1、It is nice _________ him to offer me such valuable advice.
A．for
B．of
C．about
D．on
2、Seeing the happy ________ of children playing in the park, I’m overjoyed and sure of the future of our country.
A. sight B. view C. scene D. sign
3、The students expected there _____ more reviewing classes before the final exams.
A．have been
B．to be
C．being
D．is
4、 I have many friends, some re teachers.
A. of them B. from which C. who of D. of whom
5、A kind of newly-made shoes, if put into the market, _________ large orders because the heels can switch from 4 to 9 centimeters.
A．meets
B．will meet
C．has met
D．met
6、I would rather you_______ at the moment so that we can hear the speech.
A. keep quiet B. kept quiet C. stay at home D. you stay at home.
7、I know daydreaming benefits invention, but the fact that it has no solid evidence.
A. will be remaining B. remained
C. remains D. had remained.
8、_______ patient when you argue with someone who is not so reasonable.
A. Be B. Being C. To be D. Having been
9、The valley was ________ bridged by the Romans.
A．regularly
B．exactly
C．especially
D．originally
10、________ by feelings of loneliness, I started crying.
A.Frustrating B.To be frustrated C.Frustrated D.Having frustrated
11、Taking care of his two grandchildren for a whole week________.
A．put him down
B．drove him out
C．knocked him out
D．pulled him through
12、The overuse of online devices might place children in a “digital fog”, _________they feel tired and impatient, and find it hard to concentrate.
A. that B. when
C. which D. where
13、Eventually, the butterfly manages to reach the places ______ it will spend the winter.
A．which
B．what
C．where
D．that
14、To avoid ________ by the teacher, Tom got into the classroom from the back door quietly.
A．seeing
B．to see
C．being seen
D．to be seen
15、—Hey，are you free for dinner tonight?
—________ My cousins are on the way，and I’11 have dinner with them tonigh.
A. Take your time. B. I’ml sorry, no. C. Well done. D. Why not?
16、Not until ________________________ at the top of my voice __________________ his head.
A. did I shout…that he turned B. I shouted…did he turn
C. did I shouted…he did turn D. I was shouting…he had turned
17、—You are late for the morning assembly again!
—I’m terribly sorry. I _______a contract almost the whole night.
A．was drafting
B．have been drafting
C．have drafted
D．had drafted
18、Ancient China was a country________culture influenced other countries in Asia for centuries．
A．who B．which C．whose D．Where
19、We are looking forward ________ our friends next week.
A．to see
B．to be seeing
C．shall see
D．to seeing
20、In China, you will be entitled ______ your pension when you reach 65.
A．for
B．to
C．against
D．of
21、Some American high schools are for students with special interests, like science or the arts. New York City even has a program for those interested in the food service industry, called Food and Finance High School.
New York also has what are called international high schools, or internationals, for immigrant students. They must be new learners of English who have been in the United States less than four years. The first school opened in nineteen eighty-five. The city will begin the new term next month with ten.
New York works with a nonprofit organization, the Internationals Network for Public Schools. Support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has helped the network expand. The network says the graduation rate was seventy percent last year in the four New York schools open long enough to have graduating classes. That, compared with twenty-three percent for English language learners in all of the city schools.
Over all, New York officials recently reported that the city’s four-year graduation rate, reached fifty-two percent last year. At the same time, they reported that the city’s dropout rate fell below fifteen percent. The Internationals Network says its schools have an average dropout rate of just five percent.
Claire Sylvan is the executive director of the group. She says students drop out mainly because their families need them to work or because parents arrange marriages for girls.
The Internationals Network mainly helps find teachers and trains them in the teaching method of the internationals. Claire Sylvan says the teaching approach is to have students use their different strengths to help each other. They work in small groups, but she says they are not grouped by ability. She says the students discuss issues, then produce a product like a paper, a play, a poster or a report. They learn English as they work.
【1】The international high school in New York is __________
A. for immigrant students with special interests
B. for new immigrant students who have been living in New York less than four years
C. for new learners of foreign language from around the world
D. for new young learners of English language living in the US less than four years
【2】The international high schools in New York _______
A. have been opened for less than 20 years and set a good example
B. can bring great profit for the Internationals Network for Public Schools
C. will expand from having one school to having ten
D. have given great support to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
【3】Which of the following shows the graduation rate of the schools of the International Networks last year in the four New York schools?
Graduation rate
Dropout and other
A B C D
【4】One of the reasons why some students drop out of school is that _____.
A. their parents can’t afford to pay for the education
B. they have to help their parents with the work
C. girls are forced to make money for their families
D. they have trouble in passing all kinds of exams
【5】Claire Sylvan would agree with all the following statements EXCEPT _____.
A. with the help of the network, the students can find right teachers.
B. students use their different strengths to help each other
C. students can be divided into different classes according to their ability
D. students can discuss with each other and finish their work by themselves
22、七选五。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Ways to Be a Great Roommate
Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences in college or, easily, one of the worst.【1】Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good roommate relationships sour.
◇Talk things out. Communication is key. If something happens, sit down with your roommate and have a face-to-face conversation. I've seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and, instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their roommates behind their backs.【2】
◇Don't expect to be best friends. Some roommates become the best of friends, and some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommate, especially when you first meet.【3】And if your roommate doesn't end up being your best friend, don't worry.
◇Ask before you take. This applies to food, clothes and anything else. If you want to keep a relationship going, show your roommate that you have respect for what is his or hers by asking first.【4】
◇Clean up after yourself. This should do without saying. Don't be lazy. Or, at least, don't bury your roommate in your clothes and garbage. Most people I've come across in college are messy.【5】But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict.
A．So you need to think twice before you help your roommates out.
B．This creates nothing but awkward situations and unhappiness.
C．Even if you both agree to share everything, you should still ask.
D．You don't have all the time to clean your room and keep it organized.
E．It all starts with you to have a good relationship with your roommate.
F．Sometime you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy.
G．Remember, you're trying to make a new friend, not to scare your roommate away.
23、 In business，there’s a speed difference:It’s the difference between how important a firm’s leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy and how fast the company actually moves.The difference is important regardless of industry and company size.Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.
In our study of 343 businesses，the companies that chose to go，go，go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track.What’s more，the firms that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines，averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a threeyear period.
How did they disobey the laws of business physics，taking more time than competitors yet performing better？They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean.Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value).Simply increasing the speed of production，for example，may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference.But that often leads to reduced value over time，in the form of lowerquality products and services.
In our study，higherperforming companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary.They became more open to ideas and discussion.They encouraged new ways of thinking.And they allowed time to look back and learn.By contrast，performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time，paid too much attention to improving efficiency，stuck to tested methods，didn’t develop team spirit among their employees，and had little time thinking about changes.
Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership.Teams that regularly take time to get things right，rather than plough ahead full bore，are more successful in meeting their business goals.That kind of strategy must come from the top.
【1】What does the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Increase the speed. B.Get an advantage.
C.Reach the limit. D.Set a goal.
【2】The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A.spending more time and performing worse
B.spending more time and performing better
C.spending less time and performing worse
D.spending less time and performing better
【3】What can we learn from the text?
A.How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.
B.How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.
C.Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.
D.Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.
24、Too much screen time for kids can lead to poor health the American Heart Association (AHA) says. A scientific statement published by the AHA in the medical journal Circulation said screen time from smartphones, tablet computers and other devices can lead kids to a sedentary(惯于久坐不动的) lifestyle ,increasing the possibility that they grow up as overweight or obese(肥胖的).
The AHA is the latest organization urging parents to limit how much time their kids spend in front of screens. It recommends children get one to two hours of screen time each day. Although television viewing among children and teens has dropped, the use of smartphones and tablet computers has surged.
“Although the mechanisms(机制) linking screen time to obesity are not entirely clear, there are real concerns that screens influence eating behaviors, mainly because children don’t notice when they are full when eating in front of a screen,” said Tracie Barnett, a researcher at the INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre,in a statement.
Barnett, one of the authors of the statement, also urges parents to keep screens out of kids’bedrooms, raising the fear that too much screen time can affect sleep.
Many studies have warned about the potential (潜在的) negative effects of too much screen time. Last year, a study from researchers at San Diego State University(SDSU) found nearly half of teens who spent five or more hours in front of screens every day experienced long periods of hopelessness or sadness.
Apple, who makes the iOS mobile platform, plans to introduce new tools to devices to help users cut back on screen time. As for iOS 12,iPhones will include a screen time feature where users can control and review how they spend time on their mobile devices. Another company that makes the Android platform will introduce “digital well-being” tools such as screen time limits and a “wind down” option to encourage users to put down their phones before bed.
【1】Which can replace the underlined word “surged” in paragraph 2?
A．Increased suddenly.
B．Decreased slowly.
C．Stayed the same.
D．Lost the balance.
【2】How do screens influence children’s eating behavior?
A．By changing the time they eat.
B．By changing their taste for food.
C．By influencing how fast they eat.
D．By influencing their feeling of fullness.
【3】What effect did too much screen time have in SDSU’s study?
A．It affected children’s sleep.
B．It led to children’s obesity.
C．It resulted in diet problems.
D．It negatively influenced moods.
【4】What will Apple do to deal with the screen time problem?
A．Reduce its products’ battery life.
B．Provide a screen time feature.
C．Introduce “digital well-being” tools.
D．Add a “wind down” option to its products.
25、 In our societies, we used the word “success” a lot. And we think we know just what it means: money, status, fame, and power. But take a look at the _______, and things start to look, thankfully, a lot more_______, because success is, in truth, rather more neutral and _______ subjective than we tend to assume.
It just means doing anything well, expert at something, and that might include a lot of different _______: running 100 meters, for sure, selling your app for a lot of money, but also strangers, like, listening a lot very_______to a child, or being extremely_______to strangers, or filling your mind with_______ideas and associations, or knowing just when to put an arm_______someone when it’s too much for him. People who triumph here are _______big success stories.
______________, if you want to do great work, it’s going to take a lot of hard work to do it. And you’re going to have to______________out of your comfort zone and take some______________that will scare you so much. But, to some degree, what’s the______________of life if not finding yourself and trying to become the best?
As we know,______________can be successful at everything; whatever they tell us, it’s almost______________to succeed with a career and a family, or with popularity and integrity. There are always______________.Just as a business concept called opportunity cost explains, when you choose one course of action, you______________all the other opportunities you might have chosen to______________,but didn’t.
It’s great to be successful. It’s even better to make sure you followed your own______________and not necessarily always obvious path to the success that can truly______________you.
【1】A.album B.handbook C.directory D.dictionary
【2】A.complicated B.simple C.vague D.evident
【3】A.more B.less C.better D.worse
【4】A.experiences B.styles C.activities D.versions
【5】A.casually B.attentively C.punctually D.desperately
【6】A.rigid B.stubborn C.elegant D.kind
【7】A.interesting B.odd C.merciful D.vain
【8】A.on B.around C.against D.above
【9】A.even B.also C.yet D.still
【10】A.Of course B.In total C.Above all D.In detail
【11】A.put B.take C.break D.abandon
【12】A.rewards B.chances C.advantages D.responsibilities
【13】A.aim B.sense C.effect D.result
【14】A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody
【15】A.incorrect B.important C.impossible D.compulsory
【16】A.achievements B.failures C.agreement D.sacrifices
【17】A.cut back on B.miss out on C.take advantage of D.live up to
【18】A.preserve B.create C.pursue D.search
【19】A.characteristic B.simple C.winding D.smooth
【20】A.condemn B.fulfill C.pity D.qualify
26、某国际中学下周六下午将要举行英语文化节，主题为“西方节日文化”。假如你是学生会主席李华，请你根据下列要点写一则英语书面通知。
1.时间和地点；
2.活动内容；
3.欢迎大家参加。
注意：
1.次数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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