1、Having a mix of male and female nurses also helps create a fun atmosphere, _________ helps patients recover faster.
A．this
B．that
C．which
D．where
2、It is unbelievable that Mr. Smith leads quite a simple life ______ his great wealth.
A．without
B．in
C．from
D．despite
3、The steak in the restaurant was terrible. How I wish I rice!
A. would order B. ordered
C. order D. had ordered
4、English is a course for anyone in university, ________ his or her major or previous educational qualifications are.
A．no matter
B．whether
C．however
D．whatever
5、By mistake, the ship he was on sailed him to ________ is now called Darwin
A．which
B．who
C．what
D．where
6、It is ________ for students to feel nervous before an exam.
A．necessary
B．original
C．incredible
D．normal
7、Old as my car is, it is in good condition and ________ well, even on rough roads.
A.handles B.is handled C.has been handled D.will handle
8、Our monitor’s breaking the record at the sports meeting was an exciting moment, ________ all of us will always treasure.
A. that B. it C. one D. what
9、A thick, dark layer of smoke is _____ much of Los Angeles and the cause of the fire is unknown.
A．securing
B．ensuring
C．blanketing
D．burning
10、As a programmer, he always holds a strong desire for his video games to ________ to make himself gain a firm foothold in the big city.
A. turn up B. break out
C. catch on D. show off
11、I have offered to paint the house ____ a week’s accommodation.
A．in exchange for
B．with regard to
C．by means of
D．in place of
12、 Lionel Messi ，________the record for the most goals in a calendar year，is considered the most talented football player in Europe.
A．set B．setting
C．to set D．having set
13、 ---How long have you been here?
---Only about five minutes. Henry and Simon ______ here with me.
A.walk B. have walked
C. walked D had walked
14、________ at the cafeteria before, Tina didn't want to eat there again.
A. Having eaten B. To eat C. Eat D. Eating
15、I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, ________ these limited editions of comics for you.
A．buy
B．buying
C．to buy
D．bought
16、Witnesses say ______ police opened fire after the bombing, causing some of the casualties.
A．prevented
B．comforted
C．signaled
D．panicked
17、There is some doubt among people _________ $749 is too much for an iPhone 5.
A. that B. whether
C. what D. if
18、 —I really can’t thank you enough, sir.
— __________.
A. That’s the most I could do
B. I’m glad to have been of help
C. No problem
D. With pleasure
19、If I _____it with my own eyes,I wouldn’t have believed it.
A. didn’t see
B. weren’t seeing
C. wouldn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
20、The course normally attracts 200 students per year, ______ up to half will be from overseas.
A. of whom B. for whom C. with which D. in which
21、McKenzie grew up at a farmhouse. Initially, the fence around the property was old and had several large gaps, so I strengthened the bottom with chicken wire and thought all was well. McKenzie would spend his days frolicking (嬉戏) in the large yard while Connie and I were at work and Sophie was at school.
One day, while on a job in the area, I stopped home to visit. As I pulled up to the driveway, I saw McKenzie outside of the fence playing in the daisies, dancing and nosing at a large butterfly hovering just out of his reach. I watched McKenzie enjoying himself until, suddenly, he realized he wasn’t alone. He took one look at me and fled to a hole under the fence, wriggling (扭动) back into the yard. He ran around to the back of the house, the place where he was usually asleep when we came home. As I stood and watched, McKenzie then proceeded to come around the corner of the house, stretching as if he had just woken up. Then, continuing his act, he looked at me as if he had just noticed I was home and excitedly came up to the fence, where he sat in his “proud boy” stance (姿态), as if he had been good all day and was glad to see me! I laughed as I opened the gate, and then I stood and gave him a frown. With my hands on my hips, I asked the little faker where the hole was. To my surprise, he lowered his ears and dejectedly walked over to the spot in the fence he had earlier wriggled through and sat down, looking at me. I laughed so hard that I cried.
【1】Why did McKenzie run back when he saw the author?
A．Because he messed up the house.
B．Because he killed a butterfly.
C．Because he was afraid to be scolded.
D．Because he was tired of playing alone.
【2】What does the underlined word mean in the second paragraph?
A．Disappointedly.
B．Passionately.
C．Delightedly.
D．Indifferently.
【3】What kind of tone is adopted by the writer in this short story?
A．Critical.
B．Ironic.
C．Lighthearted.
D．Sympathetic.
【4】What would be the best title of the passage?
A．An Unforgettable Experience
B．McKenzie, a Fantastic Actor
C．A Lesson from a Clever Dog
D．McKenzie, a Loving Family Member
22、Courses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in Cornell
The diversity of the courses you can take in the College of Arts & Sciences is extraordinary:
Academic Distribution Requirements
The College’s academic distribution requirements will include: effective writing; foreign language beyond the introductory level; imaginative and critical thinking.
To choose your courses for a semester, use the Class Roster. It shows the schedule of all classes offered in a particular term, along with class enrollment information and course details.
The Class Roster is updated frequently.
To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study. It represents Cornell’s full catalog of courses and is published annually. It provides information on Cornell degree programs, requirements, policies and procedures.
If you need help, call 607-255-5004 for an appointment with an advising dean. Or contact a career counselor in the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center at 607-255-4166 to talk about your interests and how they can translate into a major and a future career.
A New Curriculum
On October 30, 2018, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty（教员）approved a new undergraduate curriculum to be carried out over the next two to three years. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the college’s commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Students who have questions about the new curriculum can view the approved proposal on the Course Designer app of Cornell.
Innovative Learning
If you’re one of the 3,000 students across the university taking biology or physics at the College, you may be part of an innovative（创新的）classroom project that uses active learning, a new model that is proving to be the quickest path to expert-level mastery.
Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. Give yourself the freedom to explore.
【1】If you want to plan your courses over the long run, you can use the ______.
A．Class Roster
B．Courses of Study
C．Course Designer
D．Career Center
【2】For students involved in an innovative classroom project, they ______.
A．may study a new model
B．are on the quickest way to be experts
C．will get more freedom during research project
D．have advantages of studying outside the classroom
【3】The article is probably taken from ______.
A．a college website
B．a science report
C．a travel magazine
D．an academic journal
23、If you move to a new school, you’ll have to worry whether or not you’ll make friends. Here are some simple suggestions which help you make new friends a lot easier.
Try speaking to the people next to you in class. As they’re close by, it makes sense to communicate with them first.
Have courage to speak to everyone in your class. You will probably stay with that class through your years at the new school, so it helps if you get on with them.
If you don’t have many friends in your class, try and make new friends in your subject lessons. You can also talk with them at lunchtime and after school.
Join a lunchtime or after-school club. You’ll get to meet kids of all years that way.
Ask your teacher to pair you with another pupil.
Use your celebrity status! Since you’re the new person, you’ll have gained celebrity status, which you can use for a couple of weeks. Talk to people, remember to smile and always be open and friendly. Listen carefully to what others have to say so as to make them feel important.
As you grow older, it’s natural to make new friends and sometimes that means you grow apart from your old friends. So try and make time for all your friends. Why not introduce your different sets of friends so you can all go to the cinema or bowling together?
But what if a friendship group is pushing you out? If this is happening to you, try and ask someone you’re friendly with what is happening. If the whole group is leaving you out, try to find new people to spend time with at lunchtime.
【1】According to the passage, moving to a new school is _______.
A. interesting B. exciting
C. worrying D. boring
【2】According to the author, what should we do when we move to a new school?
A. Sit close to friendly classmates.
B. Try to study well to gain others’ trust.
C. Try our best to help our new classmates.
D. Take possible chances to communicate with others.
【3】To make our classmates feel that they are important to us, we should ______.
A. listen to them carefully B. be friendly and open to them
C. smile while talking with them D. make use of our celebrity status
24、Rene Compean was no stranger to Angeles National Forest. He’d hiked the park numerous times. But when hiking along a new path, the 45-year-old was lost.
As the day faded into darkness, his concern turned to fear. With only a little water in his backpack and 10% battery remaining on his cellphone, Compean was unprepared for anything more than the two-hour trip he’d planned.
Compean climbed to a spot where he found one bar of signal. “SOS. My phone is going to die. I’m lost,” he texted a friend, attaching a photo showing where he was. The shot showed his legs hanging over a rock face. All Compean could do then was wait. The temperature was dropping fast. Dressed only in shorts, and a sweatshirt, the hiker was chilled to the bone. He hugged himself into a tight ball. And after spotting two mountain lions, he spent the night on high alert.
Sixty miles away, Ben Kuo was working at home when he read a posting from the police, showing an image of a man’s legs. The search-and-rescue teams had spent the previous night unsuccessfully looking for Compean, so they released the photo, hoping someone might recognize the location.
“I’ve always loved looking for where photos are taken,” Kuo says. He frequently tries to identify where movie scenes or commercials were filmed. He’s often successful. When he saw the image, he automatically pulled up a satellite map on his laptop. “There’s an amazing amount of information you can get from satellites,” he says. The first thing he noticed in Compean’s photo was plenty of greenery. After comparing it to the satellite map, Kuo realized something: “He’s got to be on the south side because there’re not any green valleys on the north side.”
That finding led him to an area that looked like the territory in the image. The final step was cross- referencing the original photo with 3-D images of the area. The locations matched!
After spending 27 hours in the wilderness, Compean was found.
Compean’s story probably would have ended differently had it not been for the man with strong satellite skills and a sharp eye for detail.
【1】What caused Compean to get lost on the hike?
A．The thick forest.
B．The unfamiliar route.
C．The coming of nightfall.
D．Low battery on the phone.
【2】Kuo was able to offer help because of ______.
A．his photo reading ability
B．his sense of responsibility
C．his professional experience
D．his familiarity with the area
【3】What can we learn from this story?
A．One good turn deserves another.
B．Chance favors the prepared mind.
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
D．There’s no such thing as useless knowledge.
25、Five years ago I was working in an office. My life was all about dealing with complaints, meeting deadlines and writing reports. I wasn’t completely bored ______it didn’t excite me. One ______I went out to buy a sandwich. It was sunny and I wasn’t ______at work, so I decided to _____it in the park. I could see a group of people______a TV programme nearby. They seemed to be arguing about something and everybody looked very_____ .
Suddenly I realized everyone was ______me. And then two of them started walking over---towards me! They ______that they were making a short film and one of their actors hadn’t_______ . He only had one line in the story, they said. Would I mind______ the line?
I could tell they were desperate and although I’d never done any acting in my life, for some reason I _____ .
An hour later we finished. It was really an amazing experience. The people were very______and paid me for my time. However,_____ I was leaving, the director of the film came over and_______me his card. He thought I’d been brilliant and was naturally talented as a(n) _____. I laughed but_______to call him some time.
Well, I did call him. I went for an audition(试演)for another short film with the director. And I got the _____ . Two years later I _____ my office job and I’m now working almost full-time as an actor. I love the work and I’m going back to college next year to study ______. My life is now completely________, all because of that lunch in the park.
【1】A. so B. but C. or D. and
【2】A. morning B. afternoon C. weekend D. lunchtime
【3】A. busy B. good C. angry D. quick
【4】A. make B. eat C. use D. get
【5】A. watching B. writing C. copying D. filming
【6】A. passive B. excited C. anxious D. energetic
【7】A. looking at B. looking for C. looking after D. looking into
【8】A. repeated B. described C. explained D. remembered
【9】A. calmed down B. given up C. turned up D. settled down
【10】A. forming B. saying C. drawing D. holding
【11】A. offered B. agreed C. insisted D. admitted
【12】A. hopeful B. successful C. grateful D. doubtful
【13】A. until B. after C. for D. as
【14】A. lent B. handed C. mailed D. awarded
【15】A. actor B. director C. reporter D. host
【16】A. failed B. refused C. continued D. promised
【17】A. job B. card C. money D. mind
【18】A. lost B. left C. chose D. found
【19】A. painting B. literature C. drama D. journalism
【20】A. simple B. strange C. important D. different
26、假如你是李华。你刚从英国为期五天的旅游回来，感谢好友Mike的款待。得知他对中国的文化非常的感兴趣，特别是即将到来的端午节，请你写一封信介绍中国的端午节。
内容要点：
1. 感谢他的招待。
2. 介绍中国的端午节（时间，意义，风俗等）。
3. 欢迎他来中国。
注意：1. 词数80词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
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