1、Elephants usually won’t attack a person ________ one becomes a danger to them.
A.until B.although C.unless D.when
2、If their marketing plans succeed, they ________ their sales by 20 percent.
A．will increase
B．have been increasing
C．have increased
D．would be increasing
3、_______their son’s response letter, the concerned parents wrote another one and had it delivered at once.
A．Having nor received
B．Not having received
C．Not receiving
D．Not received
4、—Alice used to be poor in English.
—She works very hard and has made ______ much progress ______ we are all surprised.
A．such; as
B．so; that
C．so; as
D．such; that
5、—Sarah went to the party．
—Really? I_______ her if I had gone with you．
A.met B.had met C.would met D.would have met
6、Two ___________ died in the fire.
A. scores of people B. score of people
C. scores of peoples D. score of peoples
7、Children dream of being sporting superstars doctors and lawyers when they grow up.
A. other than B. rather than
C. more than D. less than
8、He’s quite reliable. You can depend on ___________you out.
A. that he will help B. it that helps
C. he helping D. him to help
9、The function of an advertisement is that it can __________customers to buy the kinds of goods.
A. employ B. persuade C. prepare D. urge
10、It was the first time that she ______ such a heavy rain.
A．had witnessed
B．has witnessed
C．should witness
D．witnessed
11、 If you want to do international trade successfully, ______ of English is _______.
A. good command; a must B. a good command; a need
C. a good command; a must D. good command; must
12、Unfortunately,____________we should expect gratitude,we often find the opposite.
A.what B.that C.how D.where
13、A clean environment can help the city bid for Olympics which ____ will promote its economic development.
A. in nature B. in return
C. in turn D. in fact
14、—Sorry, I forget to post the letter for you.
—Never mind, ______ it myself tonight.
A．I’m going to post
B．I’ve decided to post
C．I’ll post
D．I’d rather post
15、Only when thousands of flowers bloom together _________.
A．spring will be considered here.
B．spring can be considered here
C．could spring be considering here
D．can spring be considered here
16、The advertisement company _____ a mass audience
A. was intended to target with B. intended the advertisement to target
C. intended the advertisement to be targeted D. was intended to be targeting
17、The deal， next week，will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.
A. completed B. being completed
C. to be completed D. having been completed
18、Such a rule is not________ to improve private investment decision-making or promote more efficient markets.
A．possible
B．likely
C．probable
D．certain
19、There is no doubt that _________ a goal, one needs not only knowledge but also good personalities.
A. achieve B. achieving
C. to achieve D. achieved
20、________ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.
A．It
B．Which
C．As
D．What
21、Tigers are faced with many threats, including poaching(偷猎), illegal trade and habitat loss to name a few. It’s little wonder that their population has declined from 100,000 a century ago to just 3,500 today.
But despite these challenges, Nepal’s wild tigers have successfully returned from the edge of extinction with a 190 per cent population increase since 2009. According to Nepal’s National Tiger and Prey Survey 2022, there are now 355 wild tigers in the country, compared to 121 in 2010. This amounts to a 190 per cent increase, meaning that the country nearly tripled its tiger population.
Ginette Hemley, Senior Vice President for wildlife conservation at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), said,“Tigers in Nepal and everywhere else that they live in Asia, about 10countries, were on a steady decline because of two key reasons. The most immediate reason was poaching for the illegal animal trade. The second reason was loss of habitat.”
To achieve this comeback in tiger numbers, Nepal laid ban on poaching, with anti-poaching groups patrolling protected areas. Another factor in the country’s success was the restoration of corridors to promote the safe passage and genetic distribution of tigers in protected areas.
Hemley said,“ Nepal really does stand out as a leader in conservation,especially for tigers. There is support for conservation of tigers at the highest level of government. That has translated into really effective habitat conservation, bolstering the protection of tigers in national parks, the wildlife reserves.” As well as government support, she pointed to community involvement in conservation projects as a reason for Nepal’s success. Hopefully, we will continue to see a recovery in the tiger population, as well as measures taken to protect local communities.
【1】What does the author think of the decrease of the tiger population?
A．It’s surprising.
B．It’s puzzling.
C．It’s expected.
D．It’s abnormal.
【2】What do the figures in paragraph 2 mean?
A．The success of tiger conservation.
B．Efforts made by a few Nepalese.
C．The serious decrease of tigers.
D．Challenges of protecting tigers.
【3】Which can best replace the underlined word “patrolling” in paragraph 4?
A．guarding
B．walking
C．trapping
D．judging
【4】What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A．The specific reasons for protecting tigers.
B．The government’s attitude to tiger conservation.
C．The author’s ambiguous attitude to tiger conservation.
D．The work local communities have done to protect tigers.
22、Is It Worth Buying Organic Food?
Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is increasingly popular nowadays. Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice as much for goods with organic labels (标签). However, if you think paying a little more for organic food gets you a more nutritious (有营养的) and safer product, you might want to save your money. A study led by researchers at Stanford University says that organic products aren’t necessarily more nutritious, and they’re no less likely to suffer from disease-causing bacteria, either.
The latest results, published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, suggest that buyers may be wasting their money. “We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier,” says Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler from Stanford. “So consumers shouldn’t assume that one type of food has a lower risk or is safer.”
For their new study, Smith-Spangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research, including 17 studies that compared health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products, and 223 studies that analyzed the nutritional content of the foods, including key vitamins, minerals and fats.
While the researchers found little difference in nutritional content, they did find that organic fruit and vegetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces. Neither organic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards. And both organic and traditional meats, such as chicken and pork, were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria at very low rates. The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease. However, these nutritional differences were too small, and the researchers were unwilling to make much of them until further studies confirm the trends.
Organic food is produced with fewer chemicals and more natural-growing practices, but that doesn’t always translate into a more nutritious or healthier product. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that “Whether you buy organic or not, finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste.” Fresh food is at least as good as anything marketed as organic.
【1】The new research questions whether organic food ________.
A．should replace traditional food
B．has been overpriced by farmers
C．is grown with less harmful chemicals
D．is really more nutritious and healthier
【2】Smith Spangler and her colleagues found that ________.
A．organic food could reduce the risk of heart disease
B．traditional food was grown with more natural methods
C．both organic and traditional food they examined were safe
D．there was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food
【3】Which of the following is relatively healthier according to the passage?
A．Organic chicken and pork.
B．Organic milk and chicken.
C．Traditional chicken and pork.
D．Traditional fruit and vegetables.
【4】What is the author’s attitude toward organic food?
A．Doubtful.
B．Positive.
C．Unconcerned.
D．Approving.
23、I was sent this summer by my parents for a so-called walking tour of Switzerland, with a tutor. I need hardly say we travelled by train so far as the money lasted. The tutor and I climbed mountains. I longed to climb the Matterhorn, but this was not only too expensive but held by the tutor to be too dangerous. All this, however, might easily have been upset by an incident which happened to me in the lake of Lausanne.
I went for a row with another boy. When we were more than a mile from the shore, we decided to have a swim. When we had had enough, the boat was perhaps one hundred yards away. The boat had a small red awning(遮阳棚) over its hard seats. This awning acted as a sail by catching the wind. As we swam towards the boat, it drifted(漂浮) farther off. After this happened several times we had perhaps halved the distance. But meanwhile the breeze was freshening and we both, especially my companion, began to be tired.
Up to this point no idea of danger had crossed my mind. The sun played upon the dancing blue waters. But now I saw Death as near as I believe I have ever seen him. He was swimming in the water at our side, whispering from time to time in the rising wind which continued to carry the boat away from us at about the same speed we could swim. No help was near. Unaided, we could never reach the shore.
I now swam for my life. Twice I reached within a yard of the boat and each time a strong wind carried it just beyond my reach; but by my greatest effort I caught hold of its side just in time before a still stronger wind bumped the red awning again. I climbed in, and rowed back for my companion who, though tired, had not apparently realized the dull yellow glare of deadly riskiness that had so suddenly played around us. I said nothing to the tutor about this serious experience; but I have never forgotten it.
【1】Why does the writer use “so-called” to describe the walking tour in paragraph 1?
A．The tutor walked while the writer went by train.
B．It was a climbing trip rather than a walking tour.
C．They only walked when they ran out of money.
D．They were all supposed to be travelling by train-
【2】What mistake did the boys make?
A．They didn’t know the lake had a strong current.
B．They were unaware of the coldness of the breeze.
C．They had no idea they had swum so far from the boat.
D．They didn’t realize the boat would move away from them.
【3】Who or what does underlined word “He” refer to in paragraph 3?
A．Death.
B．A ghost.
C．The tutor.
D．The writer’s friend.
【4】How did the writer react to the experience on the lake?
A．He was afraid his parents might be angry.
B．He became aware of some of life’s dangers.
C．He thought it was an unimportant incident.
D．He felt proud of saving the other boy’s life.
24、I never meant to be a teacher. I watched my mother over the years, and I knew it wasn’t for me.
Going back to school to learn French and then teach the language, our mother changed the center of her world when we are little kids.
I saw how hard our mother worked, the long hours she kept as she graded papers when we went to bed. I knew how worried she could be over her students when they were troubled and how much of their stress she took on herself.
What I didn’t realize was that this life she’d chosen offered her wonderful things in return.
As I grew up, I fell in love with a French-speaking Swiss man who asked me to marry him and move to Switzerland. Years later, when I found myself back in my hometown with a small child and a love of my second language, a chance came up for me to join my mother’s world of education, and I accepted it.
I found a teaching job in a primary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. From the first week, I knew I’d stick with teaching. This is the most challenging experience I’ve ever had, and absolutely the best. I teach French, and I have never felt so much excitement as when I receive smiles from children, or praise from other teachers.
Most of my students have not travelled outside the town where they live, and for some, a trip to the city museum proves the most adventurous experience in their lives.
I work late into each night creating lessons and activities for the following day, trying to come up with ways to attract my students and connect them to the larger world. I also plan to go back to school for further study so that I can also teach science, math, social studies, reading and writing.
【1】Why did the author refuse to be a teacher at first?
A．She didn’t enjoy working with children.
B．She would devote too much time and energy.
C．Her mother wanted her to do something else.
D．She didn’t think she could do it well.
【2】Why did the author fall in love with teaching?
A．When she had her own child.
B．During the time when she lived abroad.
C．Soon after she started teaching.
D．When she learned about her students’ dreams.
【3】What can we know about the author’s students?
A．Their lives go within their hometown.
B．Most of them come from poor families.
C．They work hard and dream big.
D．They knew nothing about French in the beginning.
【4】What does the author plan to do in the near future?
A．Teach more subjects besides French.
B．Seek for a new job in a larger school.
C．Try some new teaching ways.
D．Go to night school for further education.
25、 There may be a _______ between later bedtimes and weight gain, new research suggests.
Researchers studied 3,342 adolescents starting in 1996, _______ them through 2009. At three points over the years, all reported their _______ bedtimes, as well as information on fast food consumption, exercise and television _______. The scientists _______ Body Mass Index at each interview.
After Controlling for age, sex, race, ethnicity and socioeconomic _______, the researchers found that each hour _______ bedtime during the school or workweek was _______ with about a two-point increase in B.M.I. The effect was _______ even among people ________ got a full eight hours of sleep, and neither TV time nor exercise ________ the effect. But fast food consumption ________.
The study, in the October issue of Sleep, _______ questions, said the lead author, Lauren D. Asamow, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. ” ________ what is driving this relationship ?” she said “ ls it metabolic changes that happen when you ________ late? And second, if we change sleep patterns ,can we change eating ________ and the course of weight change?
The scientists ________ that their study had limitations. Their sleep data ________ on self-reports and they did not have ________ diet information.Also,t hey had no data on waist circumference , ________, unlike B.M.I. can help distinguish between lean muscle and abdominal fat.
【1】A. concern B. silence C. dusk D. link
【2】A. suffering B. following C. falling D. settling
【3】A. present B. normal C. preferable D. abnormal
【4】A. description B. leap C. altilude D. time
【5】A. equipped B. measured C. calculated D. arranged
【6】A. status B. journey C. surprise D. appearance
【7】A. late B. later C. latter D. latest
【8】A. flamed B. ruined C. imitated D. associated
【9】A. vivid B. apparent C. humorous D. negative
【10】A. which B. whose C. who D. where
【11】A. contributed to B. looked forward to C. in case of D. concerned about
【12】A. do B. does C. did D. could
【13】A. rises B. raises C. roses D. risen
【14】A. Ones B. Which C. First D. Firstly
【15】A. keep up B. stay up C. put up D. make up
【16】A. junior B. senior C. souvenir D. behavior
【17】A. acknowledge B. submit C. appreciate D. sensitive
【18】A. fulfilled B. worked C. depended D. sold
【19】A. additional B. representative C. complete D. expressive
【20】A. which B. that C. who D. what
26、假定你是李华, 夏至将近, 中国有“冬至饺子夏至面”的传统，请写信邀请你校外教Andy参加你班举行的制作面条活动。内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.活动安排；
3.期待答复。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：夏至the summer solstice
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