1、I saw the shoes I was looking for were________ sold downstairs on the second floor, not the first floor as I was told.
A．actually
B．gradually
C．narrowly
D．blindly
2、—How come Tom picked a quarrel with his wife?
—______? We also have the occasional argument.
A．What’s on
B．Guess what
C．For what
D．Who doesn’t
3、Air is composed of ___________ gases including hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.
A. varied B. variant
C. variable D. various
4、I don't think you realize the ________ of the situation, or else you wouldn’t feel so relaxed.
A. gravity B. assessment C. framework D. similarity
5、__________ the generosity of the public, we have reached our goal of collecting 50,000 yuan for the sick boy.
A. In response to B. According to
C. In favor of D. Thanks to
6、The government _________ special importance to the educational and inspirational resources.
A. attached B. contributed
C. led D. indicated
7、Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no ______ to clean drinking water.
A. right B. supply
C. experience D. access
8、 the instructions on the packet when you take the drug and the drug, I think, will work soon.
A. Follow B. To follow C. Following D. Followed
9、The girl gave him some peanuts ________ some sweets.
A.in charge of B.in praise of
C.in exchange for D.in need of
10、It was his laziness________led to his failure.
A．which
B．that
C．who
D．whom
11、There is no need to worry about the exam. You’ve done so much work that you ________ pass the exam.
A．are bound to
B．are opposed to
C．are open to
D．are capable of
12、He was presented with a TV set in__________for his kindness.
A.award B.return C.prize D.result
13、Ecology is the study of the relationship between plants, animal, people and their ______.
A.condition B.situation C.environment D.atmosphere
14、She wondered why he didn’t do it as ___________.
A.required to B.requiring C.required D.to require
15、_________ with a difficult situation, Teddy determined to ask his boss for advice.
A. Faced B. Having faced
C. To face D. Facing
16、Men and women are almost equal ______how satisfied they are with their personal looks.
A．on behalf of
B．in contrast to
C．in response to
D．in terms of
17、Teaching as a career ________ to many graduates because it involves two long periods of vocations.
A．appeals
B．attracts
C．reacts
D．responds
18、Our government has taken measures to the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.
A.take down B.bring down
C.hand down D.tear down
19、Health experts believe that even a little exercise is far better than ______ at all.
A. none B. little C. everything D. anything
20、Some insects ______ the color of their surroundings to protect themselves.
A. take in B. take off C. take on D. take out
21、 What is a database? A database is a collection of data or information that is organized, stored, and accessed electronically. 【1】 There are three main well-defined aspects of any database:
It is relevant (相关的). When searching for information in the database, you should be able to get results relevant to you. There are several ways to search through a database, for example, using keywords, subject headings, terminology (术语)，etc. 【2】
【3】 One of the main differences between the information you find on the internet and that in databases is that the information found in databases is often confirmed. Furthermore, the information in the database should have key identifiers such as the publication (发表）details, author’s name, and a summary that you can use to confirm the information.
It is accessible. First of all, access to the library is either free or bought by supporters so that you can access the information within it at no price. 【4】 Secondly, the database should provide the full-text of the articles, meaning you will not need to go to the library or the source to do so.
【5】 It is an academic search engine. It doesn’t always have the articles' full texts, and you may have to go to their libraries and find or pay for them. Also, the search engine collects seemingly academic information from the internet and some of this information isn't always confirmed.
A．It is reliable.
B．It is reasonable.
C．You may have to pay a small amount of money as an independent researcher.
D．Google Scholar isn't a database using the above three aspects as a determining factor.
E．It is organized so that searching and finding this information is easy and rapid.
F．They are all relevant factors to be referred to when searching educational databases.
G．So you can limit your search results to a certain source type or date, or you can search by author or title.
22、 A lecture hall should be like a church-a little too dark,much too cold,and uncomfortably silent.You should feel guilty opening your water bottle,because all 200 people in the room can hear it.
So when I’m trying to pay attention,the last thing you should be doing is carrying on a conversation about your last weekend party or anything else.
During the past school term,I’ve had enough.One of my biggest complaints of large class sizes is the tendency for three to five friends to sit together and loudly whisper each others’ ears off for an hour and 15 minutes straight.My stupid monkey brain can’t help but focus on your conversation about the difference between ash blonde and light blonde colored hair that look exactly the same.
To me,it just feels like a waste.You’re actively wasting money,and missing vital information.We(and the government)pay quite a lot for our education,but you are here to ignore someone significantly more experienced than us,in classes we picked,for hours every week.
I know major requirements can be boring,but this is still an education.It requires two-way effort.Most of students here have at least one goal in common:success.Not every checkpoint on that path is going to be filled with joy.Sit down,shut up,and force yourself to listen to your professor.Society tells us it will eventually pay off.
Or maybe it won’t because you don’t want to.
I actually don’t care if you decide to pay little or no attention to the lecture itself,so long as you’re not being disturbing.
For those willing to try,in 20 years when you finally pay off your debt with your fairly secure white-collar job,you’ll look back and be happy that you went through the lectures.
【1】Why is a lecture hall compared to a church by the author?
A.Both places are open to the public.
B.Both places are supposed to be quiet.
C.Both places can seat over 200 people.
D.Both places help rid people of their guilt.
【2】What can we infer about the author from the passage?
A.He likes persuading others.
B.He tends to make complaints.
C.He values education as a duty.
D.He cares much about friendship.
【3】How does the author feel when writing the passage?
A.Annoyed.
B.Deserted.
C.Thrilled.
D.Worried.
【4】What may be the best title for the text?
A.Hard Work Pays Off!
B.Focus on the Lectures!
C.Wasting Your Time Is a Shame!
D.Mind Your In-Class Behavior!
23、In recent years American society has become increasingly dependent on its universities to find solutions to its major problems. It is the universities that have been charged with the principal responsibility for developing the expertise to place men on the moon; for dealing with our urban problems and with our deteriorating environment; for developing the means to feed the world’s rapidly increasing population. The effort involved in meeting these demands presents its own problems. In addition, this concentration on the creation of new knowledge significantly impacts on the universities’ efforts to perform their other principal functions, the transmission and interpretation of knowledge—the imparting (传授) of the heritage of the past and the preparing of the next generation to carry it forward.
With regard to this, perhaps their most traditionally acknowledged task, colleges and universities today find themselves in a serious bind generally. On the one hand, there is the American commitment, entered into especially since World War II, to provide higher education for all young people who can profit from it. The result of the commitment has been a dramatic rise in enrollments in our universities, coupled with a radical (激进的) shift from the private to the public sector of higher education. On the other hand, there are serious and continuing limitations on the resources available for higher education.
While higher education has become a great “growth industry”, it is also simultaneously a tremendous drain on the resources of nation. With the vast increase in enrollment and the shift in priorities away from education in state and federal budgets, there is in most of our public institutions a significant decrease in per capita (人均) outlay for their students. One crucial aspect of this drain on resources lies in the persistent shortage of trained faculty, which has led, in turn, to a declining standard of competence in instruction.
Intensifying these difficulties is, as indicated above, the concern with research, with its competing claims on resources and the attention of the faculty. In addition, there is a strong tendency for the institutions’ organization and functioning to fulfill the demands of research rather than those of teaching.
【1】According to the passage, ________ should be the most important function of institutions of higher education.
A．creating new knowledge
B．providing solutions to social problems
C．making experts on sophisticated industries out of their students
D．preparing their students to transmit inherited knowledge
【2】In American universities, there is a contradiction (矛盾) between ________.
A．more students and less investment
B．education quality and economic profit
C．low enrollment rate and high dropout rate
D．private ownership and American commitment
【3】Which is True about American universities?
A．Most teachers are devoted to improving their competence in instruction.
B．Research occupies more resources and teachers’ attention than teaching.
C．The institutions’ organization tends to meet the demands of teaching.
D．The lack of trained faculty leads to the decline in the quality of researches.
【4】We can infer from the passage that________.
A．high quality attracts students to stay in public universities
B．the American commitment is to blame for all the difficulties
C．higher education used to have a priority in government budgets
D．the increasing expenses for each student drain the national resources
24、 Everyone has unique personalities, which makes life more interesting.
Over the last 25 years, doctors have classified personalities into five basic traits(特性), called the Big Five. Everyone can be described as having varying levels of agreeableness(随和), conscientiousness(认真)，emotional stability(情绪稳定)，extroversion(外向)and openness to experience.
Contrary to common knowledge, people aren't confined to certain personality types. Usually, no one is entirely an extrovert or an introvert. While a minority may be at the extreme ends of a trait, most people are somewhere in the middle. “Every personality trait is a continuous dimension. You can be very high or very low, and most people fall somewhere in between,” said Christopher Soto, a doctor at Colby College.
Personality isn’t limited to humans, either. Research finds that all animals have personalities. Both the personality of animals and humans has an evolutionary origin. Evolution can a so explain why personalities vary so much. Depending on the situation, each of the Big Five can be advantageous. For example, agreeableness is great for relationships. But if a lion were charging at you, you'd be better off with a less agreeable and more aggressive personality leaning. Because the world is so unpredictable, every aspect of each personality trait could be useful at different times, so instead of evolving a single type of personality that s first-rank for every situation, we're left with a wide variety.
An evolutionary root of personality means traits must be inherited(继承). So whether you’d like to admit it or not, much of your personality comes from your parents. In fact, for humans, about half of the differences in personality are genetic. The rest of the variability in personality comes from your environment.
Not only does your environment shape who you are, but you can, to an extent, adjust your personality to the circumstance. You can be more outgoing at a party and more agreeable at home with your family. But you can also be introverted if you need to focus on work, or aggressive when playing a competitive sport. Humans, after all, have evolved to learn from our environments.
【1】Which of the following best explains the underlined word “confined” in Paragraph 3?
A．Forced.
B．Composed.
C．Devoted.
D．Limited.
【2】What is the key to understanding why both the personality of humans and animals vary so much?
A．A personality difference.
B．An environmental condition.
C．An evolutionary origin.
D．Human's relationship with animals.
【3】What personality might Mary have if Mary's parents are stubborn(顽固的)？
A．Friendly.
B．Stubborn.
C．Considerate.
D．Aggressive.
【4】What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A．Personalities can change over time.
B．Your environment shapes your personality.
C．Your genetic starting point stays you forever.
D．Humans have born abilities to learn from environments.
25、Earlier this week I was at a store after the holiday season, and while waiting in line I _______ a very stressed -out Dad with his two sons waiting in line to purchase a car seat for the younger child.
The father was asking if he could buy the display model because it would be _______ than the others. The cashier _______ that he could buy the display model _______ that there was no box for it. He said that was just _______ with him.
Then he asked if there were any additional coupons (优惠券) to bring the _______ down just a little bit more. The cashier was doing her best to _______ some additional savings coupons for this young father; but wasn’t _______ much of anything in her drawer.
I used to be a people-watcher, but found that as I _______ this activity for about five minutes I was beyond moved to help — and I had no idea why, but before I could really think about it . I ________ myself digging ________ my pockets for the 10 to 15 dollars in coupons I knew I had.
But I found nothing. I gave him $20 cash. The father said he couldn’t ________ it, but appreciated my offer. The cashier was ________ in the same mood as I was in wanting to help this young family; and took the money toward his ________ with a smile on her face — the seat ________ coming to around $50 instead of the original $90.
As the Dad collected his small children and began to ________, he looked at me and said, “You really shouldn’t have done that but I thank you so much — you just made certain that we will all get to eat today.”
My reply was simple. Be it ________ or years from now, simply do the same or something extra for someone else you don’t know; and that would ________ me tenfold（十倍地）.
What really got to me out of this whole experience is that it made me realize a small thing can have a huge ________ in the long run; as long as the chain isn’t ________.
【1】
A．believed
B．noticed
C．heard
D．followed
【2】
A．bigger
B．taller
C．nicer
D．cheaper
【3】
A．expected
B．thought
C．replied
D．disagreed
【4】
A．if
B．but
C．until
D．unless
【5】
A．fine
B．wrong
C．hopeful
D．kind
【6】
A．profit
B．cost
C．product
D．business
【7】
A．locate
B．print
C．save
D．borrow
【8】
A．arranging for
B．looking forward to
C．referring to
D．coming up with
【9】
A．reported
B．recorded
C．observed
D．felt
【10】
A．saw
B．found
C．knew
D．expected
【11】
A．from
B．onto
C．through
D．towards
【12】
A．appreciate
B．offer
C．receive
D．accept
【13】
A．hardly
B．obviously
C．fortunately
D．occasionally
【14】
A．order
B．attitude
C．appearance
D．method
【15】
A．lacked in
B．ended up
C．went on
D．came to
【16】
A．drive back
B．turn down
C．walk away
D．wake up
【17】
A．tomorrow
B．yesterday
C．afternoon
D．morning
【18】
A．praise
B．encourage
C．impress
D．repay
【19】
A．room
B．point
C．impact
D．shock
【20】
A．valuable
B．broken
C．tight
D．strong
26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
David Ballesteros looked at the lawyer. He couldn’t believe his ears. The lawyer told him that his father left the 1923 Singer sewing machine (缝纫机) to him. It once belonged to his great-grandmother and his father considered it his greatest treasure.“That’s very nice,”David said.“But what else? What about the legacy (遗产)? The money? What does it all amount to?”
The lawyer, Mr. Jarvin, put down the will. He felt sorry for David but he thought David’s father had explained the terms of the will before he died. David remembered that his father just told him he’d be passing on his riches, but he never specified the amount — that was what he was trying to find out!
Mr. Jarvin said carefully,“David, no money at all.”“That’s impossible!” David screamed. His father owned clothing factories all over the United States. He was rich! Mr. Jarvin explained that all the money was donated to charity under the terms of his father’s will.
David was reeling (晕头转向) from the shock. He’d lived a life of wealth and now he was left with nothing but an old sewing machine! Mr. Jarvin said to David that his father left him a letter which may explain his decision. David grabbed the envelope. His father’s decision was to leave him a poor man! What kind of explanation could he possibly have for that! He drove back to his apartment just in time to see a van (厢式送货车) pull up.
“Mr. David Ballesteros?”asked the man from the van.“Yes,” David said.“We have a delivery for you, sir.”He gestured to the old sewing machine.“Where would you like it?”David was about to scream“In the trash (垃圾桶)!”but it occurred to him that the old item might be worth some money, so he ordered the man to take it up to his apartment. After the man left, David poured himself a drink and looked at the sewing machine.“I have an MBA. I’m prepared to run companies. What am I supposed to do with a sewing machine, Dad?”he asked aloud.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
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Para1:
Then he remembered the letter and opened it.
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Para2:
When David put down the letter he had tears in his eyes.
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