1、Thanks to its abundant resources and mild climate, the cost of living in Chengdu is _______ low compared with that in Beijing.
A.eventually
B.gradually
C.relatively
D.basically
2、--- How do you study English?
---I study English talking with foreign students
A. by B. in C. at D. On
3、I walked all the way from home to the library, only____it closed.
A.find B.finding
C.found D.to find
4、I read about the two stories in some book or other. Does it matter ________ it was?
A.where
B.what
C.how
D.which
5、The old couple are very excited because they ______ Europe next month.
A.visit
B.are about to visit
C.are visiting
D.are going to visiting
6、--I'm sorry I made a mistake!
-- . . Nobody is perfect.
A. Take your time
B. You're right
C. Whatever you say
D. Take it easy
7、We already have enough food, so why create more ________could be potentially harmful to us, to the Earth and to all wildlife?
A.who
B.than
C.ones
D.that
8、None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish.______,most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.
A.Instead B.Even though
C.However D.Though
9、I found most of my classmates friendly and _____________.
A.help B.helped C.helpful D.helpfully
10、More young people have left for the city to ________.
A.make their fortune
B.keep an open mind
C.fill out a form
D.raise their voices
11、-- Do you mind my opening the window? It's a bit hot in here.
---___________, actually.
A. Go ahead. B. Yes, my pleasure
C. I would rather you didn't D. Come on
12、Parents in Glasgow are reacting against the plan to _______ 25 primary schools.
A.slow down B.shut down C.set down D.settle down
13、The desk and seat can be _________ to the height of any child.
A. adapted B. adjusted C. accustomed D. adopted
14、—Has your father returned from Africa yet?
—Yes,but he _______ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.
A.was B.has been C.will be D.would be
15、_______ I went to the South Lake in Hanzhong, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.
A. For the first time
B. The first time
C. At first
D. It was the first time
16、When he got ________ in his world of music, he felt as if he could “see” the beauty of the world around him, like he had in his previous life.
A.absorb
B.absorbed
C.absorbing
D.to absorb
17、Conservationists __________on setting aside natural reserves for the wild species they are trying to protect during the past decade.
A.focused B.focus C.have focused D.had focused
18、—Why am I so slow at doing the cloze test?
—I guess you didn’t realize the use the contexts.
A.you should have made of
B.you must have made from
C.from which you could have made
D.out of which you need make
19、Why not try your luck in the library? That’s ________ the American classical books are kept.
A. how B. why C. when D. where
20、Valentine’s Day is a day named ______ Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome.
A. of B. with
C. after D. by
21、
Ticket Prices for Shanghai Expo | ||||
Time
Types | Pre-sale(预售)Ⅰ Mar. 27,2009 ~Jun. 30,2009 | Pre-sale Ⅱ Jul. 1,2009 ~Dec. 31,2009 | Pre-sale Ⅲ Jan. 1,2010 ~Apr. 30,2010 | Expo Session(期间)May. 1,2010 ~Oct. 31,2010 |
Peak Day Ticket (指定日门票) | ¥170 | ¥180 | ¥190 | ¥200 |
Standard Day Ticket (平日门票) | ¥130 | ¥140 | ¥150 | ¥160 |
3-Day Ticket | N/A(无) | ¥400 | ||
7-Day Ticket | ¥900 | |||
Evening Ticket | N/A | ¥90 |
41.【1】If Joe wanted to buy the cheapest ticket for Peak Day,he could book(预定)one during .
A.Pre - sale Ⅰ B.Pre – sale Ⅱ
C.Pre – sale Ⅲ D.Expo Session
【2】On March 1,2010,Sue bought two Standard Day tickets for her parents.
She paid for them.
A.¥380 B.¥300 C.¥260 D.¥180
【3】It cost Thomas ¥160 to get a ticket for Standard Day.He probably bought it on .
A.April 23,2009 B.August l,2009
C.February 2,2010 D.May 20,2010
【4】Kathy spent 900 yuan on a ticket for Shanghai Expo.Her visit can last days.
A.one B.three C.seven D.ten
【5】Visitors to Shanghai Expo could buy tickets only after May 1,2010.
A. morning B.afternoon
C.evening D.midnight
22、Every day we are exposed to images, videos, music and news. In this age of visual and aural hyper-stimulation(视觉听觉超刺激), the medium of radio is making a great comeback.
“We’re at the beginning of a golden age of audio,” said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. In the last month alone, 15 percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast(播客). These statistics, released by Edison Research, show the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present day’s digital podcast format. The term “podcast” was invented in 2004, but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years. With the sharp increase in consumer demand for smartphones and tablets, podcast sales have jumped.
The appeal of the podcast partly lies in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand capabilities(功能). You can listen during those extra minutes of the day when you’re walking to the shops, waiting in a queue or riding the subway. Similar to television shows, podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every week.
Donna Jackson, 22, Sydney University media graduate, listens to podcasts two or three times a week, via iTunes. “I listen while I’m wandering around the house doing something else. It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable… And it’s an easy way of keeping in touch with what’s going on in the rest of the world,” she said. “I mainly listen to BBC podcasts, but recently I’ve also been listening to This American Life and Serial. They have a special skill to really draw you in.”
Unlike television and music, the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers. Blumberg says this owes to the podcast’s ability “to create close relationship and emotional connection.” Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust, majoring in social work and arts, agrees. “When you’re listening, it feels as if the voice of the podcast’s storyteller is talking directly to you. It’s comforting,” said Proust.
It seems the age-old tradition of verbal storytelling is very much alive and well.
【1】From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that _________.
A. traditional broadcast has come back
B. Americans love listening to the radio
C. podcasts have become very popular today
D. smartphones sell well because of podcasts
【2】The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly to ______.
A. tell how young people relax themselves
B. explain why young people like podcasts
C. introduce what programs podcasts are presenting
D. show how popular podcasts are among the young
【3】Paragraph 5 is mainly about __________.
A. the influence of radios
B. the advantage of podcasts
C. readers’ impression on radios
D. people’s reaction to the medium
【4】What is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Return of Radio B. Opinions of Podcast
C. Features of Radio D. Technology of Podcast
23、Harry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops.
Once Harry’s father was sent to London on business. He would stay there for half a year. Leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldn’t do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus!
Yesterday Harry’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop. But he didn’t know how to choose. The woman had a sigh(叹息) and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样) and told him to buy a pair of shoes himself. It’s Saturday today and Harry doesn’t go to school. With a policeman’s help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “What’s the matter, young man?”
“I’m sorry, I’ve left the shoe pattern at home!”
【1】Harry’s parents do all instead of him because _______.
A.he’s too young
B.he has poor health
C.he’s busy with his studies
D.they hope he spends all time on studies
【2】When Harry’s father was in London, _______.
A.Harry had to stay at home
B.Harry didn’t find the bus stop
C.Harry fell behind in his class
D.Harry wouldn’t go to school
【3】The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because _______.
A.she didn’t know what kind he needed
B.she was busy with the housework
C.something was wrong with her
D.she wanted her son to do something himself
【4】The best title for this passage would be
A.A lazy boy
B.The shoe pattern
C.A sick mother
D.A famous man
24、Vincent van Gogh was born in 1853 in Zundert in the south of the Netherlands. He was unlucky to live only for 37 years and to discover his love for art at the age of 27. Therefore, he worked as an artist for only 10 years of his life.
During the Enlightenment Age (启蒙时代), emphasis on literature, philosophy, science, fine arts and music became more widespread especially with the growing middle class. This means that Vincent van Gogh had lived in a flourishing artistic movement, which was supposed to help him succeed as an artist and become rich. On the contrary, he did not win reputation as an artist. Although Vincent painted 900 paintings and more than 1,100 drawings, his works remained unknown and unsold and his brother Theo supported him financially during his lifetime.
Perhaps one of the reasons for his failure as an artist is his clumsy behavior when he suffered from mental illness. Another reason is his short-tempered nature and rudeness which most of the time brought him bloody fights with his fellow Gauguin (高更) that ended up with cutting off Vincent’s ears. Moreover, he was always dirty and not well-dressed, which made people avoid dealing with him and buying his artistic works. Furthermore, his poor health gave more blows to his life and caused an early death to such a great artist. But now in our age, his magnificent painting (Portrait of Dr. Gachet加谢医生的肖像) is sold around 150 million dollars at auction (拍卖). Vincent van Gogh is just an example of the talented people who failed in their pursuit of glory.
【1】What can we learn about Vincent before he was 27?
A.He showed no love for art.
B.He enjoyed staying alone.
C.He had a great interest in art.
D.He spent much time painting.
【2】How many reasons are given to present Vincent’s failure as an artist?
A.Two.
B.Three.
C.Four.
D.Five.
【3】Why didn’t people like to trade with Vincent?
A.He was in a mess.
B.He became angry easily.
C.He didn’t have fine works
D.He often fought with others.
25、 It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ___1__, I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and ___2__ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and __3__ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to __4__ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were __5__ to take care of the plants every day. __6__ doing some research online, we __7__ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep __8__ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.
It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work __9__ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed __10__ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____11__, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for __12__ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ___13___. We had never ___14___ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the __15__ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also __16__ Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (罗勒,一种香料). It reassured (使......放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.
The work we put into our vegetable garden was __17__ worthwhile. As long as we had the __18___ to start and maintain the garden, we __19__ a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the __20__ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.
【1】
A.Otherwise
B.Instead
C.Therefore
D.Likewise
【2】
A.prepared
B.preserved
C.prevented
D.protected
【3】
A.particular
B.delicious
C.nutritious
D.special
【4】
A.think about
B.worry about
C.adapt to
D.appeal to
【5】
A.absent
B.late
C.satisfied
D.willing
【6】
A.Before
B.Since
C.As
D.After
【7】
A.led
B.refused
C.decided
D.afforded
【8】
A.so that
B.now that
C.as long as
D.even though
【9】
A.quickly
B.hardly
C.gradually
D.suddenly
【10】
A.over
B.through
C.across
D.beyond
【11】
A.harder
B.softer
C.heavier
D.deeper
【12】
A.flowers
B.fruits
C.seeds
D.vegetables
【13】
A.at r isk
B.with care
C.in excitement
D.like crazy
【14】
A.tasted
B.sensed
C.watched
D.smelt
【15】
A.tear
B.cloud
C.sunshine
D.wind
【16】
A.cooked
B.offered
C.provided
D.supplied
【17】
A.rather than
B.other than
C.no more than
D.more than
【18】
A.fact
B.force
C.doubt
D.willpower
【19】
A.received
B.accepted
C.spent
D.fulfilled
【20】
A.way
B.quality
C.goal
D.standard
26、阅读下列材料,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。
I am Sadie. I love oceans, especially the one near my grandma's house with beautiful shells. Why? That's what I am about to tell you.
It all started when my parents divorced a few weeks ago. I had remained silent since then. So my mother decided to send me to Florida to live with my grandma.
On the way to my grandma’s house, my mother said, “Sadie, I know we are not the best family you can have and I truly apologize. I just do not know how to be a mother. But remember, Sadie, whatever happened, I do love you." These words made me sadder.
When we arrived, Grandma told me to go upstairs and unpack my things while she spoke to my mother. When I saw a blue and green painted room with a huge window and a comfortable bed, I thought, Moving to Florida might not be that bad." I comforted my-self as I walked towards the window. I opened the curtains and saw sky-blue waves slowly washing away the sand on the beach and sea birds flying in the clear sky. The ocean was only a few hundred meters away from here.
After my mother left, Grandma softly touched my shoulder, “I want to take you to the place I called 'the Big Blue’. And I think you might like it." (I guess you could know where it is.)
Before I stepped on the sand I could smell the ocean. Together we enjoyed the sunset with a whole lot of yellow and orange. Suddenly she picked out the most beautiful shell I had ever seen in my life. It was almost gold, shining in the sunlight. I couldn’t move my eyes off it.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的同数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你好;
Paragraph 1:
"Want to know how I get through my parents' divorce?" Grandma asked.
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Paragraph 2:
"The beautiful shells here gave me the courage to live on,” Grandma said.
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