1、Many students________about the high tuition fees of the university.
A.decorate
B.perform
C.complain
D.celebrate
2、The airplane flew ________ the mountains and disappeared in the distance.
A.over
B.in
C.on
D.at
3、They have quite a few suggestions about ______ the service can be improved.
A. that B. why C. how D. what
4、To win the trust of the employees, your factory should see to________that accounts and operations are as transparent as possible.
A.it B.them C.you D.one
5、— Jessie, it’s a pity you didn’t go shopping online on Nov.11th.It was really fantastic!
— Really? If I ________ so busy, I would have shopped for fun too.
A. shouldn’t be B. weren’t
C. hadn’t been D. wouldn’t be
6、You can find almost whatever you need at the new shopping mall, ______ is always busy at the weekend.
A. as B. where C. that D. which
7、I wish to visit America,________?
A. don’t I B. can I C. may I D. may you
8、---Without smart phones, people closer to each other.
---Er, it seems to be high tech that has widened the distance between people.
A. be B.was C.is D.would be
9、When the big earthquake happened, in less than a minute, the whole city lay ______.
A.in ruins
B.in trouble
C.in danger
D.in shock
10、We wish we________ harder when at school.
A.study
B.have study
C.will study
D.had studied
11、Although ________ about fatness,she still has confidence in her performance of daily life.
A.teased
B.teasing
C.tease
D.to tease
12、Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially ________ containing as many different cultures as the United States is a difficult thing.
A.which
B.one
C.that
D.it
13、Beijing’s new international airport into operation in 2019 will serve 72 million passengers annually.
A. being put B. to be put
C. put D. to put
14、Believe it or not, the video The Little Apple______in China, and the past few months ______its popularity.
A. was caught on; have seen B. caught on; has seen
C. was caught on; saw D. has caught on; saw
15、It is so good a habit to instruct children to lay things ___ they belong when they are young.
A. to which B. where C. in which D. that
16、— I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It is getting worse and worse.
— ________! We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.
A. I wouldn’t bet on it B. You said it
C. Keep it up D. Come off it
17、________ they need is a fast Internet connection ________ can be trusted.
A.What; that
B.All what; that
C.All that; what
D.That; what
18、The couple watched the Kongming light go higher and higher until they lost______of it.
A. view B. scene
C. vision D. sight
19、—Still, there are two more...
—________. I’ve had enough of your excuses.
A. Cut it out B. I beg to differ
C. Forget it D. I mean it
20、Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the great American novels, ________ first published in the United States in 1885.
A.was B.were C.has been D.had been
21、As more people use smart phones to pay bills and store personal information, strict password security has become more important than ever. A new study shows that free-form gestures–sweeping fingers in shapes across the screen of a smart phone—can be used to unlock phones. These gestures are less likely to be observed and reproduced by others than traditional typed passwords.
“All that it takes to steal a password is a quick eye,” said one of the researchers of the study. “With all the personal information we have on our phones today, improving their security is becoming increasingly necessary.” In developing a secure solution to this problem, the researchers studied the practicality of using free-form gestures. With the ability to create any shape in any size and location on the screen, the gestures were popular as passwords. Since users create them without following a template, the researchers predicted these gestures would allow for greater complexity.
The researchers carried out a create-test-retest experiment where 63 people were asked to create a gesture, recall it, and recall it again 10 days later. The gestures were captured on a recognizer system designed by the team. Using this data, they tested the complexity and accuracy of each gesture using information theory. The result of their analysis is that people are favorable to use free-form gestures as passwords.
To put their analysis into practice, the researchers then had seven students in computer science and engineering, each with considerable experience with touchscreens(触摸屏), attempt to steal a free-form gesture password by observing a phone user secretly. None of them were able to copy the gestures with enough accuracy. The gestures appear to be extremely powerful against attacks.
Though the testing is in its early stage and widespread adaptation of this technology is not yet clear, the research team plans to continue to analyze the security and management of free–form passwords in the future. They believe this is the first study to explore free-form gestures as passwords. They will soon publish their findings.
【1】What can we learn about free-form gestures?
A. They are improving mobile security in a way.
B. Users will have to make use of simple gestures.
C. They will never be copied by others.
D. Users must move their fingers in fixed shapes.
【2】The experiment in paragraph 4 is to test _________ of free - form gestures.
A. template B. application C. accuracy D. security
【3】According to the text, the researchers think that ________.
A. it is easy to steal any password with a quick eye
B. better ways of setting passwords should be developed
C. people had better not use smart phones to pay bills
D. personal information should not be stored in a phone
【4】The main purpose of the text is to ________.
A. advise people to use free-form gestures
B. discuss whether smart phones are safe
C. talk about the practicality of passwords
D. introduce the study of a new password
22、 TAP into TV visited one of the last remaining pencil factories in America: Musgrave Pencil Company in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Although there are changes in American manufacturing and the technology is developing fast, Musgrave is still a healthy business. They spoke with Henry Hulan of Musgrave about how pencils are made, the long history of pencil-making in Central Tennessee, and the lasting popularity of the pencil in the digital era.
Henry Hulan is the grandson of the founder of Musgrave Pencil Co., James Musgrave, who is commonly referred to as “Colonel Musgrave”. James Musgrave founded the company in 1916.
James developed an innovative way to make pencils: the pencil slat. Grooves (凹槽) are cut into thin pieces of wood called slats, graphite (石墨) cores are laid into the grooves, and lastly, another grooved slat is glued on top. All three layers are pressed together, then shaved and separated into individual pencils.
Interestingly, Musgrave did not use wood from trees at first. “A lot of people don’t know it but we were probably one of the first people that did any kind of recycling,” Hulan said. Colonel Musgrave bought cedar rail fences (雪松栅栏) from farmers who were transitioning (转变) to fences made of modern materials. “We did not cut a tree,” Hulan added. Those fences were made of Tennessee Red Cedar, plentiful in the area, and were the perfect material for pencils.
As other pencil companies in Central Tennessee closed and business moved to other states or overseas, Musgrave has been able to keep open, employing local workers and putting out a quality, American-made product. Through a combination of strategic management decisions, long-term employees and loyal customers, they’ve been successful. Recently there’s been a growing demand for pencils in the digital era. “Pencils are special.
People like them because they are wood — not plastic. The feel and the look of a pencil are just one of those things that will never be replaced,” Hulan said.
【1】What do we know about Musgrave Pencil Co.?
A.It was established by Henry Hulan.
B.It has a history of over 100 years.
C.It made pencils in a traditional way.
D.It popularized pencils around the US.
【2】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.The importance of grooves for pencil making.
B.The modern techniques of making pencil slats.
C.Musgrave Pencil Co.’s way of making pencils.
D.James Musgrave’s suggestions for pencil-making.
【3】What did Musgrave Pencil Co. do to make pencils?
A.It cut down many trees.
B.It paid farmers to plant cedars.
C.It made use of recycled fences.
D.It took advantage of modern materials.
【4】What can we infer about Musgrave Pencil Co. from the last but one paragraph?
A.It’s known for its unique management.
B.It’s the top pencil company in the US.
C.It prefers to employ local people.
D.It stands out from its competitors.
23、Esquire Magazine
Price: $38.00
Esquire Magazine is a lifestyle magazine aimed at professional men. The goal of the editors is to provide a broad choice of information on business, health, fashion, sports, fiction, entertainment, family life, and arts.
http://www. magazine line. com/ magazineline/ esquire. htm
Boys’ Life magazine
Price: $24.00
Boys’ Life magazine is a general-interest magazine published in three types for boys from first grade through high school. It includes a mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, entertainment, and comics.
http:// www. ocscouts. org/ scoutsource/ Media/ FactSheets/ 00-bl90. aspx
Nick Magazine
Price: $29.00
Nick Magazine is filled with wonderful entertainment for children aged 6 to 14. It is wholesome (有益健康的), imaginative, and truly from a child’s point of view. Share the award-winning entertainment and humor magazine from Nickelodeon with your kids.
http :// www. magazineline/ nickmagazine. htm
Seventeen Magazine
Price: $36.00
Seventeen is the world’s most popular magazine for today’s young women. Every issue brings you everything you need to know—about everything that’s important to you. Seventeen covers everything from high school to Hollywood! In every issue you’ll get the latest information on style, friends, guys, college, careers, love, as well as hot tips on beauty, fashion, fitness, entertainment, and relationships.
http://www. magazine pricesearch. com/ detail/ seventeen. html
【1】If Mr. Smith, a business man, wants to buy a magazine about his career, he may pay .
A. $24.00
B. $29.99
C. $36.00
D. $38.00
【2】For Nick Magazine what is special is that it .
A. has three types
B. has many jokes for children
C. sees the world in a child’s eye
D. involves many professional areas
【3】What information is contained in all of the magazines?
A. Entertainment.
B. Sports.
C. News.
D. Fashion.
24、
WINNERS’ DESIGNS | |
GLENEAGLES HOTEL | It is Scotland’s country hotel landmark that won the first prize. This hotel’s recent renewing has put it back on the map. With a new spa, two-starred Michelin food and fresh decorations of the 1920s, you can say with confidence that you have landed on the Heaven. |
COMO HOTEL | It is far more than just a place to lay your head. Not one but two Singapore hotels are included. Yet it was a grand hotel closer to home that took the top prize. There are acres of gardens, a floating pool on the lake and a vast spa overlooking the water. Great food and service? It has the lot. |
CRUISES HOTEL | From hotels to travel companies, areas or attractions, it wants to support the forward-thinking idea of “green” out there. Who, where or what has caught your eye this year? Its devotion to tourism now extends to its cruise programme, adding eco-friendly, lower-carbon-emitting ships to its fleet. |
TREMEZZO HOTEL | It’s such a great hotel as can give an insider a great excuse for taking on a place for a long time. As this year’s winner, it offers something of a surprise — Yoga. It usually features strongly in this sort. Plus Japanese food. |
【1】Which hotel is related to environmental protection?
A. GLENEAGLES HOTEL B. COMO HOTEL
C. CRUISES HOTEL D. TREMEZZO HOTEL
【2】The purpose of this passage is to __________.
A. explain how to enjoy holiday lives B. advertise for hotel service
C. attract more people to travel there D. introduce some winning works
25、Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d _________ seen him. So imagine my _________ when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was excited! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to meet. The bay was _________ in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little_________, I realized one kayak(皮划艇) was in _________. "Something’s not _________!" I took off my T-shirt and _________ into the water. I saw there were two instructors(教练员) on board and a man lying across the middle. He was shaking violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped_________ the young man out of the water. He was unconscious(无意识) and as I looked at his face, something _________ to me. Those brown eyes were very __________. “What’s his name?" I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I knew. That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance. __________, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to __________ and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben __________ to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said. "You __________ my life!"
I still can’t believe what a coincidence(巧合) it was. I’m just so glad I was there __________ to help my son.
【1】
A.also
B.often
C.even
D.last
【2】
A.delight
B.relief
C.anger
D.worry
【3】
A.bathed
B.clean
C.deep
D.formed
【4】
A.faster
B.closer
C.heavier
D.wiser
【5】
A.trouble
B.advance
C.question
D.battle
【6】
A.real
B.right
C.fair
D.fit
【7】
A.stared
B.sank
C.dived
D.fell
【8】
A.lead
B.persuade
C.carry
D.keep
【9】
A.happened
B.occurred
C.applied
D.appealed
【10】
A.sharp
B.pleasant
C.attractive
D.familiar
【11】
A.Fortunately
B.Frankly
C.Sadly
D.Suddenly
【12】
A.return
B.relax
C.speak
D.leave
【13】
A.joked
B.turned
C.listened
D.pointed
【14】
A.created
B.honored
C.saved
D.guided
【15】
A.on board
B.in time
C.for sure
D.on purpose
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。续写的词数应为150左右。
A couple of months before I started high school, my parents gave me the greatest gift any teenage boy would ask for: a cellphone. I lived on that phone all summer. I always texted my friends, even at night. And I paid no attention to the people and things around myself. Being connected to the Internet was more important than being present.
So, you can imagine my displeasure when I learned what my dad had planned for our family vacation that year. It was not the Disneyland trip or beach vacation that I had been hoping for.“This year,” my dad said, “we’ll be doing something special, something I used to do with my dad when I was a kid. We’re going camping in the forest!”
His excitement was met with a disappointed sigh (失望的叹息),which was my communication style at that age. But he had made the decision and would not change his mind. I comforted myself by telling myself that it was still a vacation. I remained uninfluenced when they were busy preparing for the vacation.
My mind was on my phone, the texts flying back and forth. I focused on the screen in my hands so much that the first time I looked up was when we drove across a bridge on the trip to our campsite.
I looked out of the window and saw a fast-moving river. The air blowing into the car from the open windows was hot and smelt of trees. But that didn't matter to me. The reason why I had looked up was for something far more serious and annoying. My phone no longer had service. The signal was weak. During the last hour of the drive, there was no signal at all.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
My dad explained he had chosen a campsite that had no phone service.
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The next morning, without checking my phone as usual, I fixed my mind on nature around myself.
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