1、—Is this the first time you Shuangshi?
—No. But it has been 3 years since I last here.
A. visit; come B. visited; came
C. have visited; came D. have visited; come
2、_______ caused the accident has not been found out yet.
A.What B.Which
C.The thing D.That
3、—Mum, my coach says I’m doing well in the training.
—________? You still have a long way to go.
A. Why not B. So what C. How so D. Where to
4、The tobacco, which is used to make cigarettes, was first grown in _____________ is now part of the United States.
A.what B.that C.all D.which
5、We should _______ our attention on protecting nature.
A.pay B.spend C.focus D.cost
6、—What happened to her new car?
—No sooner ______ it than someone ran into her.
A．had she bought
B．did she bought
C．she bought
D．she had bought
7、Advanced as technology has become now， we still have no for the common cold.
A. substitute B. cure
C. solution D. alternative
8、To make sure that children from poor areas can receive fair education, the government has planned to _____ more money to local schools.
A.announce B.allocate C.advocate D.appreciate
9、The teacher suggested to us that every minute should be made use of ___ our spoken English.
A.to improve B.improve
C.improving D.being improved
10、I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel ________ I heard the steps.
A. while B. when
C. since D. after
11、It is hoped that everyone has access to good medical care ______ his ability to pay.
A．in the face of
B．in spite of
C．regardless of
D．in the possession of
12、Make a little effort every day, and you ________ a big difference.
A．makes
B．made
C．have made
D．will make
13、We can’t figure out ______ quite a number of insects and birds are dying out．
A．that B．as C．why D．when
14、She ________ tennis as if she’d been playing all her life.
A．took off
B．took over
C．took on
D．took to
15、To my mind, the secret to happiness__________ your successful work and your contribution towards others’ happiness．
A．results in B．consists in
C．brings in D．takes in
16、The old man, who_________ in the rope, saw the fishing spear _______ into the shark’s head.
A．was wrapping, throwing
B．was wrapped, thrown
C．wrapped, being thrown
D．wrapping, throwing
17、—It’s nearly a quarter to eight. Beth hasn’t turned up yet.
—She________ the time. Why don’t I call and see what happened?
A．shouldn’t have forgotten
B．might have forgotten
C．needn’t have forgotten
D．must have forgotten
18、Hurry up，kids! The school bus ________ for us!
A. waits B. was waiting
C. waited D. is waiting
19、Volunteers who work at community _____ all the love we can give them, since they offer so much but get so little reputation.
A．reserve B．serve C．observe D．Deserve
20、Parents ___ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.
A．attach
B．pay
C．link
D．apply
21、 Elderly people may struggle to sleep as well as they did during their youth because they start to lose part of the brain that helps them fall asleep, scientists believe. There seem to be two main difficulties: falling asleep at the start of the night and then waking up too early in the morning—yet finding it almost impossible to get back to sleep.
Researchers have found out a group of cells in the human brain which block off conscious(有意识的) thoughts, allowing us to sleep. They think these neurons(神经元) gradually break up as we age, leading to greater sleep problems in later life.
Clifford Saper, a professor from Harvard Medical School in the US who led the research, said, “On average, a person in his 70s has about one hour less sleep per night than a person in his 20s. The loss of these neurons with aging may be an important reason why older people often face sleep interruptions.”
Professor Saper's team discovered a group of neurons—the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus(腹外侧视前核)—were functioning as a sleep switch in rats. They then found the same process was happening in humans. The cells turned off the brain's arousal(唤醒) systems to enable the animals to fall asleep.
Professor Saper said, “Our experiments in animals showed that the loss of these neurons produced severe sleeplessness, with animals sleeping only about 50 percent as much as normal and their remaining sleep being interrupted.” A group of ventrolateral preoptic nuclei in the human brain are found in a similar location and have the same chemical makeup as that found in rats.
The researchers analyzed data from 45 elderly people and found people with fewer neurons in the “sleep switch” area were more likely to have sleepless nights.
“The fewer the neurons, the more broken the sleep became. These findings provide the first evidence that the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus in humans probably plays a key role in causing sleep. These results may, therefore, lead to new methods to deal with sleep problems in the elderly，” Professor Saper said.
【1】One sleeping problem the elderly people have is that ________.
A.they can't fall asleep at night
B.they often wake up too early in the morning
C.they can't fall asleep till late into the night
D.they often have terrible dreams while asleep
【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The elderly usually have fewer ventrolateral preoptic nuclei than the young.
B.On average, a person in his 70s has only about one hour's sleep per night.
C.One's sleep quality is closely connected with the living environment.
D.The rats in the experiment suffered from serious sleeping difficulty.
【3】The author writes the passage in order to ________.
A.introduce ways to deal with sleeping trouble
B.help the elderly improve their sleep quality
C.explain the main difficulties that the elderly have
D.inform readers of the findings of an experiment
22、The Wonderful Things You Will Be
By Winfield Martin $14.96
4.9 out of 5 stars Age Range: 3—7 years
With beautiful and sometimes humorous pictures, this is a book grown-ups will love reading over and over to kids—both young and old. A special stand-out for birthdays and graduation. It has a loving and truthful message that will last for a lifetime.
Peek-a WHO
By Nina Laden $4.06
4.8 out of 5 stars Age Range: 1—3 years
With colourful pictures and simple rhyming texts, the guess of who's hiding on the next page, and the bright and attractive pictures will keep children guessing and laughing all the way to the surprise endings.
How to Draw People
By Barbara Soloff Levy $3.56
4.6 out of 5 stars Age Range: 5—10 years
By joining circles and other common shapes, even the beginner can easily create 30 different characters—a fireman, a mailman, a cowboy, an astronaut and more. Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations(图解), and blank practice pages make it even easier. You can color the pictures when you are done—it’s a fun-filled way to teach art to young children that enjoy drawing.
Karian Garcia's DIY
By Karina Garcia $5.78
4.2 out of 5 stars Age Range: 10-14 years
Get ready to become a slime(黏液) master with these feen DIY projects! Full-color and with step-by-step pictures, this book also includes tips on how to store your slime, all the amazing things you can do with slime, and cool fact about Karina.
【1】Whose book is the best choice for kids as bedtime stories?
A．Nina Laden's.
B．Karina Garcia's.
C．Winfield Martin's.
D．Barbara Soloff Levy's.
【2】How much should you pay for a suitable gift for a hide-and-seek lover?
A．$3.56.
B．$4.06.
C．$5.78.
D．$14.96.
【3】What can we learn from Karina Garcia's DIY?
A．How to buy high-quality slime.
B．How to arrange different colors.
C．How to create full-color pictures.
D．How to keep slime in good conditions.
23、阅读下面短文，根据文章内容及题目要求回答问题。
A new study found that light pollution is making the night sky brighter and the stars dimmer. Man-made lighting is the main cause, making the night sky about 10 percent brighter each year.
The result was a much faster rate of change than scientists had estimated. The research team gave an example to explain the result. If a child is born where 250 stars can be seen on a clear night, by the time that child turns 18, only 100 stars will be seen.
The researchers said they had hoped to see improvements in light pollution in recent years, because many urban centers have changed their lighting to be more energy-efficient. Towns and cities are replacing older streetlights with modern LEDS that are more carefully directed downwards, where the light is useful.
The hope was that if the light was better directed, the situation would get better. But there are many types of lighting — streetlights, decorative, advertising. So, with all these things combined — and possibly more lighting overall, we are making sky brightness worse. The relatively low cost of LED lighting is also contributing to the problem, that is, the cheaper and better the lighting, the higher society’s addiction to light.
Consequently, light pollution leads to a loss of universal human experience, a source of inspiration for art, science, literature. It also affects the routine of human as well as other forms of life. Migratory songbirds normally use starlight to position where they are in the sky at night. And when sea turtle babies hatch, they use light to position toward the ocean — light pollution is a huge deal for them.
【1】What causes light pollution?
___________________________________________________________________________
【2】What are the negative effects of light pollution?
___________________________________________________________________________
【3】Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The sky brightness becomes worse because of more modern types of lighting being used and the lack of LED lighting.
___________________________________________________________________________
【4】Besides light pollution, what do you think is the most serious pollution in life? And explain its effects. (In about 40 words)
___________________________________________________________________________
24、TED is a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started up in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds of Technology, Entertainment and Design. Since then it has stepped into more and more fields. It includes two annual conferences — the TED Conference on the North American West Coast each spring, and the TED Global Conference in Edinburgh, the UK each summer, which bring together the world’s most excellent thinkers and doers, who are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less.
On ted. com, we make the best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free. More than 3,000 TED talks are now available, with more to be added each week, which cover almost all topics from science to business to global issues in more than 110 languages. They really help share ideas in communities around the world.
We believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and eventually, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse (信息交流中心) that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other. Have an idea? We want to hear from you.
Today, TED is best thought of as a global community. It’s a community welcoming people from every field and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world.
Want to follow TED? Here are the ways to connect:
Get TED news and conference coverage (新闻报道) on the TED Blog.
Follow TED on the Internet:
@ TED News for all TED news and information;
@ TED Talks for daily TED Talk release only.
【1】What can we learn about TED’s two annual conferences?
A．Great thinkers and doers give inspiring talks in them.
B．One is held in Asia, and the other is in North America.
C．Both the two conferences organize entertaining programmes.
D．Most members in the conferences are from the technology field.
【2】Which of the following can best describe TED’s task?
A．Spreading great ideas.
B．Educating young people.
C．Spreading foreign cultures.
D．Bringing peace to the world.
【3】What does the author think of TED?
A．It is interesting.
B．It is beneficial.
C．It needs improving.
D．It’s a common program.
25、Two years ago, my friend and I were at college. With his birthday quickly approaching, he came to me with an unusual __________: instead of receiving presents, he wanted to do some acts of kindness.
I was __________ for such an idea. Giving instead of taking for the birthday was really difficult. I asked him how he could come up with such a __________ idea. He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity, which had inspired him. So we started to __________ creative things we could do.
Our university employed some security guards to __________ its students. They have to work __________, keeping watch on every corner throughout the university. For the most part it's a thankless job as most people grow __________ to seeing the guards all around and eventually barely notice their __________, let alone acknowledge their efforts. How could we show them our appreciation?
We decided to make a large pot of hot __________. We hired a Uber and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the __________ would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate. The Uber driver was __________ a bit doubtful to the entire plan but after a while he was helping us __________ the guards and our lively spirit had __________ to him as well. We were met with many __________ and appreciative words. It was amazing to see how a __________ act or even intention of generosity can lift everyone's spirit.
【1】
A．order
B．request
C．problem
D．story
【2】
A．stuck
B．blessed
C．burdened
D．bored
【3】
A．traditional
B．complex
C．familiar
D．novel
【4】
A．plan out
B．take over
C．watch for
D．hold back
【5】
A．judge
B．help
C．monitor
D．protect
【6】
A．step by step
B．around the clock
C．more or less
D．now and then
【7】
A．addicted
B．devoted
C．attached
D．accustomed
【8】
A．presence
B．hunger
C．poverty
D．thirsty
【9】
A．tea
B．milk
C．porridge
D．chocolate
【10】
A．workers
B．students
C．guards
D．drivers
【11】
A．finally
B．initially
C．occasionally
D．frequently
【12】
A．remind
B．track
C．spot
D．recognize
【13】
A．spread
B．moved
C．happened
D．returned
【14】
A．friends
B．difficulties
C．greetings
D．smiles
【15】
A．similar
B．small
C．daily
D．modest
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was nine, my greatest desire in life was to own a po go stick (蹦蹦跷). I had recently learned to walk on a pair of stilts (高跷) my dad had made for me, and I thought that if I also learnt to use the pogo stick, the circus would want to hire me. When the new year season came around, I told my mother that the only thing I wanted was a po go stick. My mother, however, told me they were too expensive and that our family simply couldn’t afford one.
A couple of weeks before the new year, my mom and dad told me we needed to go to bank to pay our credit bill. While my mother and I were at the counter paying the bill, my dad said, “I’ ll be right back, I need to see something in the tool department.” Soon my dad came back with a long thin box. I remember wondering at that very moment if it was a po go stick in that box.
When we arrived back at home my dad put the box in the barn (车库). While my parents were busy with their chores, I sneaked in the barn and found the box. I was so excited and I knew that as soon as I opened that magical box, my bright, shiny po go stick would appear. But... No such luck! Inside the box was a silly old broom (扫把)! And so the New Year’s Day was both great and disappointing. I got some nice gifts but I didn’t get the one that I really wanted.
注意：续写词数应为90 词左右。
After all the gifts were opened, my dad said he needed to do something in the barn.
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