1、Under no ________ should passengers leave the underground platform and get on the tracks.
A.circumstances B.situations C.occasions D.cases
2、When was ________ you met your best friend at the street?
A．it that
B．it
C．the time
D．there
3、—What do you think of Alice’s idea?
—Honestly, I agree with her, though not ______.
A．entirely
B．thoroughly
C．widely
D．extensively
4、Please got someone_________the machine; I want to get it______as soon as possible.
A.to repair; to be repaired B.repair; repaired
C.to repair; repairing D.to repare; repaired
5、We can choose to be happy if we want, ______ we can look at everything in a positive way.
A.for fear that B.as long as C.in case D.even if
6、Great honors will be given to ______ has successfully rescued the victims of the earthquake.
A．those who
B．whomever
C．whoever
D．who
7、Nowadays people become more practical and buy only _______ they need.
A. where B. which
C. when D. what
8、After the bear ran back into the forest, I ________ the shock and found my most magical experience had been captured in a single image.
A．concentrated on
B．calmed down
C．heard from
D．recovered from
9、To my astonishment, the handwriting on this cheque____________the one on that cheque.
A. is identical to B. is in agreement to
C. differ from D. vary from
10、This year, Mandarin became the third most-popular A-level language exam among British high school students, only French and Spanish.
A. to follow B. following
C. followed D. being followed
11、I have no doubt _______ we’ll succeed.
A.what B.whether C.when D.that
12、— Have you got the sleeping bag needed for the camping this weekend?
— Yes, I ______ it almost the moment I heard the news.
A. bought B. had bought
C. have bought D. would buy
13、A smile costs ________, but gives much.
A．anything
B．nothing
C．everything
D．something
14、Mr. Frank asked me I could go with him to he called the Treasure House the next week.
A．that; which
B．whether; that
C．whether; what
D．that; where
15、Out of ______ for the wishes of her family, the affair was not reported in the media.
A.composition B.satisfaction C.kindness D.respect
16、Mr. Wills, who was being helped up onto the platform to take the prize, looked as if he by lightning.
A. was just struck B. were just struck
C. would just be struck D. had just been struck
17、While scientists are finding ways to make batteries smaller, problems can ________ when they are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves.
A．rise
B．arise
C．raise
D．arouse
18、—What was the________of the football match last night?
—AC Milan won the game.
A．value
B．result
C．choice
D．decision
19、Some new innovations are already available and being used in homes.
A．adj. (人) 有空的
B．adj. 可购得的
C．adj. 可获得
D．adj. 可找到的
20、______ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.
A.Being bitten B.Bitten C.Having bitten D.To be bitten
21、Many people don’t prefer the traditional camping style because of the discomfort that they get from it.【1】Thus, glamping is the best choice for people who want to experience camping with comfort.
The term “glamping” refers to the combination of camping and comfort. Today, more and more people want to go camping with all the comfortable services. This demand from such people encourages companies to think more creatively to mix comfort with nature, and thus glamping is becoming popular in today’s world.【2】
It provides access to the magic of nature. Nowadays, people are getting more aware of the importance of nature.【3】In order to experience Mother Nature on a comfortable basis, they choose to go to glamping sites, where they can get fresh air and feel closer to nature.
【4】In glamping sites, there are comfortable beds, swimming pools, free WiFi, etc, which are packaged together according to the customers’ need. In addition, they also provide 24-hour electricity, water and everything you expect from resort-like(度假胜地般的) services.
It helps in regaining peace.【5】They are usually far away from the noise of the city. People can experience calm and peace at the time of their stays in glamping locations.
A．It provides excellent services.
B．Glamping locations are less crowded.
C．There are several reasons for going glamping.
D．And they want to experience vacation in a natural setting.
E．In traditional camping, it doesn’t include comfortable services.
F．There is a rising demand for glamping services in the last few years.
G．But they still want to explore natural places like mountains and beaches.
22、 You’re walking around and a thought occurs: “I should check my phone.” The phone comes out of your pocket. You type a message. Then your eyes remain glued to the screen, even when you walk across the street. We all do this kind of distracted walking, or“twalking.”
Why are we so addicted to it? People are, by nature, information-seeking creatures. When we regularly check our phones, we are snacking on information from devices that offer an all-you-can-eat buffet of information. And in some ways, smartphones were designed to be irresistible to information-seeking creatures.
However, at what point is this considered addiction?
Not all constant phone use was considered addictive, said Steven Sussman, a professor at the University of Southern California. External pressures, like a demanding job, could force people to frequently check their phones. But when people check their devices just to enhance their mood, this could be a sign of a developing problem.
Another signal of addictive behavior is becoming preoccupied with smartphone use when you should be doing something else. An even clearer indicator is what happens when the phone is taken away.
“Let’s say you go out to the mountains and you don’t get reception, so you can’t use a smartphone,” Dr. Sussman said. “Do you feel a sense of relief? Or do you feel, wow, I want to get out of these mountains — I want to use the smartphone. If you feel the latter, that’s toward the addictive direction.”
Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense Media, said there needed to be a broad public awareness campaign over the dangers of walking and texting in parallel with distracted driving.“You have distracted pedestrians and distracted drivers, so it’s the double whammy,” he said. “Tech addiction hits in both ways.”
【1】What is probably the proper explanation of the word “twalking”?
A.Talk while working.
B.Text while walking.
C.Travel while walking.
D.Tease others while walking.
【2】Why do we get into the habit of twalking ?
A.Twaling is interesting and beneficial.
B.The news on the cellphone is of great value.
C.Twalking is trend that everyone want to follow.
D.Smartphones comply with our eagerness for information.
【3】Which of the following is regarded as addition?
A.We use smartphones constantly for work.
B.When we use the smartphones, we are in a bad mood.
C.When smartphones are taken away, we are anxious to find them.
D.Climbing mountains without cellphone makes us feel a sense of relief.
【4】What can be reflected from Jim Stever’s words?
A.Distracted driving is more dangerous than twalking.
B.Twalking brings more dangers than distracted driving.
C.The number of twalking people is equal to distracted drivers.
D.Twalking and distracted driving deserve more public concern.
23、I met a beautiful soul yesterday. I went to work with my computer to a local cafe so that I could have dinner there. It was raining a bit this time and also I was among people. Sometimes when you work from home all day this is in itself a treat. And the magic of connection sometimes happens — a smile, someone offering you the newspaper, a short conversation with the staff, a peace dove flying past and lots of possibilities for love and kindness.
Well, magic did happen. I heard a man who was speaking with difficulty and very loud. I noticed he could not speak so clearly and he had some kind of impairment (损伤). As often happened, people looked at him-or avoided doing so-and then-as if embarrassed or afraid — looked down. In these cases I try to do the opposite. I imagined a person in these circumstances would want to feel included.
So I decided to deliberately look at him and smile. It was an instant! He looked at me, smiled and immediately said hello. With a combination of spoken and body language he asked if he could approach me. I agreed. He introduced me to his friend who taught sign language online and explained that they were both deaf, after which he even told me about his wife and how he loved teaching. I apologized for not knowing sign language and hoped I’d learnt. We still managed to have a beautiful conversation which made us all very happy. I’m sure we’ll meet again to experience the magic of being and being with others.
【1】Why did the author go to the cafe yesterday?
A．To find someone beautiful.
B．To work and eat something.
C．To ask for a latest newspaper.
D．To have a short talk with others.
【2】How did the author react to the man with speaking difficulty?
A．He pretended not to see him.
B．He had a joke with him.
C．He looked and smiled at him.
D．He laughed at him like others.
【3】What’s the most important to a disabled person?
A．Being treated in a normal way.
B．Accepting help from people around.
C．Avoiding the embarrassments in life.
D．Having a friend in the same situation.
【4】What could be the best title for the text?
A．A Special Cafe
B．A Broken Heart
C．Power of Sign Language
D．Magic at the Cafe
24、F the Art World competition
.Prize - The winner of each type will get the chance to display their artworks in a week-long exhibition in Chelsea, New York.
.Eligibility - Open to artists all over the world.
.Entry Fee(参赛费)-$24 for a maximum of 3 submitted(提交的)photos.
.Date of Exhibition - From 25th April to 2nd May.
F the Art World is an international art competition organized by www.ftheartworld.com which is quite unusual, compared to other competitions. The artworks are not judged on the basis of creativity and skill. Instead, they're judged by the depth of the subject matter. The subject this year is “A Competition About Change”, where artists can try and show how they'd like to change humanity in a good way.
Notes
*For this competition, there are three types for submissions, namely: street art, fine art, and digital art.
*Each type will have a winner as chosen by the organizers and all the winners will have the wonderful chance to exhibit their works at the Unarthodox Gallery in New York in a week-long exhibition.
*All the winners will also receive 100% of the sale price when any of their artworks are sold!
Winners will also be displayed on the website and the entrants' artworks will also be displayed in the opening ceremony(仪式)as well.
【1】What is special about F the Art World Competition?
A．It is free to attend.
B．It lasts for over a week.
C．It is open to artists in New York.
D．It centers on the depth of the artworks.
【2】What will the winners get?
A．Prize money.
B．A chance to visit an exhibition.
C．A written judgement of their artworks.
D．Money from the sale of their artworks.
【3】Where will the entrants' artworks be shown?
A．In the street.
B．In the opening ceremony.
C．On the website.
D．At the market.
25、 A lonely girl found two starving songbirds in the woods. She took them home and put them in a________cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl________the door to the small cage open accidentally. One bird flew from the cage. The girl was so________that it would fly away. As it flew close, she grasped it________. She was so happy that she________it tightly. Suddenly she felt the bird breathless. Her desperate love had killed it.
She________the other bird moving back and forth on the________of the cage. She could feel its great________for freedom. It needed to fly into the blue sky. She lifted it from the cage and tossed (抛) it________into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched happily at the bird’s________. Her heart was no longer concerned with her________. She wanted the bird to be________. Suddenly the bird flew closer and________softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to________it too tight, the best way to keep love is to give it________!
A．large
B．wooden
C．plastic
D．small
A．left
B．remained
C．imagined
D．remembered
A．excited
B．frightened
C．disappointed
D．pleased
A．casually
B．occasionally
C．wildly
D．regularly
A．held
B．reached
C．approached
D．followed
A．heard
B．realized
C．recognized
D．noticed
A．edge
B．roof
C．base
D．surface
A．idea
B．wish
C．share
D．destination
A．softly
B．quietly
C．heavily
D．suddenly
A．curiosity
B．enjoyment
C．amazement
D．astonishment
A．opinion
B．relief
C．pain
D．loss
A．trapped
B．strong
C．happy
D．alone
A．landed
B．fell
C．dropped
D．sat
A．hold up
B．hold onto
C．take up
D．take in
A．soul
B．life
C．wings
D．legs
26、用英语写一篇100词左右的文章介绍我国首位航天员杨利伟。
姓名：杨利伟
出生年月：1965年6月
籍贯：辽宁省绥中县
简历：1983年6月参军
1992年调到成都空军某部
1996年8月1500名飞行员参加体检，杨利伟进入14人之列
1998年1月正式成为我国首批航天员，经过5年训练光荣地选为我国首次载人航天飞行首飞队成员
2003年10月15日乘“神州5号”飞船遨游太空
出生于农民家庭，从儿时起向往蓝天，在部队聪明好学，训练刻苦。
参考词汇：astronaut 宇航员 manned-space aircraft 载人航天飞机 research 研究 candidate 候选人
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