—Hurry up!There’s a bus coming!
—Why run? There will be_____one in two or three minutes.
A.another B. other C.the other D.any other
19、Tom admitted ________ in the examination, so he was not admitted ________ college in the end.
A．having cheated; for
B．have cheated; to
C．having cheated; into
D．have cheated; for
20、It was such a serious mistake, ________ caused by carelessness.
A．which I think was
B．which I think it was
C．I think which was
D．I think which it was
21、It was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work．
One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag．This one was worn and held together with staples（订书钉） 。
“Why two bags?” her father asked．“The other is something else,” Molly answered．“What’s in it?” “Just some stuff．Take it with you．”
Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off．At midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons（丝带）, three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies… The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly’s stuff included．
That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper．“Where’s my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning．” “I left it at the office．Why?” “I forgot to put this note in it,” she said．“And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like — I thought you might like to play with them．You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?” “Oh, no,” he said, lying．“I just forgot to bring it home．I’ll bring it tomorrow．” While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he unfolded the note that read: “I love you, Daddy．” Molly had given him her treasures — all that a 7-year-old held dear．
Love in a paper bag, and he missed it — not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket．So back he went to the office．Just ahead of the night janitor（看门人）, he picked up the wastebasket．He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully．The bag didn’t look so good, but the stuff was all there and that’s what counted．
After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack．It took a long time to tell．Everything had a story or a memory．
“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,” he thought．
We should all remember that it’s not the destination that counts in life, but the journey．That journey with the people we love is all that really matters．It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten．
【1】Why did Molly give her father a second bag?
A．She didn’t want to keep the things in the bag．
B．She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father．
C．She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things．
D．She enjoyed playing with her father．
【2】How did father deal with the bag after he opened it?
A．He kept it in the drawer．
B．He took it back home．
C．He threw it into the wastebasket．
D．He put it on his table．
【3】After father heard what his daughter said, he felt_____．
A．regretful B．surprised C．sad D．satisfied
【4】Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?
A．An important journey B．Two bags
C．Father and daughter D．Love in a paper bag
22、How to Quiet the Complainer
You may want to know why people complain. In fact, even the kindest, most considerate people complain. And complaining doesn’t always have a negative impact. 【1】. However, the problems start when complaining becomes a frequent action. So, how to quiet a complaining considering your health and his?
Change the subject.
Some complainers will switch the topic if you change the conversation in a direction that interests them. If your neighbor is complaining about the phone company, tell her about an unexpected call you received from an old friend. 【2】.
Summarize the complaint.
If your complainer keeps repeating himself, ask something like, “Can I tell you that I’ve heard and gotten it?” Using “I” statements (“I’ve heard ...”) rather than “you” statements (“You keep repeating yourself”) shows that you’re interested rather than trying to shut the person down.
【3】.
When a frequent complainer tells you about her latest problem, ask nicely what she’s done to improve it. This isn’t the usual direction a grievance-laden conversation takes, and it may help to abruptly end a rant.
Be honest.
【4】, tell the complainer that you must cut the conversation short. You can simply be honest, saying you need to move on so the conversation doesn’t bring you down—especially if it’s someone who’s complained to you many times before.
Have a heart-to-heart.
If someone very close to you, like your partner or best friend stresses you out with loads of pessimism. 【5】. Otherwise, if you hide your feelings and continue listening to repeated complaints, you may start avoiding the person.
A．Focus on the effect.
B．Challenge the person to act.
C．When you have things to do
D．Avoid saying the word complaining.
E．It’s important to talk about the problem.
F．Sometimes a complaint changes an unfavorable situation into a more desirable one.
G．If your coworker is saying bad words about your boss, ask whether he met the new employee.
23、Why You’re More Creative in Coffee Shops
Some of the most successful people in history have done their best work in coffee shops. 【1】 . Among them are Pablo Picasso, J.K. Rowling, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre and Bob Dylan.
【2】
Some of us stick in our ear buds (耳塞) as soon as we sit down to work in a public setting. But scientists have known for years that background noise can benefit our creative thinking. A study showed that a modest level of surrounding noise in a place like a cafeteria can actually promote your creative output. The idea is that if you’re very slightly distracted from the task at hand by surroundings, it raises your abstract thinking ability. 【3】
Air of informality (非正式)
The typical coffee-shop user might be a lone worker struggling with a creative effort. 【4】 There is a formal air when gathering on digital meeting platforms. By contrast, there is an informal atmosphere when meeting up at a bar or cafe. All those audio and visual stimuli (刺激物) help groups, too, compared to the meeting in a formal meeting room.
Visual variety
【5】 Often we sit in the same chair and look at the same four walls all day long. In the coffee shops, people come and go. The daylight changes. The pleasant smells of coffee and food vary. While we tend not to take conscious (有意识的) notice of these micro-stimuli, and likely don’t openly choose to work in this location because of them, these activities around us make our brains work a bit differently than at home.
A．A sweet spot of noise and crowds
B．The birthplace of countless great works
C．Therefore, this can lead to more creative idea generation
D．Not all kinds of noisy surroundings are bad for your creativity
E．However, experts say the cafe settings can benefit work groups who are creative
F．Whatever their careers are, they have tapped into their creativity when working there
G．One thing that makes working at home or office boring is the visual environment
24、Can you trust your very first childhood memories? Maybe not, a new study suggests.
Past researches show that people's earliest memories typically form around 3 to 3. 5 years of age. But in a recent survey of more than 6,600 people, British scientists have found that 39 percent of participants claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger. These first memories are likely false, the researchers said. This was particularly the case for middle -aged and older adults.
For the study, researchers asked participants to describe their first memory and the age at which it occurred. Participants were told they had to be sure the memory was the one that had happened. For example, it shouldn't be based on a photograph, a family story or any source other than direct experiences. Then the researchers examined the content, language and descriptive details of these earliest memories and worked out the likely reasons why people would claim to have memories from an age when memories cannot form.
As many of these memories dated before the age of 2, this suggests they were not based on actual facts, but facts or knowledge about their babyhood or childhood from photographs or family stories. Often these false memories are fired by a part of an early experience, such as family relationships or feeling sad, the researchers explained.
"We suggest that what a rememberer has in mind when recalling fictional early memories is …a mental representation consisting of remembered pieces of early experiences and some facts or knowledge about their own babyhood or childhood, " study author Shania Kantar said in a journal news release, "Additionally, further details may be unconsciously inferred or added. Such memory-like mental representations come~ over time, to be collectively experienced when they come to mind, so for the individual, they quite simply are memories, which particularly point to babyhood. "
"Importantly, the person remembering them doesn't know this is fictional," study co-author Martin Conway said "In fact, when people are told that their memories are false they often don't believe it. "
【1】What can we learn from a recent study?
A．Memories form after the age of 3.
B．Participants are good at telling stories
C．Adults are likely to form false memories
D．Earliest memories may play a trick on us
【2】Which source did the researchers require for the earliest memories?
A．A direct experience.
B．A family story.
C．A family photo.
D．A sad feeling.
【3】What are these fictional early memories according to Kantar?
A．They are repeated mental representations.
B．They are a collection of early experiences.
C．They are a combination of both facts and fictions.
D．They are further details of remembered experiences.
【4】Which part of a newspaper is this text probably taken from?
A．Society.
B．Psychology.
C．Technology.
D．Health.
25、Scott Poore is an animal lover. He moves into an animal shelter’s kennel (犬舍) with the ______ of helping unwanted young dogs get adopted (收养). Queen, a 3-year-old dog, has just got the most ______ roommate despite the narrow living room.
Since Poore is a (n) ______ visitor at the animal shelter, he is familiar with all of the ______. However, little Queen has ______ his attention in particular. Poore says that he recently began to notice that Queen seemed to be “losing ______” in finding a forever home. “I have been visiting the shelter every single day for over a year and I can ______ see Queen’s giving up. She used to get so ______ when I would arrive, but now she just lies in her bed.”
So to raise awareness of Queen’s situation, Poore packed a suitcase and moved into the kennel to keep it ______. Poore says it has been ______ managing his work while also living at the shelter, but he is ______ to stay in the kennel until someone adopts Queen. After he ______ the kennel earlier this week, he and his new puppy roommate have been ______ the headlines of a lot of national news, but no possible ______ have stepped forward.
Delightfully, this dog has eventually been given a loving home after his path ______ with that of a woman living on the other side of the country.
【1】
A．registration
B．aim
C．exception
D．issue
【2】
A．organized
B．devoted
C．talented
D．educated
【3】
A．patient
B．confident
C．lovely
D．regular
【4】
A．survivors
B．partners
C．animals
D．kennels
【5】
A．broken
B．lost
C．understood
D．attracted
【6】
A．hope
B．freedom
C．happiness
D．energy
【7】
A．obviously
B．adventurously
C．curiously
D．accidentally
【8】
A．annoyed
B．shocked
C．excited
D．disappointed
【9】
A．organization
B．company
C．campus
D．experiment
【10】
A．content
B．important
C．individual
D．challenging
【11】
A．inspired
B．determined
C．honored
D．satisfied
【12】
A．settled into
B．cleaned up
C．cared for
D．met with
【13】
A．debating
B．hearing
C．encouraging
D．hitting
【14】
A．visitors
B．adopters
C．customers
D．volunteers
【15】
A．made
B．reviewed
C．crossed
D．explored
26、假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Mike给你发了一封邮件，表达了他对中国端午节的浓厚兴趣。请根据下面的信息，写一封邮件，向他介绍端午节的有关情况。
Introduction | a public holiday and an important festival in Chinese culture on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month |
History | It was started in honour of a great poet, Qu Yuan. He drowned himself in the Miluo River. People raced in their boats to save him but failed. They dropped rice balls into the river. |
celebration | hold dragon boat races eat zongzi |
注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I’m happy you would like to learn about the Dragon Boat Festival as it is one of my favorite festivals.
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Best wishes.
Yours
Li Hua