1、If ________to look after luggage for someone else, inform the police at once.
A．ask
B．asking
C．asked
D．to ask
2、―What should I do with this passage?
―____ the main idea of each paragraph.
A. Finding out B. Find out
C. Found out D. To find out
3、You’d better communicate with each other sincerely, and I hope to see your conflict ________ tomorrow.
A.was to be solved B.has been solved
C.will have been solved D.had been solved
4、Not many of us really get to see the hard work that happens ______ the scenes to make our favorite movies come to life.
A. without B. to C. behind D. by
5、As he wasn’t at the scene, the policeman couldn’t decide for a moment who ________ for the serious traffic accident.
A. blamed B. would blame
C. to blame D. was blamed
6、Nothing is realized easily, and there is no such _______ as dreams.
A．thing
B．a thing
C．things
D．the thing
7、__________ you know, this is the day the quake happened
A. It B. As C. That D. What
8、Chan’an, as it was known at that time, was the starting point of the Silk Road, which connected China to the world. What’s the underlined part?
A．object
B．subject
C．adverbial
D．attributive
9、Doctors were trying their best to help the patient severe lung cancer.
A．suffered from
B．suffered
C．suffering from
D．having suffered
10、Many people prefer to read the novel rather than watch the movie based on it because the movie _____ always fails to live up to the novel.
A. accent B. pattern
C. approach D. version
11、The two parties have reached a ________agreement to solve this dispute. A long-term solution hasn’t been found.
A. sensitive B. tentative
C. active D. creative
12、Some hard-working students always keep a torch in their dormitories _____ there is a power failure．
A． if B． unless
C． so that D． in case
13、Picasso was famous for his work in Cubism, which often uses acute angles and ________ the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.
A. that B. which
C. where D. why
14、The teacher told the children ______ quiet in the museum.
A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep
15、Volunteering gives you a chance _______ lives, including your own.
A．change
B．changing
C．changed
D．to change
16、It is also better to eat a ________ amount of food each time ________ to eat a lot in one meal, and then a little in the next.
A．large...than
B．small... rather
C．great... /
D．modest...rather than
17、I _______ him three years ago,but this morning I heard from him.
A.connected with B.lost track of C.packed up D.paid off
18、Hard as it may be____ that Kobe is no longer with us, his unbreakable will lives on.
A.accepting B.accepted C.to accept D.to have accepted
19、—You look rather tired today．
—_____ not to miss the 4：20 flight, I didn’t dare to close my eyes．
A．Having reminded B．Reminded
C．Being reminded D．Reminding
20、They insist that a computer does only what thinking humans have planned ______ .
A．to have it do
B．to have it done
C．having it done
D．to have done it
21、A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”
The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.
I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.
“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Every student would yell. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”
A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.
【1】The author took the job to teach writing because ________.
A. he wanted to be expected
B. he had written some storied
C. he wanted to please his father
D. he had dreamed of being a teacher
【2】What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A. He would be aggressive in his first class.
B. He was well-prepared for his first class.
C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.
D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.
【3】Before he started his class, the author asked the students to ________.
A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards
B. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper
C. cut some cards out of the construction paper
D. write down their names on the paper cards
【4】What did the students do when the author started his class?
A. They began to talk.
B. They stayed silent.
C. They raised their hands.
D. They shouted to be heard.
22、Today’s modern travelers are journeying further to explore Europe off the beaten track, and bringing home new skills and experience. Here are 4 ideas for an unusual holiday in Europe.
Teach skiing in Austria
Austria is one of Europe’s top skiing destinations. If you’re looking for a more unusual way to spend a winter holiday, why not consider training to be a ski instructor there? You’ll gain a qualification that is recognized worldwide, and this programme includes a guaranteed paid instructor job at a ski resort once you have finished your training.
Volunteer in Transylvania
Transylvania is a top choice for an unusual European city break, with wonderfully preserved medieval towns and castles that inspired the famous novel Dracula. In addition, you can take your unusual holiday experience even further by volunteering in Eastern Europe’s largest bear reserve and working with bears.
Go diving in Spain
For a European holiday with a difference, take part in a plastic cleanup project based in Barcelona, help to empty plastic waste in the Mediterranean Sea and help protect the environment as you travel. This volunteer project combines diving with collecting plastic or other waste from the water, alongside giving you the chance to explore the city.
Explore Tuscany on horseback
Tuscany, one of the best places in Europe to explore on horseback, has witnessed a sharp increase in travelers. There are various activities that combine sightseeing with basic horse riding lessons and you can stay in Renaissance villas (文艺复兴风格的别墅) and farmhouses. You don’t need to have any experience for horse riding holidays, and they are a brilliant alternative to your typical guided tour.
【1】What is special about the holiday in Austria?
A．It presents travelers with a certificate.
B．It trains teenagers to be volunteers.
C．It provides skiers with a free course.
D．It offers visitors job opportunities.
【2】What can visitors do in both Transylvania and Spain?
A．Take up the work as volunteers.
B．Collect waste from beer making.
C．Get access to endangered animals.
D．Appreciate ancient castles and towns.
【3】Which tour best suits riders?
A．The tour in Spain.
B．The tour in Austria.
C．The tour in Tuscany.
D．The tour in Transylvania.
23、 Happy, angry, amazed – these are some of the emotions we like to express these days when we're sending a message on our smartphones! Many of us now add little pictures to our texts to brighten up someone’s mobile screen. 【1】. Emojis have become a vital tool for communication.
The emoji was first invented in Japan in the late 1990s and the word 'emoji' comes from the Japanese words for 'picture' and 'character'. 【2】Now we have a picture for every mood or situation.
So now we have the option to give this new creation the visual 'thumbs-up' but have you thought (puzzled face) why we've become so addicted to using emojis? 【3】. Emojis are a sort of substitute for the visual or non- verbal signals we normally give when we speak to someone face-to-face.
Another advantage of emojis is that they are an international language – they don't use words but tell a message in pictorial form so they can be easily interpreted whatever your native language. However, the emojis you send need some thought. 【4】– if a friend sends you an emoji of a hammer, you may think he is angry when he is saying he has hurt himself or he is clumsy!
Emojis are a good way for showing empathy—they are a virtual hug or a loving pat. But as linguist Neil Cohn says, "【5】; to others, they are posing a threat to our language." It does show there is a lot more to our communication than words alone but does this mean the decline in traditional writing?
A.They can sometimes be misinterpreted
B.They are widely adopted in people’s daily communication
C.To many, emoji are an exciting evolution of the way we communicate
D.The number of different images has dramatically increased since then
E.We're also using them as a quick way of telling someone how we're feeling
F.They really do enable us to express our emotional selves much more effectively
G.To many, emojis are taking over conventional face-to-face communication
24、With these increased pressures and difficulty in ensuring a graduate job, more people are turning to recruitment (招聘) agencies for help. Luke Harper wrote for the Independent warning students to be cautious when using graduate recruitment agencies in their job hunt. The article’s main argument against graduate recruitment agencies is that they are looking to sign people up to the agency and harvest data, without having any real intention to personally find them a job.
The fundamental problem with this approach is a basic misunderstanding of how the recruitment sector works. One of the more common ways is that recruitment agencies aim to find you a job to secure a fee from their clients. Recruitment agencies operate as a business, not a careers service and are not expected to find you a job while you wait around.
There is no denying that amongst the recruitment agencies, there are some CV(简历) hungry, cut and shut agencies that are uninterested in the candidates they have on their books. However, nowadays these are in the minority and don’t tend to last very long.
Paul Farrer, Chief Executive of a leading recruitment agency is worried that a few bad apples are ruining the reputation of what is an excellent sector. Farrer said “The trouble with such an imbalanced and misleading article is that some graduates may now be put off approaching recruitment agencies who may well be able to help them.”
Professionals in the industry are cautious of how some of the less respectable agencies operate. Earnest recruiters believe that graduates should be aware that some of these agencies will take on graduates for all their details rather than helping them find a job, like Harper mentioned. To fight this, Farrar advises that “Graduates should have a simple checklist before approaching any agency. Has the agency taken the time to talk to me? Have they invited me to a face-to-face meeting? Have they guaranteed not to forward my CV to any employer without my permission? These three steps will safeguard every application.”
Farrer also pointed out that that is not the only safety net that graduates can rely on. He said “Graduates can also check to see if the agencies are members of either APSCo or the REC, the two trade bodies they can make an official complaint to. The vast majority of recruitment agencies are professional organizations that help place thousands of graduates every year and poorly researched articles help no one.”
【1】The main purpose of this passage is ______ graduate recruitment agencies.
A．to advise readers to be cautious of
B．to argue against some misjudgment against
C．to explain why there is a prejudice against
D．to seek the solutions to the problems caused by
【2】Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．Luke Harper holds the same idea about jobs with Paul Farrer.
B．Recruitment agencies actually do the same work as a careers service.
C．Job hunters’ detailed information is of value to recruitment agencies.
D．A member of APSCo or the REC will not cheat its clients.
【3】What advice does Paul Farrer give graduates to avoid less respectable agencies?
A．Consulting professionals before giving their personal details to an agency.
B．Making a face-to-face investigation into an agency before approaching it.
C．Guaranteeing that the agency will not forward their CV to any employer.
D．Selecting some agencies that are monitored by official trade bodies.
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards graduate recruitment agencies?
A．Neutral.
B．Positive.
C．Negative.
D．Not Clear.
25、 When we're small, we don't think about the difficulties of learning something new; we just go right ahead and do it, sometimes with funny results. One _______ is when I was learning to paint. I was very small so the paint got everywhere. But _______ getting angry, everybody would be patient with me, _______ me and showing me the correct way to hold the paintbrush, and after some time I was able to paint _______.
This is an important _______ to learn when we learn another language. Many people only need one language, because their friends and family can speak the same language. As a _______ , when these people try to learn a new language, it is usually more difficult. This can be for a number of _______. First, the best way to improve in anything is to have the chance to _______ . In the case of a language, this means having the chance to _______ with speakers of the language they want to learn. If this chance is not there, it can ________ the pace (速度) at which the language can be learned. Second, it is easier for the learner to lose interest because they have less chance to see their ________. Without this ability to see how much improvement has taken place, it is ________ for the learner to keep believing that development is happening.
It is ________ to learn something slowly, and then move at a pace which is right for the individual (个别的) learner, than to rush into learning too fast. It is a ________ I try to follow in my own teaching, and I hope my students benefit (得益) from a teaching method which ________ them to learn at their own pace.
A．suggestion
B．question
C．idea
D．example
A．because of
B．except for
C．instead of
D．along with
A．promising
B．ordering
C．answering
D．encouraging
A．naturally
B．properly
C．suddenly
D．probably
A．skill
B．fact
C．lesson
D．task
A．result
B．whole
C．part
D．matter
A．doubts
B．problems
C．instructions
D．reasons
A．change
B．ask
C．practice
D．choose
A．agree
B．study
C．work
D．communicate
A．build up
B．slow down
C．keep
D．reach
A．ability
B．future
C．progress
D．influence
A．easy
B．important
C．possible
D．hard
A．better
B．stranger
C．more comfortable
D．more harmful
A．decision
B．hobby
C．job
D．rule
A．allows
B．requires
C．invites
D．teaches
26、假如你是李华，你所居住的城市就要开始垃圾分类了，你们社区准备进行一次垃圾分类的公益活动，请你写一则英文通知，希望有外国友人能参与其中。内容包括：
1. 活动的时间和地点；
2. 参加人员需要做的工作；
3. 报名地点和截止时间。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：garbage classification垃圾分类
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