1、 People generally think that smoking is a bad __________ .
A. custom B. habit
C. behavior D. action
2、It was ________ that he had to ask for help．
A．so big work
B．so big a work
C．such a big work
D．such a big job
3、Yesterday, he visited his teacher ______ advice proved to be beneficial throughout his life.
A．which
B．whom
C．who
D．whose
4、—I believe this is the most difficult time in my life.
—Come on! A hero _____ in the time of misfortune. Work hard and you will finally succeed.
A. will know B. has been known
C. knows D. is known
5、Hardly______ the station when the train started.
A．I had arrived at
B．had I arrived
C．had I reached
D．I had got to
6、—Listen! It is raining.
—Oh, really! I ______ it at all.
A．didn’t realize
B．don’t realize
C．wouldn’t realize
D．hadn’t realized
7、Portugal has been recognized as an ideal tourist destination, both________ its climate and the food.
A．in response to
B．in favor of
C．in terms of
D．in case of
8、- Can those _______ at the back of the classroom hear me?
- No problem.
A.are sitting B.seating C.seated D.sat
9、---Any advice for me?
---You’d better the timetable to see when the train leaves.
A. consult B. recommend C. remind D. request
10、This album is _____ as it was the only one ever signed by the President.
A.unusual B.unique C.rare D.special
11、Skills like critical thinking and analysis ________ be found on the Internet, because they must be acquired in the context of facts.
A.can’t B.needn’t C.mustn’t D.shouldn’t
12、—Never say never, and you’ll make it．
—That’s it． ．
A．I can’t agree with it． B．You’ve got a point there．
C．You’ve got me there． D．Action speaks louder than words．
13、After getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team ______ four days later.
A．rescued
B．was rescued
C．has rescued
D．had been rescued
14、________ made her surprised was _______ she received a bunch of flowers for no good reason yesterday.
A．That; how
B．What; that
C．What; what
D．That; that
15、Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced that they had broken away from the royal family, _______ hit the headlines around the world immediately.
A.it B.that C.which D.where
16、A special reading party has been held ______ Charles Dickens, a great novelist in the 19th century.
A．in praise of
B．in memory of
C．in favour of
D．in search of
17、The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see___________ the next year.
A．carry out
B．carrying out
C．carried out
D．to carry out
18、—Why did John break his radio_________?
—Because he wished to have his father get him a new one for Christmas.
A. on purpose B. by accident
C. for the purpose D. in an accident
19、— The water was left running all night long.
— Yes. It seemed that John ________. He was the last one to leave the lab.
A．was to be blamed
B．was to blame
C．had been blamed
D．should blame
20、Human language is not a born gift but a(n) ________ skill.
A．earned
B．won
C．got
D．acquired
21、The nine women of Bella Mondo win over yet another audience. The group is one of just a handful of all-women ensembles (乐队) in Ivory Coast.
It all started in 2007, Prisca Allou was a music student. A music producer came to see her. He said he wanted to make an all-female ensemble to keep a promise to his late mother.
Allou got on board and was charged with recruiting (招募) other members. “It wasn’t easy at first. Some parents were against it. You know, in Africa, the place of women is often seen as being either in an office or at home. That was the fixed image.” Allou spread the word and took out ads in local papers. Most of the girls she found were not professional players. “I just played some tamtam. I learned to play drums when I joined Bella Mondo.” The girls spent the next four years learning to play their instruments. Many gave up along the way, but eight of them soldiered on with Allou, and Bella Mondo was founded.
The band plays original songs and covers. Their music spans a wide range of styles: funk, reggae, pop music. They released their first album in 2013... and have performed in Paris, Dakar, Cotonou and, of course, here at home in Abidjan.
You can see them nearly every Thursday at this bar, the same place that gave the band its start years ago. “Oh yes, I was surprised at first. A woman singing, you see that every day, but an entire band, playing all the instruments and everything? It was extraordinary. I was dumbstruck. Bella Mondo is a great band.” The women are now working on their second album.
【1】Why did the music producer want to found a female ensemble?
A．To sponsor music students.
B．To comfort his mother.
C．To carry out his promise.
D．To win over an audience.
【2】Which of the following made it hard for Allou to recruit band members?
A．Most women couldn’t afford.
B．Parents didn’t want to break tradition.
C．All parents disapproved of it.
D．Women weren’t willing to leave home.
【3】What do the last two paragraphs mainly talk about?
A．The band has travelled a lot.
B．The band has gained its popularity.
C．The band has released albums.
D．The band seems to be united as one.
【4】What does the underlined word “dumbstruck” probably mean in paragraph 5?
A．Satisfied.
B．Determined.
C．Amused.
D．Astonished.
22、I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg last night, a distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I was clinching (紧握) my fists with impatience.
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with the traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I approached the light, it turned red and I braked to stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for' the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.
I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being arrested, because there were obviously no police around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it.
Much later that night, the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it's part of an agreement we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it's an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we don't go through red lights.
It's amazing that we ever trust each other to do the right thing, isn't it? And we do, too. Trust is our first tendency. We have to make a deliberate decision to mistrust someone or to be suspicious or skeptical. Those attitudes don't come naturally to us.
It's a very good thing too, because the whole structure of our society depends on mutual trust, not distrust. This whole thing around us would fall apart if we didn't trust each other most of the time. We do what we say we'll do; we show up when we say we'll show up; we deliver when we say we'll deliver; and we pay when we say we'll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and when we don't do what we've promised, it's far from the normal. It happens often that we don't act in good faith and in a trustworthy manner, but we still consider it unusual, and we're angry or disappointed with those badly-behaved people. Anyway I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
【1】Why did the author feel impatient while driving?
A. Because he had already driven for a long time.
B. Because it was too far away from his destination.
C. Because something urgent happened in his family.
D. Because he could not overpass a truck on a narrow road.
【2】The author stopped at the traffic light because .
A. there were passers-by crossing the road
B. some policemen were on duty just at that point
C. the trust between people influenced the author
D. there was potential danger
【3】What would happen if people didn't trust each other in most cases?
A. A11 the things would run normally.
B. The social system would be thrown into disorder.
C. The social traditions would be abandoned.
D. Strict rules and laws would be made.
【4】What is the theme of the passage?
A. Mutual Trust is the best policy.
B. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. Among the blind the one-eyed is the king.
23、If you think of the jobs robots could never do, you would probably put doctors and teachers at the top of the list. It's easy to imagine robot cleaners and factory workers, but some jobs need human connection and creativity. But are we underestimating what robots can do? In some cases, they already perform better than doctors at diagnosing illness. Also, some patients might feel more comfortable sharing personal information with a machine than a person. Could there be a place for robots in education after all?
British education expert Anthony Seldon thinks so. And he even has a date for the robot takeover of the classroom: 2027. He predicts robots will do the main job of transferring information and teachers will be like assistants. Intelligent robots will read students' faces, movements and maybe even brain signals. Then they will adapt the information to each student. It's not a popular opinion and its unlikely robots will-ever have the ability to really connect with humans like another human can.
One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is better than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren't enough teachers and 9~16 percent of children under the age of 14 don't go to school. That problem could be partly solved by robots because they can teach anywhere and won't get stressed, or tired, or move somewhere for an easier, higher-paid job.
Those negative aspects of teaching are something everyone agrees on. Teachers all over the world are leaving because it is a difficult job and they feel overworked. Perhaps the question is not "Will robots replace teachers?" but "How can robots help teachers?" Office workers can use software to do things like organizing and answering emails, arranging meetings and updating calendars. Teachers waste a lot of time doing non-teaching work, including more than 11 hours a week marking homework. If robots could cut the time teachers spend marking homework and writing reports, teachers would have more time and energy for the parts of the job humans do best.
【1】What does the underlined word "diagnosing" in the first paragraph mean?
A．Curing.
B．Deciding.
C．Preventing.
D．Avoiding.
【2】In Anthony Seldon's opinion, a robot teacher can ________.
A．transfer all information to the students
B．make teachers be his assistants in class
C．offer the students special information
D．take the place of real teachers in class
【3】What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A．A robot teacher is better than a human teacher.
B．A robot teacher can work continuously without any complaint.
C．A robot teacher doesn't necessarily be better than a human teacher.
D．A robot teacher can read students' ideas better than a human teacher.
【4】How can robots help teaching in the future?
A．They can do all the teaching for the teachers.
B．They can transfer all the information to the students.
C．They can organize the teaching activities for teachers.
D．They can finish the boring and repeated work for the teachers.
24、 Vitamin D is necessary for bone-building, immune function, blood sugar control, positive mood and more. 【1】 The lower your vitamin D level is, the higher your risk of death from ally cause will be. However, it’s not a great idea to just take a supplement (补品) off the drugstore shelf and start taking it.
Since many of us have an inadequate amount vitamin D, also known as the “sunshine vitamin”, doctors will often give us high levels of D supplements, with doses ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 IU (International Units) per day, up to 50,000 IU per week and sometimes even more. 【2】 Very big doses ( 剂量) of vitamin D can cause a build-up of calcium ( 钙) in the blood, which leads to poor appetite, weakness, weight loss or other diseases. Here’s the bigger issue: 【3】 A build-up of stored vitamin D cart cause avoidable problems, leading to problems such as kidney stones.
【4】 The National Institutes of Health set the Recommended Dietary Allowance for vitamin D at 600 IU daily for babies, children, and adults up to 70 years old. Adults aged 71 and older need 800 IU, since the ability to absorb vitamin D drops with age. Because the fat cells take vitamin D up, making it less available for use by tile body, 【5】
Though you’ll get a bit of vitamin D from foods—including fatty fish, beef liver, cheese, milk and so on—the amounts are so small that there’s little need to worry that they’ll put you over the daily dose.
A.It can help prevent many diseases.
B.We can actually reduce the risk of death.
C.people who are fat may also need more vitamin
D.any extra intake of vitamin D can get stored in the body.
E.But like all good things, it’s possible to get too much of it.
F.The average daily recommended amounts vary based on your age.
G.Vitamin D should be supplemented carefully despite its importance.
25、 I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he didn’t teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was _______ and ill.
My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my _______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow — our health, our beauty, our friends — but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question, “I ________ the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small anger. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this ________.
【1】A.However B.Therefore C.Afterwards D.Meanwhile
【2】A.tired B.slow C.poor D.weak
【3】A.already B.once C.only D.still
【4】A.sent B.threw C.took D.put
【5】A.impossible B.hopeless C.stressful D.difficult
【6】A.worrying B.caring C.talking D.asking
【7】A.decisions B.beliefs C.strengths D.experiences
【8】A.before B.since C.as D.till
【9】A.suggests B.seems C.promises D.requires
【10】A.opened B.turned C.broken D.spoke
【11】A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
【12】A.Naturally B.Surprisingly C.Truly D.Certainly
【13】A.had B.accepted C.enjoyed D.gained
【14】A.defended B.astonished C.touched D.warned
【15】A.would B.could C.should D.might
【16】A.quiet B.relaxed C.calm D.happy
【17】A.able B.likely C.free D.ready
【18】A.case B.way C.method D.form
【19】A.doubt B.guess C.know D.wonder
【20】A.award B.theme C.gift D.word
26、你身边很多同学视力低下，需戴近视眼镜。请就这一现象写一篇英语课前演讲稿，内容包括以下方面：1. 目前同学的视力状况 2. 青少年视力低下的主要原因 3. 保护视力的建议
注意：
1. 词数120左右，开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
参考词汇： vision视力 short-sighted 近视眼（的）
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