1、If you are__________ about Australian cities, just read the book written by Dr. James.
A. upset B. curious
C. anxious D. terrified
2、Traditionally, the Spring Festival usually lasts from the 23rd day of the twelfth month to the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar, ________ , the New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year is the peak time.
A. during which B. of which
C. since when D. in that
3、It's surprising that you should have been fooled by such a simple ______.
A.trial B.trick
C.treat D.trip
4、Could you describe the changes information technology ________and tell whether all the changes are positive?
A.is brought about
B.has brought about
C.will bring about
D.had brought about
5、 I have been waiting for a bus for such a long time. Wish I _______ a book with me!
A. brought B. would bring C. had brought D. bring
6、With two children _________ a middle school in the nearby town now, the man is working hard.
A.to attend
B.attending
C.attended
D.having attended
7、What a match;we were all at it.
A. disappointed; disappointing B. disappointing; disappointing
C. disappointed; disappointed D. disappointing; disappointed
8、____ more attention, the trees could have grown better.
A.Given B.To give
C.Giving D.Having given
9、If something is wrong, fix it. Do not worry. Worry never fixes ________.
A.something
B.anything
C.nothing
D.everything
10、I was told that it might be at least 10 years ________ it was possible to see a fully developed free trade zone.
A.after
B.before
C.since
D.until
11、_______of the rivers here have been polluted.
A.Two-third
B.Two-thirds
C.Two-three
D.Second-third
12、Forty years after China started its reform and opening﹣up, more than 18million rural residents have _________ poverty in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
A. shaken off B. taken off
C. paid off D. kicked off
13、 He was a warm-hearted and hard working man, and________ by his classmates.
A. high thought of B. highly thought of
C. badly thought of D. was well thought
14、When seeing the film in the theatre, the audience were gasping (惊叹) _____ while falling-on-the-floor laughing.
A. in disbelief B. in vain
C. in detail D. in doubt
15、 I haven’t worked there long, and ______.
A.neither have you B.neither you have
C.you have either D.nor you have
16、Schools are expected to students well and tell them what is right or wrong.
A. manage B. control
C. conduct D. drive
17、The telephone is very____for communication.
A.intelligent B.obedient C.patient D.convenient
18、Dick ________ his previous job and ________ as a volunteer on the mountain bend when the journalist interviewed him.
A.quits; was working
B.had quit; was working
C.would quit; worked
D.quit; had worked
19、In the last part of this movie, the man gives an inspirational speech about the pursuit of happiness, leading to a(n) ________ ending.
A.striking
B.willing
C.uplifting
D.frustrating
20、We both became ________ in the simplicity of playing together.
A.absorbing
B.absorbed
C.to absorb
D.absorb
21、Founded in 2010, Wall Street Daily is an independent, honest publisher of news and opinions regarding global financial markets. Its writing staff consists of gifted journalists and investment(投资) professionals. They provide original, practical ideas based on superior insights into value and where and how to find it. They learn facts others don’t, they see things differently, and they do a better job to earn money. The following experts are most outstanding of them.
| Robert Williams is the Publisher and Founder of Wall Street Daily. Before launching Wall Street Daily, he was the lead financial analyst for Forbes Top 50 private corporation and an analyst to one of the largest academic donations on Earth. Williams has worked alongside venture capitalists(风险投资商), bestselling authors, multi-million-dollar hedge fund(对冲基金)manager, and even billionaire owners of major professional sports merchants. Since launching Wall Street Daily, it’s estimated that Williams has helped unlock $26 million in new investor wealth. |
Louis Basenese helped direct over $1 billion in institutional capital at Morgan Stanley before leaving Wall Street for Silicon Valley. Now, as the world’s premier venture capital analyst, Louis tracks early investment opportunities born from technological breakthroughs and new drug discoveries. Louis serves as the Investment Director for his wildly popular publications True Alpha, Extreme Alpha, and Venture Cap Strategist. | |
| For 27 years, Martin Hutchinson was an international merchant banker in London, New York, and Zagreb. He ran trading platforms for two European banks before serving as director of a Spanish venture capital company, advisor to the Korean company Sunkyong, and chairman of a U.S. group building company company. In Zagreb, he established the Croation debt capital markets, set up the corporate finance operations of Privredna Banka Zagreb, and arranged for the management of 800,000 frozen Macedonian for eign currency savings accounts. |
【1】According to the text, who made the greatest contribution to launching Wall Street Daily?
A. Martin Hutchinson B. Louis Basenese
C. Robert Williams D. Morgan Stanley
【2】From the text, we can know that Louis Basenses is good at_______.
A. helping people to seize investment opportunities
B. choosing a better job to make money from world-famous firms
C. inventing new drugs and making technological breakthroughs
D. hosting programs on frontline media as a pop star.
【3】Which of the following is true to Martin Hutchinson?
A. He used to be an international merchant banker in Tokyo.
B. He started two trading platforms in Canada.
C. He managed the frozen Croation foreign currency saving accounts.
D. He worked for the companies in Europe, America and Asia
【4】From the text, we can infer that Wall Street Daily can ______
A. keep you informed of important news in the world
B. help you preserve and manage wealth effectively
C. help you contact many outstanding financial experts
D. let you know the political situation of the world
22、I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I’ve done 89 trips ---- of those, 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs and that’s how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.
I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you ---- there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient ---- please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me, re-routed (改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.
For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’ve got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.
【1】 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph 1?
A. provider B. collector
C. delivery man D. medical doctor
【2】 Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?
A. The ice won’t last any longer.
B. The donor can only wait for that long.
C. The operation needs that much time.
D. He cannot stay away from his job too long.
【3】Which fight did the woman put Peter on first?
A. To Newark. B. To London.
C. To Providence. D. To Washington.
23、I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅)—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.
Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.
I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.
As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m. I used to use it , but now I’m afraid.
The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbor who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.
【1】The writer doesn’t like London because she ______.
A. is not used to the life there now
B. has lived there for seventeen years
C. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house
D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there
【2】Where do people usually meet their friends in England?
A. In a cafe. B. In a restaurant.
C. In a nightclub. D. In a pub.
【3】The underlined part “it” (in Para. 4) refers to______.
A. a taxi B. the money
C. a bomb D. public transport
【4】The writer took her neighbors to France for Christmas because he ______.
A. felt lonely in England
B. had never been to France
C. was from a typical French family
D. didn't like the British idea of family
24、As we work to ease biodiversity losses and seek to reduce climate change, restoration is an important part of the global solution. But while it is widely understood that ecosystem restoration is the right thing to do, there is far less understanding of what exactly it means, and how it is to be achieved.
One of the most obvious misunderstandings about ecosystem restoration is that it is all about action, especially planting trees. It is important to understand that forest and woodland ecosystems are not the only crucial environments to restore. Ecosystem restoration consists of a huge range of different systems, from farmland soils and grassland systems to our seas and oceans.
Ecosystem restoration is not always about actively intervening (介入). In many instances, passive intervention can be just as effective, if not more so, than active. This involves simply letting nature take the reins. In short, in ecosystem restoration, what we don’t do can be as important as what we do. Often nature already has the answers. But there are situations in which humans have damaged the environment to such a degree that natural restoration is impossible. This is when carefully designed action is required.
Another key thing to remember is that we cannot succeed in ecosystem restoration without local people’s involvement or, ideally, their leadership. When a community feels a sense of belonging and a deep connection with the land, this provides a firm foundation for future conservation and restoration work.
While I dislike taking an overly human-centered view, environmental issues cannot be separated in our complex modern world from socio-economic ones. We need to look at people and the planet as a whole and appreciate the complex web of human life and its interaction with the natural world in order to form practical restoration solutions. It is important to understand how nature can thrive (繁荣) and still provide humans with the things we need. It is only when we consider the natural environment and human society as interconnected that we can really continue to make progress.
【1】Which shows the right understanding of ecosystem restoration?
A.Ecosystem restoration involves a variety of systems.
B.Direct action on forest ecosystems should be avoided.
C.Community-led efforts should be reduced.
D.The more trees we plant, the better ecosystems will be.
【2】In what case active intervention is often a must?
A.Active intervention can improve the local economy
B.The cost of passive intervention is high.
C.A large population relies on natural resources.
D.Nature fails to restore itself.
【3】According to Paragraph 5, what should be done to make practical restoration plans?
A.To learn from developed countries.
B.To take both social factors and nature into account.
C.To make a study of local natural resources.
D.To put environmental protection first.
【4】What is mainly talked about in the text?
A.What challenge people face in ecosystem restoration.
B.How people can benefit from ecosystem restoration.
C.How to repair damaged ecosystems more effectively.
D.Why ecosystem restoration becomes urgent.
25、The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was play basketball with Eric,_________ his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He went into the building; only a few minutes _________ closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief _________ in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to _________ Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in _________ — the library lights were off. The place was _________. The doors had been shut. They _________ be opened from the inside: he was trapped — in a library!
He tried to _________ a telephone call but was unable to _________. As the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
__________ he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “__________! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. Surely, someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, __________. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to __________.
He knew he had to__________, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a __________ thing.
【1】
A.or
B.because
C.but
D.since
【2】
A.before
B.after
C.over
D.during
【3】
A.rest
B.walk
C.stop
D.break
【4】
A.visit
B.greet
C.catch
D.meet
【5】
A.delight
B.surprise
C.anger
D.eagerness
【6】
A.lonely
B.crowded
C.noisy
D.empty
【7】
A.wouldn’t
B.shouldn’t
C.couldn’t
D.needn’t
【8】
A.fix
B.make
C.use
D.pick
【9】
A.get through
B.get up
C.get on
D.get in
【10】
A.On time
B.At last
C.By the way
D.Now and then
【11】
A.Come
B.Sorry
C.Hello
D.Help
【12】
A.after all
B.at most
C.in short
D.as usual
【13】
A.watch
B.play
C.write
D.read
【14】
A.sleep
B.shout
C.wait
D.work
【15】
A.bad
B.cool
C.strange
D.nice
26、书面表达
请从下列人物中选择你最喜欢的一位,用英语写一篇80~100词左右的短文。需包含以下三部分内容:
内容要点如下:
1. 对该人物的简单介绍;
2. 喜欢该人物的理由;
3. 从该人物身上得到的启示。
Thomas Edison | Helen Keller | William Shakespeare |