1、The house was too expensive and too big. _______, I’d grown fond of our little rented house.
A.Besides B.Therefore C.Somehow D.Otherwise
2、The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.
A. should have taken B. could have taken
C. needn't have taken D. mustn't have taken
3、Asked if he could come to the party that night, ________.
A．nobody said anything
B．they did not get an answer from him
C．nothing was said by him
D．John nodded his head and left the room
4、With all her time _____the experiment, she had no time to spend with her family.
A. devote to do B. devoted to doing
C. devoting to doing D. is devoted to do
5、 A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not ______ ships are built for.
A. what B. whom
C. why D. when
6、—Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?
—I went to Tibet and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.
A.stayed B.would stay C.had stayed D.am staying
7、The motor industry declares that electric cars will become mainstream (主流) over the next ________.
A．entrance
B．decade
C．committee
D．feedback
8、As we stepped into the room, the man in the wheelchair looked up from under shaggy, unkempt hair. His eyes met mine and after a pause, he ____________ a bloodcurdling groan.
A.set out B.let out
C.gave off D.reached out
9、She complained that she________ him for more than twenty years and she still didn’t know what went on inside his head.
A.had been married to B.had been married
C.had married with D.had married
10、The CCTV show Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has taken the country by storm, which is partly designed to arouse people’s ________ in the Chinese language．
A. response B. enthusiasm C. significance D. consequence
11、The new school will be ________ the old one.
A．as big as twice
B．twice as big as
C．as bigger as twice
D．twice as bigger as
12、He accepts the idea ______ successful people spend a lot more time reading than watching TV, and he has decided to read for an hour every day from now on.
A. that B. why
C. how D. which
13、—How well Anna dances!I can’t believe my eyes.
— .
A. So she does B. So does she
C. Neither is she D. So she is
14、If we had booked a table earlier, we ______ here in a queue.
A. wouldn’t be standing B. wouldn’t have stood
C. shouldn’t stand D. couldn’t have stood
15、For some people, ____________ is really difficult.
A．quit smoking
B．quit to smoke
C．quitting smoking
D．quitting to smoke
16、—I went to see you at about ten this morning, but you were not in the office.
—Oh, that was probably _______ I was talking with the headmaster.
A.when B.why C.what D.that
17、Only by imagining and creating ____________ a difference.
A.can make B.you can make C.can you make D.you have made
18、The science competition is a good opportunity to show students _____ creativity can add new value to their school life.
A．where
B．whether
C．how
D．when
19、Jack was determined to work hard to ________ his parents’ expectations
A．pay attention to
B．live up to
C．lose track of
D．make use of
20、—Jim, are you ________ this Saturday?
—Oh, sorry. I need to go to the bookshop as well as the bank on Saturday.
A．available
B．acceptable
C．affordable
D．accessible
21、My mother-in-law left us an unexpected and priceless gift. After she died, my husband and his sister were going through the contents of her house when they discovered every letter that we had written her during our 46-year marriage. She also kept all the letters that my mother had written to her over the years.
During the pandemic (大流行病), I’ve had time to go through these letters. I read of our early married life, our struggle to have children and, especially, the progress of our three children from birth to adulthood. I began writing all these details for my children, and now they have details about when they were small. I discovered much that I had forgotten. To read the letters written by my mother to my husband’s mother is a gift. I wish that I had saved my mother’s letters to me, but now I have these letters that tell me things about my own mother that I never knew.
I come from a long line of letter writers and was trained to stay in touch with our parents. My grandparents loved to receive letters from across the ocean. When I was away on a student exchange in 1970, my mother told me that my grandfather kept my airmail letters in his shirt pocket and read them daily. Knowing this, I have tried my best to write to our two families regularly.
To all of you who write to me, I thank you. The handwritten word is a powerful tool of friendship; it connects us together. Perhaps I shall file them for my children so that they can read the events of our lives and know that they, too, were cherished. Keep writing to those you love. Those letters are our greatest gifts to each other.
【1】What did the author do after she read the letters?
A．She started to write letters.
B．She read the letters to her children.
C．She asked her children to write letters regularly.
D．She wrote down details about her children’s childhood.
【2】What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A．The reason for writing letters.
B．The importance of studying abroad.
C．The influence of her grandfather.
D．The way to keep in touch with others.
【3】What is the power of handwritten words according to the article?
A．They help us record a person’s life.
B．They strengthen emotional exchanges.
C．They enable us to survive the pandemic.
D．They allow us to practice writing skills.
【4】Which can be a suitable title for the article?
A．Written letters — a New Trend
B．Communication — a Useful Tool
C．Written Memories — a Priceless Gift
D．Mother-in-law — a Beloved Family Member
22、One thing we love about is that it’s easy to make and it only needs a few simple ingredients(原料). Here are four of our favourite and simple homemade soups. Enjoy!
1. Chicken Soup
Chicken soup can help to fight a cold. You can prepare your soup with a whole chicken or just thin pieces of chicken. Do either of themalthough a whole chicken is likely to make your soup much tastier. The main ingredients are: chicken, water, onions, carrots, celery(芹菜), salt, pepper and noodles.
2. White Bean Soup
There are many types of beans to choose from. It’s simply a matter of personal taste. Dried beans are more traditional and cost less. However, canned beans also work. The other main ingredients are: onions, tomatoes and carrots. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. French Onion soup
When you get French onion soup in a restaurant, it might look a bit difficult to make. The hardest part is cutting up all those onions—get ready for a good cry! The main ingredients are: six sweet onions, butter, water and salt.
4. Garden Vegetable Soup
In summer, you may find yourself with a lot of vegetables that need using up. Throw in potatoes, rice or even some meat with the vegetables. The best thing about this soup is that you can put in whatever you want. The main ingredients are: onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes and potatoes.
【1】How can you make the chicken soup more delicious?
A. By adding carrots．
B. By using chicken pieces．
C. By adding onions．
D. By using a whole chicken．
【2】What is the most difficult part when making French onion soup?
A. Getting good onions．
B. Cutting up the onions．
C. Making the soup look good
D. Buying the ingredients．
【3】What might be the best soup in summer ?
A. Chicken soup． B. White bean soup．
C. French onion soup． D. Garden vegetable soup．
【4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chicken soup is good if you catch a cold．
B. Canned beans are cheaper than dried beans．
C. It's difficult to make French onion soup.
D. You cannot put meat in garden vegetable soup．
【5】Which ingredient is needed in all the soups?
A. Tomatoes. B. Onions.
C. Butter. D. Celery.
23、 Even the calm assessment of the UN’s latest annual world “water development report” has a taste of desperation. Already, it notes, 1.9bn people, with 73% of them in Asia, live in areas where water is potentially severely limited. The number facing shortages almost doubles if you count those at risk at least one month a year. And they will not just be in poor countries. Australia, Italy, Spain and even America will also suffer severe water shortage.
Three main things will drive the continued growth in demand: population, climate change and agriculture. In 2050 the number of people in the world is expected to increase to between 9.4bn and 10.2bn, from just under 8bn now. People will be leading more water-consuming lifestyles and move into cities, many of them in places at great risk of water shortage.
The impact of climate change, in the words of Henk Ovink, a Dutch government’s official on water matters, will be “Wet places will become wetter and dry places drier”. The world’s water distribution is already highly unequal. Climate change will worsen this inequity.
Measurements of sea temperatures down to 2,000 metres show a steady rise since the 1950s, to new records. The rising temperatures are accompanied by rising sea levels—at a rate of about 3mm a year—as the warmer water expands, and as ice at both poles melts. And warmer air temperatures mean the atmosphere can hold more water that eventually falls as rain.
The bigger problem from climate change, however, will not be too much water but too little. As a report by the World Bank puts it: “The impacts of water shortage may be even greater, causing long-term harm in ways that are poorly understood and inadequately documented.” Of course, a lot depends on how much the climate changes and how fast.
【1】What may be the number of the people who face water shortage for at least one month a year?
A.About 1.9bn B.About 1.4bn C.About 3.7bn D.About 5.5bn
【2】What can we infer about the year 2050?
A.The problem of water shortage will no longer exist.
B.The world population will increase to between 9bn and 10bn.
C.Almost all the developed countries will suffer severe water shortage.
D.Many people will have to reduce their water consumption.
【3】What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A.Climate change brings too much water.
B.Sea temperatures have been rising steadily recently.
C.The problem of water shortage is greater due to climate change.
D.Rising sea levels and more rain mean no more water shortage.
【4】The next paragraph in this passage might discuss __________.
A.How to solve the problem of water shortage.
B.How agriculture influences water demand.
C.What damage water shortage has caused.
D.Why it is important to control population growth.
24、Top museum exhibits for kids
Early Learning City
This is a new hand-on, interactive exhibit that invites visitors to step into a comic-book-inspired New York City. Designed for children, the 1,500-square-foot exhibit is developed with experts to both teach parents about functions like self-control and working memory.
Tickets: adults $15 pp; kids (aged 2-6) $16.50 pp
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
The Nature of Color
This exhibit highlights colors all around us, woven so tightly into our lives that we rarely stop to question what they are and how they work. You may wonder where the colors in diamonds and rainbows come from, how some animals have benefited by evolving to stand out while others survive by blending up, and why some colors make us happy while others bring us down.
Tickets $39 pp; kids aged two and under are free
American Museum of Natural History
Survival: The Exhibition
The Exhibition is the world’s first and only traveling exhibit that provides practical, real-world and science-based techniques to prepare visitors of all ages for survival situations.
Tickets: adults $16 pp; kids $13 pp
New York Hall of Science
Animal Power
The exhibit is all about discovering wild animals and their unusual power. Kids get to explore five distinct habitats and try out various behaviors of different animals.
Tickets: adults $20 pp: kids $16pp
Liberty Science Center
【1】Which of the following exhibits has the comic book atmosphere?
A．Early Learning City.
B．The Nature of Color.
C．Animal Power.
D．Survival: The Exhibition.
【2】What can we learn from The Nature of Color?
A．The meanings of different colors.
B．The origin of different colors.
C．The way to survive in different colors.
D．Colors and their function.
【3】How much should an adult with a kid pay to visit Survival: The Exhibition?
A．$39.
B．$31.5.
C．$29.
D．$36.
25、A couple of weeks back, my friend had a yard sale (庭院拍卖会). She ___ to sell some of our stuff for us. I thought it would be a good chance to ___ my 7-year-old son’s room and sell some toys that he no longer ___. We agreed that whatever we sold in toys would be his ___ .
The night before the sale, we loaded up the ___ with toys and a little bike that he was now ___ tall for. He had taken the bike for a final spin (高速旋转) ___ we left home but ___ put it on the truck for the sale. This little bike had had at least two ___ owner that we knew of. It was not in the best ____ and it certainly was not shiny new but it was still a bike, and the tires were still good.
We put a price of $ 10 on it but it didn’t ____. So, after the sale was ____, my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that ____ “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was standing there. His English was not very good but he asked if the bike was really ____. She said yes and told him that he could have it for nothing. He smiled, jumped on the bike and ____ away.
Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had ____ at the yard sale, he was very excited. The next day we were going to take the money to the bank. He asked about a few of his things, ____ if they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that he made a big ____ because he got the bike for free. The smiles on my son’s face were truly ____, much more than when I told him how much he had made. He was so excited to hear that someone else would get good ____ out of that little bike.
【1】A. helped B. offered C. decided D. happened
【2】A. repair B. paint C. make D. clean
【3】A. liked B. used C. owned D. designed
【4】A. money B. work C. success D. way
【5】A. room B. truck C. yard D. sidewalk
【6】A. fairly B. quite C. too D. enough
【7】A. before B. unless C. once D. after
【8】A. sadly B. happily C. strangely D. angrily
【9】A. previous B. similar C. perfect D. private
【10】A. color B. shape C. size D. age
【11】A. buy B. matter C. sell D. like
【12】A. on B. up C. away D. over
【13】A. read B. wrote C. painted D. described
【14】A. cheap B. expensive C. old D. free
【15】A. rode B. drove C. walked D. ran
【16】A. bought B. made C. borrowed D. lent
【17】A. saying B. wondering C. worrying D. trying
【18】A. change B. smile C. cry D. face
【19】A. worthless B. useless C. priceless D. meaningless
【20】A. use B. luck C. results D. chances
26、假设你是李华,你的美国朋友Peter对你的家乡特别感兴趣。现在请你给他写一封邮件向他介绍你的家乡。内容要点:
1. 近几年发生的变化；
2. 介绍家乡的旅游胜地；
3. 邀请他暑假来游玩。
注意: 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to have received your email. Now I’d like to tell you something about my hometown.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua