1、—Is your brother going camping?
—He’s signed up but he’s considering________.
A.not to go B.not going C.won’t go D.not go
2、He made a great ________ to the development of the new medicine.
A．challenge
B．contribution
C．character
D．concern
3、I got to the office earlier that day, ______ the 7:30 train from Paddington.
A. caught B. to have caught
C. to catch D. having caught
4、Any tickets __________ will be on sale at the gateway.
A．remained to sell
B．remaining to sell
C．remained to be sold
D．remaining to be sold
5、The world is not always ______we wish it to be.
A．that
B．which
C．what
D．where
6、With his hair like a role in the film, the boy felt very cool.
A．cut
B．to be cut
C．cutting
D．to cut
7、_____at the back of the temple is the Tianning Tower, which _______154 metres into the sky, is the tallest tower of the kind in China.
A. Located; rises B. Located; rising
C. Locating; rising D. Locating; rises
8、Though he only began his work 3 months ago, he is now a teacher that________ respect from parents and students.
A．has gained
B．are gained
C．have gained
D．is gained
9、A number of high buildings have arisen ________there was nothing a year ago but ruins.
A. when B. where
C. before D. until
10、A hearty laugh relieves physical tension, _____your muscles relaxed for over half an hour.
A.to leave B.left C.leaving D.leave
11、When men look for a close friend, they will ________ someone who can share with them certain activities like sports and video games.
A. arrange for B. cheer for
C. send for D. search for
12、The health of garden plants depends on the soil _____ --the proper balance of mineral pieces, organic matter, air and water.
A. construction B. conservation
C. corporation D. composition.
13、Filled with anger, a person tends to say ______ comes to his mind.
A.whatever B.whichever C.whenever D.whoever
14、Close the door of fear behind you, and you ______ the door of faith open before you.
A. have seen B. will see C. are seeing D. saw
15、－How do you like our restaurant? －I can’t find a ________one.
A. good B. better C. best D. Fine
16、The bike-sharing model has not only made life more convenient for people but also eased the pressure ________ public transport including buses and subways.
A．in
B．of
C．about
D．on
17、Cleaning women in big cities usually get by the hour.
A．pay
B．paying
C．paid
D．to pay
18、29.____________ the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead.
A.When B.While C.If D.As
19、IT makes communication much more ________ .
A．convenient
B．convenience
C．conveniently
D．conveniences
20、Due to different cultural and historical backgrounds, customs vary ______ from region to region.
A．significantly
B．currently
C．responsibly
D．respectfully
21、On a holiday back home, my wife and I turned right, then right again, following the GPS navigation (导航) system, and found ourselves in a small Cretan town. I spoke to the GPS: “We don’t want to be here; we want the highway.” It instructed me to turn right once more. With every turn, the street narrowed. It was like being in a magical shrinking room. We drew the side mirrors back. We took another turn. The new road was even narrower, the walls so close you feel hard to hold your breath.
Another car appeared, coming towards us from the opposite direction. The driver gestured, telling me I’ll have to make way. But how? I didn’t have the nerve to back up along the impossibly narrow road. Locals appeared. Soon there was a whole group, using sign language to suggest a solution. There was a narrow garage opening to one side. If I could squeeze the car forward into the garage, I could then, through a series of tiny adjustments, back into the side street, allowing the other car to pass.
More locals arrived, standing on various sides of the vehicle, helpfully indicating that I have a centimetre to spare here, a millimetre there. There were brick walls on all 17 sides of the car. There was zero chance that I won’t damage the vehicle. This was significant since, a day earlier, at the Europcar counter, I had refused the additional insurance.
One lady stood at the rear of the vehicle, waving me on. She was making strong “this way, this way” movements with her arms. In an act of blind trust, I followed her instructions, creeping backwards and forwards. Remarkably it worked. I completed my 27-point turn into the side street, with no damage to the vehicle. The other car passed. The driver gave me a grateful wave. The locals applauded happily “Hero! Hero!” I followed her lead, down the narrow lane and—finally—back onto the highway. Free of the town, I clearly knew that I encountered heroes.
【1】What happened to the author on the holiday back home?
A．His GPS navigation system broke down.
B．He had something wrong with directions.
C．He lost the whole control of his car.
D．He accidentally turned into a narrow road.
【2】Which of the following can best describe the locals?
A．Energetic and brave.
B．Confident and creative.
C．Friendly and helpful.
D．Ambitious and thoughtful.
【3】Why did the author fear to hurt his car?
A．Because he borrowed it.
B．Because he rented it.
C．Because he was ashamed of losing face.
D．Because he hadn’t got the required insurance.
【4】What do we know about the author from the last paragraph?
A．He was questioned by the locals.
B．He knew the local women very well.
C．He was greatly grateful to the locals.
D．He finally made it under the instruction of his wife.
22、Deveza’s mother was on the waiting list for a kidney transplant (肾移植). Deveza wanted to donate one of her own kidneys, but she was turned down because she might develop the same health problems as her mother in later life.
Deveza came up with a different plan. In 2017, she started the world’s first paired exchange of different organs between living donors, exchanging half her liver (肝) for someone else’s kidney. A case study of the organ exchange has now been published. And the surgeons who were involved are calling for more exchanges like this. “You can imagine the enormous impact for mixed organ extended chains,” says John Roberts, a surgeon at University of California, San Francisco.
Most organ transplants come from people who have died, but there are never enough organs. As most people can manage with just one of their kidneys, people with kidney failure are increasingly receiving donated organs from relatives or friends. If someone wants to donate but their immune (免疫的) system is unsuited, doctors may be able to find pairs of would-be donors who can each give a kidney to the other’s relative.
When Deveza was looking into such chains, she came across research describing the idea of trading a kidney with the only other organ generally taken from a living donor—the liver. She suggested the idea to many hospitals before she finally contacted Roberts, who saw the idea’s potential.
Deveza was assessed to be in good enough health to donate part of her liver. It then took 18 months to find Annie Simmons, in Idaho, whose liver was unsuitable to use as a transplant for her sister with severe liver disease. They drew up a plan: Simmons would donate a kidney to Deveza’s mother, and in return, Deveza would give half her liver to Simmons’ sister. The hospital gave the go-ahead and the four operations took place on the same day successfully.
The team hopes that the ground-breaking case will inspire more people to consider doing the same. Roberts says that direct exchanges involving two donors could enable up to thirty extra living donor liver transplants a year—a ten per cent increase.
【1】What did Deveza do to save her mother?
A．Carrying out a case study.
B．Calling for kidney donations.
C．Launching a medical experiment.
D．Trading half her liver for a kidney.
【2】What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．Patients’ hopelessness to survive.
B．Several sources of organ donation.
C．Current situation of organ transplants.
D．Doctors’ efforts to improve organ transplants.
【3】What can be inferred about the organ exchange between Deveza and Simmons?
A．It discouraged organ donation.
B．It brought two families together.
C．It met with widespread approval.
D．It produced a desirable outcome.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A．My Liver, Your Kidney
B．Mother’s Love, Our Happiness
C．Organ Transplant: Blessing for Patients
D．Organ Exchange: Major Medical Advances
23、 My kids sit in Gee’ s living room and respectfully lift antique Christmas ornaments (装饰品) out of a well-loved cardboard box. Gee tells me that she and Tom built their Christmas ornament collection piece by piece. She smiles as we leave with the box. Gee stands beside them, quietly explaining each treasure. Her precious heirlooms (传家宝), gathered over a lifetime, have found a new home.
We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Someone had been returning our garbage cans to the garage each garbage day, and Jim and I had wondered who. Then one day we spotted him: an elderly man who lived across the street.
I baked cookies and left them on a stool outside the garage with a thank-you note. When we got home from work that day, a typed letter had replaced the gift. The letter was from Tom and explained how he had come to walk the neighborhood on garbage day, returning cans for people he barely knew. Back when he’d been fighting a war I wasn’t alive to see, his young wife, Gee, had found herself living alone. Neighbors had taken the time to handle her garbage cans so she didn’t have to, and he never forgot. Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us.
A few years after we’d moved in, Tom died. We photocopied that letter and attached it to one of our own for Gee. We told her how thankful we were to have known him. She wrote back and told us she still talked to Tom every day. When Gee invited us over to look through Christmas omaments, I realized how hard it must be to part with that box, a piece of Tom.
It’s not just Gee and Tom. It’s the man who lets our kids pick peaches off the tree in his front yard. It’s the ladies who call Jim when their pool filter breaks and leave their overflowing basket for our kids on Easter. It’s the corrections officer directly across from us, who smiles and waves and makes me feel a little safer when Jim is a way.
This Christmas, we’ll decorate our tree with Gee’s ornaments, out of the box that is labeled in Tom’s handwriting. Maybe I’ll talk to him just as Gee still does. Thank you, I’ll say. For teaching us what it means to be a neighbor.
【1】Why is the cardboard box a treasure for Gee?
A.Because it was lost in the war B.Because it is filled with antiques
C.Because it is full of memories of Tom. D.Because it is beautifully decorated
【2】What happened when Tom was fighting in a war?
A.His wife could not live alone.
B.His neighbors helped his wife a lot.
C.The author wrote to him from time to time.
D.He paid his neighbors to take out the garbage.
【3】What do the ladies do in Paragraph 5?
A.They pick peaches for the author’s kids.
B.They often smile and wave to the author.
C.They help Gee decorate the Christmas tree.
D.They give the basket to the author’s kids on Easter.
【4】What can be the suitable title for the text?
A.A Nice Couple B.A Garbage Man
C.The Gift of a Great Neighbor D.The Best Christmas We have
24、 There are many different types of birthday cards to choose from, but it matters a lot to send a card that the receiver will enjoy. It is a great way to know about his or her special day, especially if you cannot be there to help celebrate it in person. Even if you can't afford a present, a card can actually be a gift in itself. 【1】
The most common birthday cards are the traditional paper birthday cards.【2】 .Others are blank (空白的)so the senders can write his or her own message. There are different kinds of cards from being very simple to very wonderful and the prices can vary depending on the card choice.
【3】. In this case, you would send the person a belated(迟到的)birthday card. If you need to send one, in addition to the typical birthday wishes, there should be a note explaining how sorry you are for the delay.
If you need to send birthday cards quickly, you can send e-cards. Not only can they reach the receivers within minutes, but also they are an environmentally friendly choice compared to sending paper cards. 【4】. Most importantly, most of them are free.
Another type of birthday card to consider giving is one that made of paper, but is musical, A sound chip is placed inside the card so that when the receiver opens it, the card plays the music.【5】. Some can play a variety of songs including those from popular singers. A similar card to the musical birthday card is one where the sender can record his or her own voice message to the receiver.
A.There are many sites devoted to sending e-cards
B.Some come already written with wishes in them
C.Sometimes, people just forget to send birthday cards
D.You can have the chance to perfect it before sending it out
E.Some birthday cards plays the typical Happy Birthday song
F.Instead of getting handwritten greetings, they can hear the person's actual voice
G.There are many types on the market that are suitable for every person you can think of
25、 To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment rather than yesterday or tomorrow. However, many of us are spending much of our lives_______ about a variety of things. We allow past problems and future concerns to _______ our present moments, so much so that we ___________ frustrated and depressed.
On the other side, we also ___________ our gratification (满足感) and our happiness, often _________ ourselves that “someday” will be better than today. But the truth is that such a “someday” never_______ arrives.
John Lennon once said, “Life is what’s happening_______ we’re busy making other plans.” When we’re busy making “other plans”, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of ___________, and our dreams are slipping away._____________, we missed out on life.
Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some ____________ date. It isn’t. In fact, no one has a__________ that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any______________ over. When our attention is in the______________ moment, we push fear from our minds.
Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future. To fight it, the best__________ is to learn to bring your attention back to the here and now. Keep practicing. Your efforts will __________ in time.
【1】A.worrying B.working C.thinking D.dreaming
【2】A.promote B.dominate C.prevent D.explore
【3】A.end up B.grow up C.turn up D.block up
【4】A.accumulate B.advance C.forget D.postpone
【5】A.encouraging B.congratulating C.doubting D.convincing
【6】A.hastily B.hopefully C.actually D.thankfully
【7】A.after B.before C.until D.while
【8】A.order B.shape C.mind D.date
【9】A.In addition B.In contrast C.In general D.In short
【10】A.later B.earlier C.better D.worse
【11】A.response B.demand C.guarantee D.resolve
【12】A.advantage B.concern C.control D.victory
【13】A.present B.precious C.distant D.awkward
【14】A.lesson B.promise C.strategy D.reference
【15】A.build up B.pay off C.go away D.add up
26、朋友的重要性众所周知。请根据下面的提示，写一篇短文，发表在一英文报纸上，字数120-150.
提示：1 朋友的必要性；2 什么是真正的友谊；3 你交友的原则。
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________