1、And what a city-a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that________in 1906.
A．occur
B．occuring
C．occurred
D．was occurring
2、Yumin, the late famous physicist, often encouraged his students to _____ what they believed in, even when facing strong opposition.
A. come up with B. take charge of
C. put up with D. stand up for
3、—Shall we start right now? Our train leaves in half an hour.
—_____! I’ll finish packing in a minute.
A. Hang on B. Hang up
C. Keep on D. Keep away
4、----Can you tell me what it was that made the young man ________ among so many employees？
----His ability，humor and above all honesty.
A.stand behind B.stand out
C.stand by D.stand for
5、The sun began to rise in the sky, _________ the mountain in golden light.
A．bathed
B．bathing
C．to have bathed
D．having bathed
6、—I heard that you would go to Dalian for your holiday.
—I ______, but I have some important business to deal with.
A．plan to go
B．planned to go
C．have planned
D．planned to
7、In the global economy, a new drug for cancer, ________ it is discovered, will create many economic possibilities around the world.
A．whatever B．whoever
C．wherever D．whichever
8、New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before ______.
A．being fully accepted
B．fully accepting
C．having fully accepted
D．fully accepted
9、I was on the point of speaking my wife stood up and stopped me.
A.since B.as C.when D.while
10、I prefer to have those advanced machines ________ rather than let them ________ by the enemies!
A.destroyed…used B.to be destroyed…be used
C.destroyed…be used D.to be destroyed…used
11、“What do you think of the book?” “Oh, excellent, it’s worth ______ a second time.”
A．to read
B．to be read
C．being read
D．reading
12、After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town ___ he grew up as a child.
A. which B. where
C. that D. when
13、We were astonished __________the temple still in its original condition.
A．finding
B．to find
C．find
D．to be found
14、If the dictionary ______ you，put it where it ______.
A．doesn’t belong to; belongs to
B．isn’t belong to; is belonged
C．doesn’t belong to; belongs
D．isn’t belong to; is belonged to
15、—I wonder how often you will clean up your room by yourself.
—________ other day.
A.In B.Every C.For D.Each
16、We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it ________very well.
A．worked out
B．tried out
C．went on
D．carried on
17、The job is ________to me because I've little experience. However, it is also ________.
A．challenging; rewarding
B．challenged; rewarded
C．challenging; rewarded
D．challenged; rewarding
18、I ____ my close friend three times today but her line was always busy.
A. had phoned B. have phoned
C. have been phoning D. was phoning
19、The audience listened with full attention, ________ to miss any point．
A. not trying B. trying not
C. to try not D. not to try
20、She encouraged us __________up in the face of pressure.
A．to not give
B．not giving
C．not to give
D．not give
21、ALIEN invasions, Kungfu, hidden treasure——they’re the topics of a thousand computer games. Now comes a game with a difference: climate change. And the challenge? How to beat it.
Fate of the World, which came out last week, puts the Earth’s future in your hands. In this game, you become the head of an international environmental body. You either save the world from the effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions (排放) or let it die by continuing to use emissions-heavy fossil fuels (矿物燃料).
Created by Oxford-based games developer Red Redemption, Fate of the World uses data from real climate models. “There are a range of options including nuclear power and renewable energy. We are not saying one route is the best route,” Gobion Rowlands, Red Redemption’s founder, told Reuters.
Tom Chatfield, gaming expert and the author of Fun Inc: Why Games Are the 21st Century’s Most Serious Business, told British newspaper The Guardian that computer games are uniquely placed to prepare people to deal with climate change. “Two of the problems with environmental issues are time and geography- getting people to care about people on the other side of the earth and problems far in the future, ” Chatfield told The Guardian. “But if people can feel and see the gradual development of changing climate, it can be a better way of learning than reading lots of scientific articles. ”
【1】What does the author mean by saying “Now comes a game with a difference”?
A．You can save the world through playing the game.
B．There are lots of challenges to beat in this game.
C．We can only use renewable energy in this game.
D．People can experience the change of climate in this game.
【2】What do we know about Fate of the World?
A．It’s a combination of Kungfu and treasure hunting.
B．Its data are based on real models.
C．Thanks to it, the environmental problems have been solved.
D．We’d better read more scientific papers instead of playing this game.
【3】What’s Tom Chatfield’s attitude towards this game?
A．Neutral.
B．Favorable.
C．Disagreed.
D．Unclear.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title?
A．Gaming to save nature.
B．Climate change.
C．One route is the best.
D．Fate of the world.
22、In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential(潜能)to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, millions of American boys and girls grow up hoping to become actors and athletes, diplomats and doctors. Many of them even want to become president.
American parents often encourage their children to become involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children become mature young adults.
As we all know, schoolwork is important. But parents should realize that the social skills their children learn form natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work. What’s more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to communicate effectively.
As a rule, Chinese parents don’t educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. It is a great waste of time to do so.
Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children. I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it.
【1】From the passage, we know the American parents pay much more attention to ________.
A. the social skills than Chinese parents
B. their children’s studying hard and well
C. what their children want but they can’t
D. extra activities than schoolwork
【2】According to the passage, Chinese parents ________.
A. know more than American parents to educate their children
B. owning ambition and confidence is necessary and important
C. pay much more attention to their children’s fine future
D. don’t encourage their children to participate in extra activities
【3】From the passage, we can infer _______.
A. American children are brave and adventurous
B. American children are more active in their studies
C. Chinese children have the ability to communicate effectively
D. Something should be done to develop the potential of the children in China
【4】What’s the writer’s attitude towards Chinese education reform?
A. Neutral. B. Indifferent.
C. Positive. D. Negative.
23、People use laughter to connect and bond with others. What about animals?
Sasha Winkler is a graduate student at the University of California, studying animal behavior. She noticed that the small monkeys she worked with, called rhesus macaques, liked to play together by chasing each other. While having fun together, they made anting sounds, almost like they were out of breath, which reminded Winkler of quiet laughter.
To find out whether other animals laugh while playing, Winkler teamed up with another scientist named Greg Bryant. Together, they found and read dozens of reports written by scientists who studied animals. Winkler and Bryant looked for any mentions in any animal of vocal signaling during play like the panting of the macaques.
Through their research, Winkler and Bryant identified 65 species, or groups of animals that produce that laughter while playing. The animals that laugh the most include primates like monkeys and apes, rodents like rats, and mammals that live in the ocean like dolphins.
The study suggests that many animals laugh so that their play partner knows they are having fun. This is important because animal play can sometimes look like fighting. Laughter becomes a way for animals to prevent aggressive or harmful behavior when interacting with others. Some animals also make a “play face”, giving an expression like a smile to show that they are happy and not angry.
One big difference between human laughter and animal laughter is that humans laugh much more loudly. Most sounds animals make during play are very quiet so they can only be heard by the animal they are playing with. But for humans, loud laughter is a sign that we’re part of a group. “It’s really fascinating that so many animals have a similar function of vocalization(发声)during play,” said Winkler. “But we do have these unique parts of human laughter that are also an important area for future study.”
【1】Why did Winkler and Bryant conduct the research?
A．To observe animal behavior.
B．To collect papers about animals.
C．To study animal laughter while playing
D．To compare animal laughter and human laughter.
【2】Why do some animals laugh when having fun?
A．To hide their true emotions.
B．To play tricks on their partners.
C．To attract more partners to join in.
D．To make play go in a friendly way.
【3】What is special about animal laughter?
A．It’s mostly a quiet laughter.
B．It’s louder than human laughter.
C．It’s more social than human laughter.
D．It’s accompanied by facial expressions.
【4】What might be the main concern of future research on human laughter?
A．Its function.
B．Its volume.
C．Its sounding.
D．Its message.
24、You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride．Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it．But Lee Gray，PhD，of the University of North Carolina，US，has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport．He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的)，” Gray told the BBC．“The elevators are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door．If someone else comes in，we may have to move．And here，according to Gray，liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements．He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift，you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.
If there are two of you，you go into different corners，standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters，you will unconsciously form a triangle．And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square，with someone in every corner．A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively．Once in，for most people the rule is simple – look down，or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward in lifts?
“You don’t have enough space，” Professor Babette Renneberg，a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin，told the BBC．“Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us．And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
In such a small，enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be understood as threatening or odd．“The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact，” she said.
【1】According to Gray，when people enter an elevator，they usually _____.
A． turn around and greet one another
B． look around or examine their phone
C． make eye contact with those in the elevator
D． try to keep a distance from other people
【2】Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?
A．
B．
C．
D．
【3】According to the article，people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.
A． someone’s odd behaviors
B． a lack of space
C． their unfamiliarity with one another
D． their eye contact with one another
【】What’s the passage mainly about _____.
A． Bad manners in the elevator
B． Some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C． An interesting but awkward elevator ride
D． The strange behaviors in the elevator
25、 I moved to Germany about a month ago for my year abroad. I am working as a foreign language assistant in a______here. The moment I arrived in Germany, everything seemed so different but so______.
I was greeted at the train station by a teacher from the school I______at who drove me to the people I was staying with. As we_____, the table was already set with coffee and amazing______! Coffee and cake is something of a(n)______in Germany, like afternoon tea in England！ I knew this was going to be the start of a _____year.
I am very______to new things and to changes so I soon adapted to the German way of life. The hardest______was the early starts! The first lesson in my school starts at 7: 35 which is much earlier than in England. I have to______I go to bed earlier so that I’m not too_____. Another difference is that in Germany, people often eat a big meal at lunchtime and then something smaller in the evening. In England we ____eat something small at lunchtime and then a larger meal in the evening. I also ____that lots of Germans seem to wear______, especially in northern Germany where it can be quite______！I was even told that I would not survive here without a scarf ____I quickly bought one.
I love the way that schools start earlier and finish earlier here. When the school day______at 1p.m. it is really nice to have some ______time for the rest of the day. I like to go______or for walks on the beach. I have noticed that cycling is extremely popular in Germany!I really enjoy it so it has been______for me to adapt to travelling everywhere by bike.
【1】A.neighborhood B.country C.shop D.school
【2】A.strange B.exciting C.popular D.difficult
【3】A.work B.study C.travel D.train
【4】A.left B.drove C.arrived D.played
【5】A.flowers B.gifts C.candies D.cakes
【6】A.rule B.experience C.meeting D.tradition
【7】A.great B.busy C.lucky D.funny
【8】A.close B.open C.thankful D.familiar
【9】A.chance B.exam C.change D.question
【10】A.make sure B.worry about C.promise D.wonder
【11】A.nervous B.sick C.tired D.bored
【12】A.finally B.usually C.especially D.necessary
【13】A.expected B.noticed C.understood D.guessed
【14】A.watches B.glasses C.scarves D.jackets
【15】A.cold B.cool C.sunny D.rainy
【16】A.until B.when C.if D.so
【17】A.starts B.finishes C.continues D.returns
【18】A.common B.proper C.hard D.free
【19】A.cycling B.swimming C.running D.walking
【20】A.reasonable B.important C.easy D.safe
26、假定你是李华，得知当地博物馆要举办长征(the Long March)图片展。请写信邀请留学生Danny一同前往，内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.展览介绍；
3.邀请参加。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Danny,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua