1、We ________ to make our environment more beautiful since the time humans started gardening
A．try
B．are trying
C．have been trying
D．will try
2、Astronauts who are accustomed _____ views that you and I cannot really describe were moved _____ tears when they looked out the windows of the spacecraft for the first time.
A.in, by B.from, by C.to, to D.with, to
3、This agreement reached by both sides is _______ and open to various interpretations.
A. ambitious B. temporary
C. compulsory D. ambiguous
4、-What do you think of the movie Avatar? - Interesting. It is ________ again.
A．worth watching
B．worth to watch
C．worth to be watched
D．worth being watched
5、Enthusiastic fans would rather they________ the super star at the airport tomorrow morning.
A. should meet B. would meet
C. met D. were to meet
6、 ---_____ you play the violin at midnight? It disturbs the neighbours!
--- Sorry, I was too absorbed in it and forgot the time.
A. Can B. Should C. Would D. Must
7、In future we will ________ class sizes to 20 students.
A．separate
B．categorize
C．restrict
D．regulate
8、A citizen, who pays taxes, should be allowed to _________ how the government spends them.
A．lay aside
B．devote himself to
C．have a say on
D．be in charge of
9、 talking with him, you’ll find him an easy-going man.
A．Once
B．Unless
C．Until
D．Before
10、The weather is usually changeable, sometimes_______.
A．follow in our footsteps
B．beyond our expectations
C．give away
D．pay off
11、If you are unable to attend the interview, for ______reason, you should inform us immediately.
A. however B. Whenever
C. whichever D. whatever
12、The sign on the wall of the library says, “No magazine is allowed out of the reading room”.
A. being taken B. to take
C. to be taken D. taking
13、I know the boy, _____father is an engineer.
A. whose B. his
C. whom D. who
14、The plan is designed ______ the company’s mountainous debts.
A．to reduce
B．reducing
C．to reducing
D．by reducing
15、Doctors say that there are several possible cures ______ his disease and that they can cure him _____ it.
A．about; for
B．with; of
C．for; with
D．for; of
16、It was proposed that a fund ________ to raise money.
A．be established
B．established
C．establish
D．will be established
17、Some women ________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of their family.
A.should make B.should have made C.would make D.could have made
18、The journalists from many countries couldn’t be ___________ about when China would have joint research with the United States on nuclear power projects to increase China’s industrial capacity with overseas advanced energy technologies, so they asked Premier Li Keqiang at the press conference.
A.bound B. arbitrary
C. ambiguous D. positive
19、This isn't my sister,my sister is______of the two.
A. taller B. the tallest
C. the taller D. tall
20、Tom, together with his friends , ______going to have a picnic this weekend.
A．is
B．are
C．was
D．were
21、China is one of the countries with the richest history, culture and the most developed civilization, economy and political system on the planet. Their language has fascinated people a very long time and still does. These are only a few reasons for which today there are still a lot of students and tourists that are attracted by this country, its culture and economical growth. Numerous students decide to study abroad China every year as they want to experience the life there and learn its fascinating language.
There are over 500 dialects in China because of the big distance between villages and towns from the capital cities such as Beijing. In spite of great popularity that the English language has around the globe, Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the entire world because of the fact that China is the most populated country on Earth, having more than 1.3 billion citizens. This is the main reason for which most students want to study Chinese in China.
On the other hand, China has the fastest growing and expanding economies in the world and this might give you the chance to take part in future projects in different areas of China. These are well—trained specialists around the world that decide to study Mandarin in China where they can become leaders in their specific field of operation. People who study Chinese in Beijing will have a lot of opportunities after mastering the Chinese alphabet and a lot of doors will open for them, giving them a lot of chances to succeed in their career.
To sum up, if you decide to study Chinese in Beijing, the best place to start your research and gather information is the Internet. Here you have various opportunities to study in China at affordable prices.
【1】Why do large numbers of foreign students decide to come to China to study every year?
A. To experience the life here and learn Chinese.
B. To learn different dialects in China.
C. To earn money by teaching English in China.
D. To taste Chinese food and enjoy beautiful scenery.
【2】We can know from the third paragraph that ___ .
A. China has paid much attention to development
B. More people will come to China to learn Chinese
C. it is fairly easy to find a favorite job in China
D. people can make more money in China in the future
【3】What would be the best title for this passage?
A. The reasons of learning Chinese in Beijing
B. Chinese is easy for the foreigners to learn
C. Most people speak Chinese in the world
D. Chinese can help to find a good job in Beijing
22、Uni(海胆籽)can be found in Japanese restaurants. But what do you think about uni? It's not everyone's favourite food. Let's find out more about it.
What is it?
Uni is the Japanese word for sea urchin (海胆).Sea urchins are easy to recognize. They have long, thin spines (刺) which are dangerous. 【1】 Sea urchins can grow up to 10 centimetres round and can live for 200 years!
Where can you find them?
Sea urchins live in seas in the world. 【2】 They can be found on rocky bottoms. There are over 200 different kinds of sea urchin. The inside of only 18 of them are eatable.
So what's inside a sea urchin?
Uni of course! 【3】 They are not. Uni are the sea urchin's reproductive organs (器官)! The best uni is said to come from Hokkaido in Japan. Uni from California has a very clean flavour (味道).
Describe uni to me.
A piece of uni is usually 1-3 centimetres long. When it has been cleaned, it looks a bit like a small tongue. It tastes like ice cream. The flavour is very rich. 【4】
If it is so rich, is it good for you?
【5】 Uni is rich in vitamins A, C and E. It is also full of protein (蛋白质). Uni has fewer calories than many other foods on the menu.
A．You should never step on one!
B．They prefer to be in warm water.
C．However, today it's used in other dishes.
D．Unlike most rich food, uni is good for you!
E．We are more interested in what's inside them!
F．Many people think that uni are the sea urchin's eggs.
G．Uni does not taste like fish, but eating uni lets people think of the sea.
23、An old man in a faded yellow shirt sat in a windowless room on a raised concrete form. The only source of heat came from somewhere beneath the plastic mattress and the rough blanket the blank-faced police woman had handed him after taking his thumb prints. He heard voices and metallic clang as the cell door swung open.
At the front desk a tired looking policeman handed the old man back his belongings, his worn-out cap and the Seiko watch that had stopped working the day his beloved Evelyn left. The policeman dramatically held the blue plastic bag at an arm’s length to the old man who took it and made sure its contents were undamaged: the goat meat, palm oil, leaves and spices. He ignored the confused expression on the officer’s face and signed the document declaring he had been returned the possessions they had taken off him the night before.
No one spoke to him as he walked slowly towards the exit.
“Mr. Easy-nwa?” He stopped and prayed to the God who now took care of Evelyn to please take him far away from this unhappy place of expressionless faces, clipped accents and people who did not even attempt to pronounce his name right.
“Ezenwa,” He said and looked at a woman with tangerine lips, her name tag said Jessica Harlow, Social Services. “A bit far from home，she said as she drove fast and with confidence the way Evelyn used to. He wondered if she meant the 50 miles from Liverpool or the 50,000 miles from Enugu，a city in Nigeria. He did not bother replying as this woman had plenty to say about the weather, bad drivers, her daughter’s school play...
At last she drew up outside the block of flats where he lived.
“Got here in the end”，said she seriously, “Really Mr. Easy-nwa, if you keep getting lost, we will have to consider moving you into a home”.
“No need, I was not lost，he answered. He carefully rolled up the sleeves of the oversize bomber jacket he wore and turned on the tap to wash his hands, relieved the pipes were not frozen. In a clean pan he placed the chopped pieces of goat meat. The herbs and spices that had taken him three months to track down, the uziza seeds had taken him into the heart of Granby Market in Liverpool, his uchanwu leaves down a shady back alley in Manchester, and yesterday, among other food items, the finest goat meat from a Sierra Leonean Butcher in Birmingham. That had taken some time, so much he missed the last train and when the police found him shivering outside the locked up station, so cold he couldn’t answer loudly enough the pink-faced big copper who yelled in his face, “What’s your name sir?” spraying his face with spittle (吐沫）as he did so, leaving them with no choice but to search an exhausted, frozen old black man and finding him in possession of mysterious condiments (调味品）including a bag of dried bitter-leaf which could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting read his rights and charged with ...possession???
He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup, the room was filled with the rich and spicy scent of his culinary (烹饪的）effort. He served two bowls, taking the chipped one and placing the other opposite where Evelyn would have sat. He would tell her about his adventure, it was their anniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.
Ken Onyia, UK (Nigeria) Commonwealth Sport Short Story Prize
【1】Why was Mr. Ezenwa taken to the prison for a night?
A. He was too weak to move.
B. He couldn’t find his way back home.
C. He then had nowhere else to go.
D. He was suspected of possessing drugs.
【2】When Mr. Ezenwa was to leave the prison, •
A. his thumb print was taken immediately
B. the policeman was confused about what he had
C. a social worker was assigned to drive him back home
D. the policeman was so kind as not to damage his belongings
【3】What did Mr. Ezenwa do for his wedding anniversary?
A. He collected all sorts of valuables as presents.
B. He cooked native food as a surprise for his wife.
C. He prepared a special Nigerian pepper soup carefully.
D. He travelled a lot, attempting to get his wife back.
【4】What words can be used to describe Mr. Ezenwa?
A. Hopeless and pessimistic..
B. Mysterious and troublesome.
C. Affectionate and persistent.
D. Energetic and sympathetic.
【5】What theme does the author want to express through the story?
A. Racial prejudice.
B. Hard life of the elderly.
C. Struggle for freedom.
D. Preservation of tradition.
24、When it comes to managing anxiety and other stresses of the modern world, connecting with nature can be the best medicine. In fact, according to The Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, just 40 minutes of walking in a forest can lower the levels of the stress one feels. 【1】
Forest bathing was first developed as a healthcare method in 1980s, Japan, which is the practice of meditatively (沉思的) walking in nature as a way to calm the mind.
Scientifically, forest bathing is more than simply a cure for us overworked humans. 【2】 It has produced results such as reduced blood pressure, improved focus, increased energy, reduced stress, etc.
【3】 Some people are moved to express their sadness and cry, while others just feel a child—like joy.
“Whatever their reaction, people walk away feeling ‘That’s what I needed’,” says BenPage of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. “ 【4】 Our ancestors (祖先) evolved with nature, and we have forgotten how to have that open relationship.”
【5】 He has even organized a “forest walk” inside a senior care center, where he brought plants and other natural objects to a group of seniors who had different health and mental illnesses. “People with dementia (痴呆) were remembering things from their childhood,” Page said. “There was a real healing effect that took place.”
A．It has also proven to prevent and treat diseases.
B．Just spending time in a green park can improve one’s well—being.
C．Still, Page thinks that this practice can be done wherever nature is found.
D．But, like most things, everyone’s experience with forest bathing is different.
E．It’s a process of remembering and awakening to something we already knew.
F．A study even showed that forest bathing increased anti—cancer proteins in women.
G．Now more than ever, we should be looking into forest bathing as a form of self—care.
25、Anyone could be in his or her unfavorable situations, whatever their ages and social status. Adults are often ______ asking for help. It’s an act that can make people feel ______. The moment you ask for directions, after all，you reveal that you may be lost. Seeking someone’s assistance can make you feel like you are broadcasting your ______. New research suggests young children don’t seek ______ in school, even when they need it, for the same reason.
To learn more about how children think about looking for help, we asked 576 children, aged four to nine, to predict the ______ of two kids in a story. One of the characters genuinely wanted to be smart, and the other merely wanted to seem smart to others.
Children thought that the kid who wanted to seem smart would be ______ to ask for assistance. They could still conceive of (想象) situations in which the kid who wanted to seem smart would seek help: when assistance could be sought ______ (on a computer rather than in person), children thought both characters were equally likely to ask for it.
We also found that they recognize several more behaviors that might make a child appear less clever in front of fellow kids, such as ______ failure or modestly downplaying successes. Children are therefore strongly aware of several ways in which a person's actions might make them appear less ______ in the eyes of others.
However, a number of ______ can be found to help children. Our first ______ may be to motivate seeking help by emphasizing its educational benefits. But ______ barriers likely require reputation-based solutions. For example, instructors could create activities in which each student becomes an “expert” on a different topic, and then children must ask one another for help to master all of the material. If seeking help is understood as a(n) ______ classroom activity, kids may be less likely to think of it as indicative (表明) of one’s ability.
Seeking help could even be framed as ______ desirable. After all, asking for help often benefits not just the help seeker but also others listening in who have ______ questions or struggles.
【1】
A．delighted with
B．ready for
C．serious about
D．embarrassed about
【2】
A．impersonal
B．sensitive
C．helpless
D．desperate
【3】
A．incapability
B．enthusiasm
C．generosity
D．friendliness
【4】
A．protection
B．individuality
C．assistance
D．personality
【5】
A．behavior
B．intelligence
C．success
D．capability
【6】
A．ready
B．unlikely
C．comfortable
D．desperate
【7】
A．separately
B．moderately
C．purposefully
D．privately
【8】
A．admitting
B．neglecting
C．avoiding
D．underestimating
【9】
A．friendly
B．smart
C．independent
D．reliable
【10】
A．theories
B．reasons
C．solutions
D．researches
【11】
A．mission
B．advice
C．instinct
D．barrier
【12】
A．instructive
B．decisive
C．intellectual
D．reputational
【13】
A．ordinary
B．vivid
C．achievable
D．virtual
【14】
A．personally
B．mentally
C．potentially
D．socially
【15】
A．dominant
B．similar
C．complex
D．original
26、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Taylor想在寒假期间来张家口游玩，发邮件向你询问有关情况。请你回复邮件，向他简单介绍张家口并给他一些游玩建议。
注意:
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Taylor,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua