1、Mike insisted that he _____ nothing wrong and______ free．
A．did; set
B．had done; be set
C．do; should be set
D．had done; must be set
2、For British people, somebody standing too close may make them focus less on what others are saying than on ______ close he or she is to them.
A.what B.where C.which D.how
3、Who was it _____ saved the drowning girl?
A.since B.as C.that D.he
4、The truth is that each and every student is________，and therefore,when teaching,we cannot follow the same pattern.
A.unique B.energetic C.superior D.enthusiastic
5、I don't think he will come on time, _______?
A.do I B.don't I C.doesn't he D.will he
6、—What did you do in the town last night?
—________ a concert, we also watched a football match at home.
A．Instead of
B．Apart from
C．In addition
D．Except for
7、It’s so cold outside. Remember to close the door __________you when you leave.
A. beside B. before
C. with D. behind
8、________ the air traffic rules, every passenger should switch off his mobile phone before boarding.
A．According to
B．Regardless of
C．In addition to
D．In case of
9、—How about some more ice-cream?
—No, thanks. It’s very good, but I have to_______________ my weight, you know.
A.prevent B.watch C.refuse D.keep
10、________ determines a good meal varies from country to country.
A．That
B．What
C．How
D．which
11、--- I wonder what I should learn in the future.
--- You may learn art since you _______ painting and drawing.
A. benefit from B. look forward to
C. are tired of D. have a gift for
12、Mary is said to be the first one ____ to her unit this morning.
A．to come
B．coming
C．come
D．came
13、The US is China's biggest export market, ________ more than 70 percent of China's exports.
A.looking for B.searching for
C.longing for D.accounting for
14、—Lucy has been fired by her boss.
— She is late for work five times a week!
A. Hardly surprising B. Forget it
C. How come? D. Who knows?
15、________ his composition, Tom went on to do his English exercises.
A．Wrote
B．To write
C．Had written
D．Having written
16、— He is not suitable for the job?
—No. I have serious about his ability to do it.
A. qualifications B. discriminations
C. reservations D. accommodations
17、The_____boy wondered why fish soon went_____in hot weather. He went to ask his teacher.
A. puzzled; badly B. puzzling; bad C. puzzling; badly D. puzzled; bad
18、Once _______ in the forest, we should remain ________ we are and wait for help.
A．losing; there
B．losing; where
C．lost; there
D．lost; where
19、The glorious moment would live in my mind ________ our football team won the championship.
A．when B．where C．that D．which
20、 My parents offered me some money, ________, I couldn’t have bought that house.
A. otherwise B. so
C. but D. however
21、Five Healthy Habits From Japan
The following habits are the secrets to longevity from Japan.
Food is good medicine. There's an Okinawan phrase, nuchi gusui, which can translate as “let food be your medicine”. For Okinawans, that means plenty of fruits and vegetables with heart-healthy fish. 【1】.
Maintain strong family and social connections. Humans are social creatures. A 2017 study showed the positive impact that tight-knit families and happy marriages lead to better health and a longer life.【2】, whether it is the family you are born into, or the family you choose.
【3】. In the west, people often reach for a coffee in the morning to start the day. But one of the best-kept healthy habits in the Far East is drinking tea. A 2014 study of Japanese adults found that those who drank green tea each day lowered their risk of diabetes by 33 percent.
Take off your shoes when indoors. Japanese traditionally do not wear their shoes in the house and change into slippers instead.【4】. But when you think about it, it makes total sense! Shoes can carry infectious bacteria, so consider taking off sneakers when indoors. After all, people wear their shoes in the dirty streets. The last thing you want to do is bring that all inside your home.
Soak in long and hot baths. Do you know Japan is full of natural hot springs? Volcanic activity throughout the island naturally heats over 3, 000 mineral springs.【5】, because they know these healing waters ease muscle pain and prevent disease.
A．Drink plenty of tea
B．It may seem strange at first
C．This makes them comfortable
D．The Japanese like to soak in the hot springs
E．Remember to spend quality time with family
F．The Japanese people continue the practice every morning
G．Eating a nutritious diet results in living a long and healthy life
22、An emperor was almost eighty years old and knew it was time to choose his successor(接班人). Instead of choosing one of his children, he decided on something different. He called all of the young people in the kingdom together one day. He said, “It is time for me to choose the next emperor. I have decided to choose one of you.”
The kids were shocked! But the emperor continued, “I am going to give each one of you a seed today. One special seed. I want you to plant it and come back one year later with what you have grown from this seed. I will then judge the plants, and the one I choose will be the next emperor!”
One boy named Ling received a seed like the others. He went home and planted the seed in a pot, watering it carefully. Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other youths began to talk about their plants that were beginning to grow. Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.
A year finally went by and all the youths brought their plants to the emperor. Ling thought he should be honest about what had happened. So he took his empty pot to the palace. When Ling arrived, he was amazed at the plants grown by other youths. They were beautiful, in all shapes and sizes.
When the emperor arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted the young people. Ling just tried to hide in the back. Suddenly, the emperor spotted Ling at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered his guards to bring him to the front. Ling was terrified. When Ling got to the front, the Emperor asked his name. “My name is Ling,” he replied. All the kids were laughing and making fun of him. The emperor asked everyone to quiet down. He looked at Ling, and then announced to the crowd, “Behold your new emperor! His name is Ling!” Then the emperor said, “One year ago today, I gave you all boiled seeds which would not grow.”
【1】Why did the emperor decide to choose his successor?
A. He was growing old.
B. He was tired of his position.
C. He wanted to do different things.
D. He wanted to do some tests.
【2】Whom will the emperor consider to choose from as his successor in his country?
A. His children. B. All of his relatives.
C. All the young people. D. The bravest fighters.
【3】What can we infer from the passage?
A. The other youths felt angry about what Ling had done.
B. Ling destroyed his seed by boiling it in the hot water.
C. Ling was afraid of being punished for his failure in planting.
D. The one who planted the most beautiful plant would be the king.
【4】 From the text we know that Ling was ______.
A. clever B. honest
C. famous D. energetic
23、 Paying it forward is a concept that involves doing something good for someone in response to a good deed done on your behalf or a gift you received. When you pay it forward, however，you don't repay the person who did something nice for you. Instead, you do something nice for someone else.
Recently, an inspiring note found inside a random book has inspired thousands of people to pay it forward.
Ashley Jost was shopping at Target when a book caught hex eye. The 27-year-old bought the book Girl Stop Apologizing and began reading it when she got home. After a few minutes her dog started barking so she put the book aside. When she got back, she noticed something on the ground. "A five-dollar note fell out, " Jost said.
She looked through the book, and in one of the last pages, there was a note that read, “To the person who buys this book: I am having a tough day. I thought maybe I could brighten someone else’s with this little surprise. Go and buy a coffee, a hamburger or a face mask. Practice some self care today. Remember that you are loved, you are amazing, and you are strong -Lisa”
Jost decided to post a photo of the note and the money on Twitter and it went like a virus. People are promising their own random acts of kindness.
“In that moment，I didn’t necessarily need the pick-me-up，but I feel obligated(有义务的)to share it， and I’m hearing back from people who did,” Jost said. “The ripple effect is pretty unbelievable.
After seeing her Twitter post, Lisa mailed Jost a card. "She said it made her cry in a good way,” Jost said. But Lisa still didn’t give away who she was. She left no return address. Lisa wrote it had been a difficult time in her life and she just wanted "to create something positive-she never really expected this to happen the way it has.”
【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A.The origin of"paying it forward". B.The effects of"paying it forward
C.The benefits of"paying it forward" D.The definition of"paying it forward".
【2】Why did Lisa put a five-dollar note in a book?
A.To go through the hardest time in her life.
B.To cheer up the person who buys the book
C.To repay the person who did something nice
D.To set off a round of paying it forward
【3】What does the underlined word "ripple" in Paragraph 6 mean?
A.Edge B.Chain
C.Mass D.Side
【4】Lisa posted a card to Jost to ___________.
A.make friends with Jost B.tell Jost about her story
C.express appreciation to Jost D.let Jost know what made her cry
24、 Louise Gluck has been no stranger to awards over her long and storied career, since her first publication in 1968. In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems, The Wild Iris (《野鸢尾》). And on Oct 8 she became the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature with the Nobel prizes first awarded in 1901.
Gluck was honored “for her unmistakable poetic voice that, with austere (朴素的) beauty, makes individual existence universal”. Often said to be an autobiographical (自传体的) poet, drawing from the inner parts of her life, “she is not to be regarded as a confessional poet (告白派诗人). Gluck seeks the universal,” Nobel Committee Chair Anders Olsson said in a statement.
Gluck, 77, the author of 12 poetry collections, has been able to turn her life experiences into universal themes covering life, loss, and isolation. Because of this, readers have often found her poetry to be “dark”. However, there is much more than darkness in her voice, as noted by Olsson. “It is straightforward and ... also a voice full of humor and biting wit,” he said.
For example, in her poem Snowdrops, she uses the coming of spring after winter to show rebirth of life after death. She leads readers down a depressing path only to reconnect with the light at the near end. At the conclusion of the poem, readers are left to feel the “raw wind of the new world” as they watch a new spring. This is often the case in Gluck’s poetry, being able to feel joy even after not having done so for a long time.
When her work Faithful Virtuous Night (《忠诚与善良之夜》) received a National Book Award for Poetry in 2014, a judge for the award went on to say, the collection comes from “a world where darkness blurs (使模糊) ordinarily sharp edges (边界) around the oppositions of our lives – loss and renewal, male and female, the living and the dead”.
Although she’s already a well-known writer, experienced in exploring trauma (痛苦经历) and healing, Gluck did feel honored to be given the prestigious Nobel award. However, when asked what the prize means to her, the lyric poet responded by saying, “It’s too new … I don’t know really what it means.” Her only hope is that she can preserve her daily life.
【1】What can we know about Louise Gluck?
A.Her first book was published in 1993.
B.The Wild Iris won her the Nobel Prize in literature.
C.She draws from her life experiences in her writing.
D.She is seen as a successful confessional poet.
【2】What does Olsson think of Gluck’s poems?
A.They are all about human psychology. B.They are too dark for readers.
C.They ignore individual existence. D.They are frank and humorous in style.
【3】Why does the author mention Snowdrops in paragraph 4?
A.To introduce the main plots of this poem.
B.To describe Gluck’s creativity in choosing themes.
C.To show the features of Gluck’s poetry.
D.To explain Gluck’s purpose in writing Snowdrops.
【4】How does Gluck feel about winning the Nobel Prize in literature?
A.She is not qualified for the prize.
B.It may change her daily life.
C.It is not meaningful for her.
D.The history of this award is not long enough.
25、Every day on her walk to school, Khloe Thompson, 9, always came across the same homeless people and couldn’t help but feel troubled. She _________ asking her mom again and again why or how they were there, and at the end of the _________ she always wondered, “What can I do to help?” Seeing these people _________ in her community touched her deeply, which is what finally _________ Khloe to create her own non-profit organization to _________ the lives of local homeless people.
“No dream is too small or too big!” Khloe _________ on her GoFundMe page, which was set up by Khloe and her mom Alisha and has _________ $14,000 in the two months since it was _________. “Any _________ raised on this page will go toward our organization filing fees and any future __________ projects. The more we raise, the more voluntary activities we can organize, and the more people we can help!”
The __________, called Khloe Kares, plans different projects to lend a hand to those __________ in the community. And Khloe’s first __________ was Kare Bags, which are intended to help the homeless. With the help of her great-grandmother, Khloe prepares __________ and fills them with __________ toiletries (洗漱用品), like toothpaste, soap, and shampoo.
“I like to __________ them a nice bag,” says Khloe, “Sometimes they give me __________ or kisses, sometimes they say ‘God bless you’ and then they say thank you.”
For Khloe, Kare Bags are just the __________. Now she is planning a toy drive for kids living in group homes. In her heart, Khloe __________ to make the toy drive a yearly tradition. “Khloe understands that other kids may not have the same __________ as her,” says her website, “so she wants to give back.”
【1】
A．kept
B．imagined
C．remembered
D．preferred
【2】
A．day
B．semester
C．argument
D．conversation
【3】
A．protesting
B．struggling
C．living
D．working
【4】
A．led
B．allowed
C．forced
D．reminded
【5】
A．arrange
B．track
C．improve
D．appreciate
【6】
A．introduces
B．discusses
C．writes
D．learns
【7】
A．earned
B．donated
C．collected
D．saved
【8】
A．restarted
B．established
C．promoted
D．discovered
【9】
A．funds
B．questions
C．issues
D．expectations
【10】
A．volunteer
B．school
C．research
D．culture
【11】
A．community
B．founder
C．committee
D．organization
【12】
A．in danger
B．in need
C．with disability
D．with responsibility
【13】
A．chance
B．test
C．project
D．performance
【14】
A．bags
B．boxes
C．cases
D．basins
【15】
A．unique
B．necessary
C．clean
D．popular
【16】
A．award
B．return
C．show
D．give
【17】
A．wishes
B．suggestions
C．greetings
D．hugs
【18】
A．result
B．reason
C．beginning
D．experiment
【19】
A．manages
B．hopes
C．attempts
D．continues
【20】
A．advantages
B．strengths
C．dreams
D．homes
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。
Tom threw himself on the sofa, sighing. Mother’s Day was coming, but he didn’t have a present. “How can I buy a present without any money?” he thought.
Tom picked up the newspaper that was lying on the sofa. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring(赞助)a contest. “Tell us why your mom is special and win a beautiful and precious gift for her.” said the advertisement.
“This is perfect!” thought Tom. He ran to his room with the newspaper. After taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write.
“My mom is the best mother in the world. She always makes lunch for me to take to school and she never forgets my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want her to. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters(怪兽). And she gives me the best hug, but never in front of my friends, who may laugh at me for hugging my mom.”
Tom liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and got an envelope and a stamp. He ran to the mailbox with his entry(参赛作品). “Mom will love having a special gift,” he thought.
Tom checked his mailbox every day for his prize. Days went by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother’s Day. Tom still hadn’t heard anything about the contest.
“What am I going to do now?” he wondered. He didn’t have a present, and he didn’t have a gift. And he still didn’t have money.
He had to think of something. Tom closed his eyes, curled(使弯曲)his toes and thought hard.
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2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Then Tom thought he could show his love for his mother in another way.
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On Mother’s Day, Tom gave his mother the envelope with the letter in it.
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