1、The ability ________ an idea is as important as the idea itself.
A．expressing
B．expressed
C．to express
D．to be expressed
2、Anywhere Australians get together, the conversation quickly turns to sport. It can be an ______ of how teams are placing in the various sports leagues, or a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of different players and their teams.
A. appointment B. assistance
C. assessment D. analysis
3、In the last few years, Jessup _______ name 677,900 Chinese babies, and earned over $400,000 in the process.
A．helped
B．will be helped
C．was helping
D．has helped
4、The village was ____________ from the outside after the flood arrived.
A. cut in
B. cut out
C. cut off
D. cut down
5、—Did you watch the live broadcast of China’s military parade on September，3rd？
—It’s a pity that I missed it．I ________ to New York then.
A．would fly B．flew C．was flying D．have flown
6、I can _______ Diana's thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions.
A.notice B.scan C.read D.print
7、We completed one third of the project, and the loan _______ in place, we had to delay the rest till the next month.
A. not arranged B. was not arranged
C. not arranging D. had not been arranged
8、Reading her biography, I was lost in admiration for _____Doris Lessing had achieved in literature.
A. what
B. that
C. why
D. how
9、________ somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn mower which I have promised to repair one day.
A．Being buried
B．Burying
C．Buried
D．Having been buried
10、The unmanned Chang’4 probe(探测器)— the name was inspired by an ancient Chinese moon goddess —________down last week in the South Pole-Aitken basin.
A．has touched
B．touched
C．was touched
D．had touched
11、Movies also disappoint us when things don’t look the way ______ we imagined them in the books.
A．how
B．by which
C．/
D．which
12、I’d appreciate ________ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come.
A. it B. you
C. one D. this
13、________is the power of global warming that the climate goes from one extreme to the other.
A．Such
B．This
C．That
D．So
14、—______. Professor Smith.
—Well, it’s OK, but please come earlier next time.
A．See you later
B．Sorry, I am late
C．Nice to see you
D．Nice talking to you
15、After a long absence, I went back to college, _______ to pick up where I’d left off.
A. hoping B. hope
C. to hope D. hoped
16、When the bell rang, the senior employee his watch and left, thinking that he was going to catch the next train.
A. fixed on B. skimmed over
C. glanced at D. stared at
17、Life is full of________. School is thought as the most________obstacle in the lives of youth today.
A．challenge, challenging
B．challenges, challenged
C．challenges, challenging
D．challenging, challenges
18、The manager meant _______the workers that being 5 minutes late meant____ the company.
A. to tell, to leave B. telling, leaving
C. to tell, leaving D. telling, to leave
19、--- I think a design which all the ages and social groups is not easy to make.
---I can’t agree more with you.
A. appeals to B. admits to
C. objects to D. sticks to
20、It wasn’t a serious accident.The car was only________damaged.
A.heavily B.slightly
C.nearly D.narrowly
21、 What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?
This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
【1】The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was______.
A.doing shopping B.having a debate
C.reading a message D.leaving for Wyoming
【2】The author's inspiration for the gift came from_____.
A.a photo of a flower B.a story about a kid
C.a call from the mother D.a text about Christmas
【3】The author made the gift by_____.
A.searching for the poems online B.drawing the background by hand
C.painting the letters in three colors D.matching the words with pictures
【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To show how to design images for gifts. B.To suggest making gifts from one's heart.
C.To explain how computers help create gifts. D.To describe the gifts the author has received
22、Loneliness is like a disease, and what's worse, it's contagious．It can spread from one person to another, according to the recent research that stresses the power of one person's emotions to affect even people he doesn’t know．
The new analysis, involving 4,793 people who were interviewed every two years between 2005 and 2015, showed that a friend of a lonely person was 52％ more likely to develop feelings of loneliness by the time of the next interview．A friend of that person was 25％ more likely, and a friend of a friend of a friend was 15％ more likely．
“Loneliness is not just the property of an individual．It can be transmitted across people—even people you don't have direct contact with,” said John T．Cacioppo, a psychologist of the University of Chicago who led the study published in the December issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology．
Loneliness has been linked to medical problems, including depression, sleep problems and generally poorer physical health．Identifying some of the causes could help reduce the emotion and improve health, experts said．
Although the study did not examine how loneliness spreads, Cacioppo said another research has provided clues．“Let's say for whatever reason you get lonely．You then interact with other people in a more negative fashion．That puts them in a negative mood and makes them more likely to interact with other people in a negative fashion and they minimize their social ties and become lonely,” Cacioppo said．
According to Cacioppo, loneliness spread more easily among women than men, perhaps because women were more likely to express emotions．
Lonely people become less and less trusting others．This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends－and more likely that society will reject them．Therefore, it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness．Cacioppo emphasizes people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks．
【1】 It can be concluded from the first paragraph that ______.
A. Loneliness is actually a kind of disease．
B. More and more people are suffering from loneliness.
C. Loneliness spreads in social networks．
D. Emotions are only transmitted between friends.
【2】According to Cacioppo, lonely people________．
A. will probably be deserted by society
B. are more likely to trust others
C. are less likely to be rejected by friends
D. rely heavily on others
【3】The word “minimize” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. increase B. keep
C. create D. reduce
【4】Which should lonely people do to get rid of loneliness?
A. Refuse the help given by others.
B. Admit and try to solve it.
C. Interact with others more negatively.
D. Express emotions more often.
23、 Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy's War and Peace, is more than once described as having "fat little hands". Nor does he "sit well or firmly on the horse". He is said to be " undersized", with "short legs" and a "round stomach". The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy's description — it seems not that far off from historical accounts — but his choice of facts: other things that could be said of the man are not said. We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman. Tolstoy's Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose — and that is the point.
It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character. And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man. In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812, Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar (沙皇), who has come with peace terms. Napoleon is very angry: doesn't he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms. He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped. "That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!" he shouts. And then,Tolstoy writes, Napoleon "walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly."
Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner. "He raised his hand to the Russian's... face," Tolstoy writes, and "taking him by the ear, pulled it gently... " To have one's ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court. "Well, well, why don't you say anything?" said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon.
Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.
【1】How is Tolstoy's description of Napoleon in War and Peace?
A．It's far from the historical facts.
B．It's based on the Russian history.
C．It's based on his selection of facts.
D．It's not related to historical details.
【2】Why is Napoleon angry when receiving the Russian representative?
A．Because he thinks he should be the one to make the peace terms
B．Because the Tsar's peace terms are hard to accept.
C．Because the Russians stop his military movement
D．Because he doesn't have any more army to fight with.
【3】Tolstoy intended to present Napoleon as a man who is________.
A．ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guests
B．fond of showing off his iron will
C．determined in destroying all of Europe
D．crazy for power and respect
【4】What does the last sentence of the passage imply ?
A．A writer doesn't have to be faithful to his findings.
B．A writer may write about a hero in his own way.
C．A writer may not be responsible for what he writes.
D．A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings.
24、Global warming is the increase of the earth’s average surface temperature due to the effect of greenhouse gases, for example, carbon dioxide, which traps heat that would otherwise escape from the earth. After the trees are cut down and more greenhouse gases are released. the “blanket” around the earth called the ozone layer（臭氧层）, will get thicker. This catches more heat and makes the earth hotter. Luckily, there are many things that every citizen of the earth can do to help reduce the effects of global warming, and it’s never too late or too early for children to take action.
The children should learn what a carbon footprint is. A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon and greenhouse gases people make as they lead the daily life and go about the normal activities. In other words, the carbon footprint is a measure of the environmental impact（冲击）the life has. To live an environmentally friendly life that doesn’t contribute to global warming, people-want to have the smallest carbon footprint possible.
Almost everything people do contributes to global warming and is related to fossil fuel consumption. These can be direct uses of fossil fuels, like riding in a gasoline-powered car, or indirect contributions to greenhouse gases, such as eating fruits or vegetables that have to be shipped from far way to reach their tables.
If a child wants to make a contribution to reducing global warming, he should ride a bicycle to the near park, school, his friend’s house, or anywhere else instead of taking the car. Or he may try to walk or jog, which is also helpful. In addition, although trains and buses often run on fossil fuels, on average, each person uses less energy and produces less pollution to run. Next time if children with their parents have to get around town or it’s too far to walk or bike, take the bus or other public transportation instead of asking for a ride.
【1】What is the main reason for global warming?
A．Too much greenhouse gases are released.
B．The ozone layer has caught more heat.
C．Much more ozone layer has been released.
D．The increase of the earth’s inner temperature results in the global warming.
【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A．Life has an impact on carbon footprint.
B．The definition of a carbon footprint.
C．People should live an environmental friendly life.
D．People make a huge amount of carbon and greenhouse gases.
【3】The author wants to write the passage for_________
A．children
B．parents
C．children educators
D．adults
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．What Can People Do To Use Less Energy?
B．Why Global Warming Affects Humans’ Life?
C．How Can Kids Help Reduce Global Warming?
D．How Does Carbon Footprints Measure Pollution?
25、With the development of the information technology, we are stepping into the new century. People’s topics, especially the young people’ s , are becoming more and more________, which older men never understand: the Internet and________life.
Just a few years ago, people________talked about what a computer could do to help their daily life. They considered it as a high - tech________for programming, to design machines, to control robots,________to make A-bombs ! At that time, PCs were very expensive and it was too dear to________one’s computer to the web. What’s more, it was too slow. So________people knew what the Internet really meant.
But today, things have changed greatly. The Internet times are coming ________, if you like to have a shot at succeeding in business today, you will have to succeed________ the web. ________ around and it seems as if about every company out there is in E-business
For ordinary persons, E-mail is taking the place of traditional ways of________letters. And young people keep in touch with each other by connecting their________to the web. They can express their________, either happiness or anger, sorrow or loneliness, to their web mates in chat rooms. Some________have found their “true love” on the Internet!
I cannot________ the Internet’s great devotions to our daily life in the world of tomorrow. The Internet can do________many things for us that we almost cannot live without it. Everything is________in the future, and no one can________what will exactly happen in years to come. But one thing is________: more and more people will come to know the Internet and will surely________themselves in his or her daily life.
【1】
A．modern
B．advanced
C．strange
D．interesting
【2】
A．everyday
B．ordinary
C．school
D．working
【3】
A．often
B．sometimes
C．seldom
D．usually
【4】
A．line
B．machine
C．tool
D．computer
【5】
A．still
B．even
C．yet
D．except
【6】
A．link
B．put
C．fit
D．tie
【7】
A．a few
B．few
C．some
D．no
【8】
A．For some reason
B．For some time
C．For example
D．For sure
【9】
A．by
B．through
C．on
D．with
【10】
A．Turn
B．Travel
C．Go
D．Look
【11】
A．writing
B．sending
C．receiving
D．reading
【12】
A．computers
B．E- mails
C．addresses
D．names
【13】
A．opinion
B．thought
C．feelings
D．idea
【14】
A．men
B．boys
C．girls
D．youths
【15】
A．imagine
B．believe
C．make
D．think
【16】
A．almost
B．quite
C．so
D．far too
【17】
A．changing
B．possible
C．real
D．true
【18】
A．decide
B．guess
C．tell
D．question
【19】
A．thoughtful
B．considerable
C．sure
D．certain
【20】
A．enjoy
B．help
C．love
D．tire
26、假如你是李华，你的外国笔友Tom到中国后隔离期已过，想外出旅游，让你给他推荐一个旅游城市，请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1.城市名称；2.推荐理由；3.提醒防护措施。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
I am delighted that your quarantine(隔离期) has ended and___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua