1、The poetry of the Romantic Movement often focuses on concepts like freedom and beauty, and tends to use imagination and ______strong feelings.
A. warm up B. spring up
C. call on D. touch on
2、The date for the sports meeting we had been looking forward to ______ last week.
A．coming
B．came
C．comes
D．come
3、Dr.White once concluded that history informed us of past mistakes we could learn without repeating them.
A．from which
B．in which
C．with whom
D．for whom
4、My pen ________. Have you got a spare one which I may borrow?
A．won’t be written
B．is not writing
C．doesn’t work
D．won’t work
5、—Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?
—But I ____________ anything about that.
A. hadn’t been told B. haven’t been told
C. didn’t tell D. won’t tell
6、The company takes __________of corporate image wherever possible.
A.charge B.account C.care D.notice
7、My sister met him at the cinema yesterday afternoon, so he _________ your lecture.
A．couldn't have attended
B．needn't have attended
C．mustn't have attended
D．shouldn't have attended
8、I would love to go ________ this year, perhaps to the South of France.
A.abroad B.aboard C.board D.broad
9、China has published a book ____ President Xi Jinping's quotations from ancient stories and classics in his speeches and articles．
A．featuring B．announcing
C．contributing D．exchanging
10、The old scientist Yuan Longping, for ________ life was hard in the past, still works hard in the hybrid rice field.
A．whose
B．whom
C．which
D．that
11、—What do you think of the Huawei P7?
—Terrific, I would buy one if I ______ an iPhone 6 Plus last year.
A. didn’t buy B. don’t buy
C. hadn’t bought D. haven’t bought
12、He applied _________ a job as a teacher.
A．in
B．for
C．on
D．at
13、Some experts say that ________ to a variety of foods without pesticides (农药) is especially important throughout childhood.
A．exposing
B．exposed
C．having been exposed
D．being exposed
14、“______ that again!” My father shouted to me when I was found playing with fire.
A. Never to do B. Don’t never to
C. Do never D. Never do
15、—How about your journey to Mount Emei?
—Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way.
A．slowed down
B．broke down
C．got down
D．put down
16、For the past two months micro blogs have been filled with concern and admiration for Zhang Lili, the most beautiful teacher in China, __________touched the whole nation．
A．the actions of who
B．the actions of her
C．the actions of whom
D．the actions of which
17、Interestingly, Doyle wrote some of his early Holmes stories while he ________ for patients in his medical practice in London.
A．waited
B．had waited
C．was waiting
D．has been waiting
18、The teacher told us that the light______ faster than the sound.
A．travels
B．traveled
C．was travelling
D．will travel
19、 This is the biggest lab__________we have ever built in our university.
A.which B.what C.that D.Where
20、Peter will give me five sweets an apple, but in fact I don’t have a sweet tooth.
A．in search of
B．in need of
C．in memory of
D．in exchange for
21、Back in ancient times, philosophers（哲学家）like Aristotle were already thinking about the origins of taste, and how the tongue sensed basic tastes like sweet, bitter, salty and sour.
“What scientists discovered just a few years ago is that there are areas of the brain where certain fields of neurons（神经元）respond to these different tastes. So there’s a sweet field, a bitter field, a salty field and so on, ” said Nick Ryba, a neuroscientist at the National Institutes of Health.
But Ryba and his colleagues have found that we can actually taste without a tongue at all, simply by turning on or off the “taste” part of the brain. And by turning on the “bitter” sensing part of the brain, they were able to make mice pucker up（咧着嘴）, as if they were tasting something bitter—even though nothing bitter was touching the tongues of the mice.
In another experiment, the researchers fed the mice a bitter taste on their tongues—but then made it more palatable by turning on the “sweet” zone of the brain. “What we were doing here was adding the sweetness, but only adding it in the brain, not in what we were giving to the mouse. ”Think adding sugar to our coffee—but doing it only in our mind.
Ryba says the study suggests that a lot of our basic judgments about taste—sweet means good, bitter means bad—are actually made at the level of the brain. As for that virtual（虚拟的）-sugar-in-your-coffee idea? “I thought it’s basically science fiction to think that this would be something that would be used on humans. But today’s science fiction might be tomorrow’s artificial sweetener, ”he added.
【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A．The philosophical ideas about the origins of different tastes.
B．The discovery about which part of the brain responds to a certain taste.
C．The way that scientists have found the taste-related zones in the brain.
D．The latest breakthrough in controlling the brain's response to the tastes.
【2】What does the underlined word “palatable” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Controllable.
B．Unacceptable.
C．Pleasant.
D．Real.
【3】What does Ryba think of the virtual-sugar-in-your-coffee idea?
A．It is impossible.
B．It can become true.
C．It is a reality.
D．It is unbelievable.
【4】From which is the text probably taken?
A．A science fiction.
B．A biology textbook.
C．A science report.
D．An experiment record.
22、There is a famous saying: “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life”. If you live one hundred years, that only equates to twelve hundred months— and when you break it down even further into days, hours and minutes, it gets more frightening. 【1】Well, quite simply put: life is short. Spending eight hours every day in a sound sleep means you’re losing a third of your life to bed. So, the question is: is eight hours the exact amount we need, or is it just a myth?
While most scientists agree that between seven and nine hours a night is the optimal amount, this is just a rough estimate. 【2】It seems that the amount of sleep you need depends upon your age — with infants needing much more than adults. What does seem apparent is that around seven and a half hours’ sleep is a good amount.
【3】One group slept for six and a half and the other for seven and a half hours per night. While some findings were predictable — irritation and lower concentration in the group who slept less, there were some more surprising findings. 【4】 Genes associated with inflammation (炎症), the immune system and stress response became more active. The team also observed increases in the activity of genes related to diabetes and risk of cancer.
That myths regarding sleep are constantly perpetuated is one of the biggest issues. For example, have you ever heard that you can train yourself to need less or no sleep? 【5】We will always need a certain amount of sleep — eight hours might not be the exact sweet spot, and there are factors like age to take into consideration but one thing is true — there is a certain amount we do actually need.
A．It’s simply not true.
B．Why is it relevant?
C．It’s really not the condition in reality.
D．The genes of people who had less sleep were affected.
E．In a study, the effects of sleep were monitored.
F．Why do we have such feelings like that?
G．In truth, it’s a little more complicated than that.
23、“Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn’t save money,”reported researchers. “ It was a small surprise, for it is against the common belief,” said Pieter van Baal, who led the study. “But it makes sense. If you live longer, then your costs of the health system will be more.”
The researchers found that from age 20 to 56, fat people had the most expensive health costs. But on average, healthy people lived 84 years. Smokers lived about 77 years, and fat people about 80 years. Smokers and fat people tended to have more heart disease than healthy people. Therefore, in the long run, the thin and healthy group spent about $417,000, from age 20 on. Smokers spent about $ 326,000 and fat people $371,000.
“The result throws a bucket of cold water onto the idea, based on guesswork, that obesity is going to cost trillions of dollars,” said Patrick Basham, a professor of health politics. “If we’re going to worry about the future of obesity, we should stop worrying about its financial impact,” he said.
“The benefit of obesity prevention may not be seen immediately in terms of cost saving in tomorrow’s budget, but there are long-term gains,” said Baal. “These are often immeasurable when it comes to people living longer and healthier lives.” In the meanwhile, he said that governments should recognize that successful smoking and obesity prevention programs mean that people will have a higher chance of dying of something more expensive later in life.
“Lung cancer is a cheap disease to treat because people don’t survive very long. But if they are old enough to get Alzheimer’s(早年性痴呆症) one day, they may survive longer and cost more. We are not advising that governments stop trying to prevent obesity,” Baal said.” But they should do it for the right reasons.”
【1】Among middle-aged people, whose costs of the health system is the most?
A．Those who are heavy smokers.
B．Those who are overweight.
C．Those who are too thin.
D．Those who are suffering from heart attacks.
【2】What can we know about the belief that obesity costs much?
A．It turns out to be innocent.
B．It comes from scientific studies.
C．It is based on medical evidence.
D．It has changed over the past years.
【3】According to the text, governments should prevent obesity for the purpose of ________?
A．reducing the risk of suffering cancer
B．weakening obesity’s financial impact
C．making sure of people’s long and healthy life
D．reducing the money spent on medical programs
【4】What would be the best title for this text?
A．A Recent Medical Study Shows the Truth about Health
B．Preventing Obesity and Smoking May Cost More
C．Obesity and Smoking Lead to Expensive Diseases
D．Governments Change Attitude towards Obesity and Smoking
24、Dear Mr. Watson
CLAIM AL54323432 — STORM DAMAGE TO ROOF
I received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim. However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor Mr. Michael Tan handled this claim.
When Mr. Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine. Mr. Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again. He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment. Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy.
Consequently, I wrote to Mr. Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman. Mr. Ashe telephoned me immediately and explained his charges in detail. He later reported back to me that Mr. Tan explained that I would not receive full payment because of the type of policy I hold which does not cover wear and tear. This was the first time this issue had been brought to my attention, so you can imagine my surprise.
When I received Mr. Tan's letter of 2 February, this situation was explained. If this had been explained in the first place I would have accepted it and would not have questioned Mr. Ashe’s charges. Instead, by telling me initially that I had been overcharged for this work, he caused a great deal of upset, not only for me but also for Mr. Ashe.
I believed this claim was handled badly by Mr. Tan from the beginning. Therefore, a great deal of embarrassment has been caused over this issue.
I felt you should know how disappointed and upset I am. I trust you will look into this and ensure that such claims are handled more appropriately in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Richard
【1】The author writes this letter to _____.
A．complain about a mishandled case
B．inform the manager of a payment
C．demand an apology from Mr. Watson
D．require the manager to fire Mr. Tan
【2】The underlined words “the contractor” in Para. 2 refer to _____.
A．Mr. Tan
B．Mrs. Richard
C．Mr. Watson
D．Mr. Ashe
【3】The author could not receive full payment because _____.
A．her policy doesn't cover some of the items
B．the contractor overcharged her for the work
C．Mr. Watson doesn't take the matter seriously
D．she spent too much money fixing her garage
【4】We can learn from the passage that Mr. Tan works in a/an _________.
A．welfare organization
B．nursing house
C．insurance company
D．local affairs office
25、 For weeks the students had been engaged in careful preparation for the Parents' Night program. Now everything was ______. The walls were filled with displays, the students with ______ and the tables with good things to eat.
The host was well under way. Then Jimmie Davis ______ to give his speech. This was the ______ he had looked forward to for many weeks. As he was on the stage, he caught a glimpse of his mother's beaming face and his father's ______ appearance. He started with a great burst of enthusiasm. He was ______ that his listeners were thinking highly of him by their careful attention. Then ______ happened. The world seemed to swim before him. He slowed down and stopped. His face flushed (变红), his_______ sought each other crazily and in desperation he looked ______ towards his teacher, Mr. Smith.
And ever prepared, having heard the boyish masterpiece ______ again and again applied the missing words and the boy ______. But somehow it was different now. Jimmie ______ again-and the teacher reminded him again. For the ______ two minutes, the speech seemed more the teacher's than the boy's.
But Jimmie finished it. There was a heavy ______ in the heart of the boy, knowing that he had failed. Embarrassment was clearly ______ on the face of the boys father and mother. The audience ______ in a perfunctory (例行公事的) way, sorry for and pitying the boy who they thought had ______.
But the teacher was on his feet, saying: "I’m ______ to see a boy making a glorious victory out of what might have been a miserable failure. And I’m confident that you will never see a ______ demonstration of the spirit of playing the under difficulties!”
The crowd exploded into thunderous now. The old ______ of assurance (确信) was back on the face of the boy's father.
A．in turn
B．in time
C．in need
D．in order
A．panic
B．calmness
C．anxiety
D．enthusiasm
A．turned
B．rose
C．showed
D．got
A．way
B．effect
C．moment
D．truth
A．assured
B．satisfied
C．worried
D．embarrassed
A．awake
B．hesitant
C．doubtful
D．conscious
A．everything
B．something
C．anything
D．nothing
A．hands
B．ears
C．eyes
D．fingers
A．fearlessly
B．aimlessly
C．helplessly
D．faithlessly
A．managed
B．practiced
C．conducted
D．created
A．gave up
B．broke in
C．went on
D．turned away
A．paused
B．continued
C．cried
D．shocked
A．lost
B．left
C．remaining
D．ending
A．sign
B．mark
C．relief
D．load
A．written
B．erupted
C．saved
D．placed
A．applauded
B．shouted
C．sighed
D．approved
A．succeeded
B．attempted
C．failed
D．missed
A．upset
B．happy
C．eager
D．thirsty
A．simpler
B．worse
C．happier
D．finer
A．figure
B．look
C．shape
D．glance
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。
It was a hot July day in Philadelphia. The five boys I was with had been sick of playing marbles and burning holes in dry leaves. So when little Ned suggested climbing the cliff, the rest of kids all agreed excitedly, except me. I hesitated. I longed to be brave and active, like them, but I’d been a sickly child most of my eight years and I actually wasn’t as strong as the other boys.
“Come on!”Called Jerry, my best friend. “Just being sick is no reason to be a coward（胆小鬼）.” “I’m coming!” I yelled, and ran along after them. Through the park and into the woods we went, finally we stood beneath the near vertical（垂直的）wall of the cliff, about 60 feet high. To me it looked like the very symbol of the Forbidden and Impossible.
One by one, the other boys climbed upward, finding handholds and toeholds on rocks. I hung back until the others were partway up; then trembling and sweating, I began to climb. A hand here, a foot there, my heart pounding in my skinny chest, I made my way up and up. At some point, I looked back and was horrified. The ground at the base of the cliff seemed very far below; one slip and I would fall. But the boys were talking loudly and happily above me. In a few minutes they started up to the top while I still struggled and crawled, far behind.
“Hey, wait,” I begged. Sadly, they ignored my request and continued their way to the top, from where they would walk home by an easier route. Before they left, they glanced down at me. “You can stay if you want to”, teased Ned. Jerry looked concerned, but he went with the others.
I looked down and was overcome by dizziness; a nameless force seemed to be dragging me to fall off. I grasped the rock as the world spun around. I could never climb back down. It was much too far to go, too dangerous.
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However the way up to the top was even worse—higher, steeper, more challenging.
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I didn’t know how long it had passed until a familiar voice came below.
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