1、After the dinner party, most guests left, with only two of them _______ in the host family, _______ them clear up.
A. remaining; helping B. remained; helping
C. remaining; helped D. remained; helped
2、Don’t take _______ for granted _______everyone should adore you.
A. that; what B. it; that
C. it; what D. that; which
3、—1 am so nervous. I have a feeling that I am gonna be embarrassed in the interview.
—If I were you, I ______ for it last night instead of watching movies.
A. would prepare B. prepared
C. had prepared D. would have prepared
4、The value of the teaching method ______ the interest it inspires in the students.
A. consists of B. is consisted of
C. consists with D. consists in
5、With the old man_______ the way, we had no trouble _______the cave.
A．led, to find
B．was leading, found
C．leading, finding
D．leads, find
6、In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that____________.
A. arise B. rise
C. arouse D. raise
7、Although this sound like a simple process, great care is needed.
A. need B. would C. should D. may
8、—I hear that Amy is trying to lose weight by taking weight-loss pills.
—In my opinion, looking good is important, but , staying healthy is far more important.
A.after all B.in all C.at all D.above all
9、Roast food may make us suffer from heat, according to traditional Chinese medicine.
A．烤制的；来自于；传统的
B．烤制的；遭受；传统的
C．吐司；遭受；经典的
D．吐司；来自于；经典的
10、The popularity of Internet celebrities, or “wanghong” makes some young girls _____that appearance really counts when it comes to success.
A. believed B. convinced
C. informed D. assumed
11、— Why did she ______ your invitation to the party?
— She had an essay to finish that evening.
A．break up
B．turn down
C．find out
D．withdraw from
12、I go when there's a game on near home, but usually I watch it on TV.
A.occasionally B.constantly C.eventually D.frequently
13、I believe your efforts will eventually pay off ________you quit your dreams due to self-doubt and fear.
A．if
B．since
C．unless
D．while
14、It is dishonest of you to _____ the truth from your parents.
A.prevent B.hide C.defend D.protect
15、When Miss Beria speaks in class, we have to keep quiet, ________?
A.do we? B.don’t we C.does she D.doesn’t she
16、Confucius,many of whose ideas are just as today as they were many centuries ago,_______is considered China's most famous teacher and philosopher.
A.vague B.valid C.vivid D.vacant
17、 ---Oh, you sounded just like a native.
---_________. I still have trouble expressing myself.
A. Well, not quite B. I don’t care
C. Yes, you’re right D. I’m glad you like it.
18、－You don't seem ________ any experience in sales, do you?
－Well, you see, but I have contact with marketing, which is helpful.
A．having
B．to have
C．to having
D．to be having
19、—Which season do you like _____ in Changsha, spring or summer?
—Summer. Because it’s hot and I can’t stand it.
A.more B.most C.less
20、—Andy, you ____ for quite a long time. Why don't you take a break?
—Sure. Right after I finish this report.
A. have been working
B. worked
C. were working
D. will work
21、Here are four traditional festivals in Spain.
Saint John’s Eve
Saint John’s Eve is a midsummer celebration being celebrated at the eve of the Feast Day of Saint John the Baptist. According to a legend, Saint John was born six months before Jesus, so the day of Saint John the Baptist was set to be celebrated six months before Christmas. Nowadays, for most people Saint John’s Eve just marks the start of summer.
Festival of Saint Fermin
The festival is held annually in Pamplona, Spain, beginning at noon on July 6 and ending at midnight on July 14, honoring the city’s first bishop and patron saint, Saint Fermin. The festival involves traditions such as running, bullfighting and fireworks.
Fallas in Valencia
This festival involves statues that have been constructed all year round being placed all around Valencia. That is not all. All of the statues at the end of the festival are just burned right in front of everyone’s eyes. It is an annual celebration held in March. During the week of Fallas you will hear a lot of fire crackers exploding and beautiful ladies and girls called falleras being dressed in traditional Spanish dresses.
La Tomatina in Bunol
Have you ever wanted to throw something at someone’s face? Well, La Tomatina festival will let you take out all your frustrations! This crazy tradition started more than 70 years ago and is celebrated every last Wednesday of August in Bunol. In this festival 20,000 people throw tomatoes at each other. For what? You might ask. Just for fun!
【1】Why do most people celebrate Saint John’s Eve now?
A．To memorize Jesus.
B．To spread a legend.
C．To mark a season’s start.
D．To honor ancient Romans.
【2】How long does Festival of Saint Fermin last?
A．About five days.
B．Nearly nine days.
C．Fourteen days.
D．Two months.
【3】Which festival can you experience in August?
A．Saint John’s Eve.
B．Festival of Saint Fermin.
C．Fallas in Valencia.
D．La Tomatina in Bunol.
22、Growing strawberries in pots
·The best way to start growing strawberries is to buy pot-grown strawberry plants in spring：5 plants are plenty for a hanging basket and 10 for the average 13 inch-sized pot．
·Plant them immediately in soil-based compost（混合肥料） and they will produce a modest crop in their first year．The second year should see a bumper（特大的）crop，followed by a slightly lower yield（产量）the third summer．Then start again with fresh stock ．
·Careful watering and feeding are essential If you are to harvest a good crop，you must never let the compost dry out, particularly when the fruit is forming and ripening；if you do．most of your crop will drop off血e bush almost immediately．
·Water well then leave the pots for up to 3 weeks，until they reach the point of drying out be careful not to overwater them during the winter months．
Pruning apple trees
·A one-year-old tree is known as a “maiden”．It has a single stem when purchased．Immediately after planting, cut it back by about half to leave 4 good buds at the base of the stem．This will force growth from the base or the plant during the summer．
·In the second year ,prune in winter by cutting all side branches back by about one-third, Make sure each cut is made cleanly just above an outward-facing bud．In the third and fourth years, new side branches will have emerged from the previous year’s growth．Cut back all these new side branches by a third, pruning to an outward-facing bud．
·By the fifth year the tree should have a well-balanced shape．From then on ,cut back all new branches by one-third in winter．Remove any diseased wood and broken branches, and ensure the centre is open to air circulation
【1】The two pieces of advice probably appear in_________
A．a scientific repot B．a gardening guide
C．a book review D．a fashion column
【2】A good crop of strawberries mainly depends on_________
A．the size of a pot
B．the season of harvesting
C．the number of plants in a pot
D．careful watering and feeding
【3】Cutting back all side branches by a third is to__________
A．remove the diseased and broken branches
B．keep the whole tree open to air circulation
C．force the apple tree to grow from the base in winter
D．help the apple tree to form a well-balanced shape
【4】The two pieces of advice suggest that planting is closely related to_______
A．season B．water C．compost D．cutting
23、Best Online Art Classes
New Masters Academy
Cost:$36 to $79 per month
Class Length:Varies;1 to 5+hours
Students can sign up for a free 7-day trial.
Access to more than 2,500 hours of streaming art instruction videos,
The community forum (论坛) lets students network and learn from each other.
New Masters Academy Courses range from art theory and drawing to painting, sculpture,and digital art. Classes are tailored to artists of every skill level. Beginner friendly lessons include color mixing, landscape painting, and portrait (肖像) painting classes.
Proko
Cost:Free,$85 to $139 per month
Class Length:Varies;5 minutes to 1+hours
Students can watch hundreds of free courses through the Proko website.
Excellent drawing courses include Anatomy of the Human Body, Figure Drawing Fundamentals, Portrait Drawing Fundamentals, and Art of Caricature.
Skillshare
Cost:$13.75 per month(billed as $165 annually)
Class Length:Varies;15 minutes to 7+hours
Skillshare features courses on everything from web development and graphic design to illustration, fine art, and painting. Students can explore a wide range of paint mediums,including watercolor, oil, and many others. This makes it an excellent option if you want to get into painting but aren’t sure where to start.
The Ceramic(陶瓷)School
Cost:$29 per month or $290 per year
Class Length:Varies;5 minutes to 2+hours
Students can choose from on-demand classes and live online workshops.
Membership offers unlimited access to workshop replays.
The Ceramic School is community-centered around ceramics. Individual courses and workshops cover introductory topics like wheel throwing for beginners and more advanced lessons like hand-constructing large ships and carving a double-walled vase.
【1】Which course offers a free trial period?
A．Proko.
B．Skillshare.
C．New Masters Academy.
D．The Ceramic School.
【2】Who will most probably choose Skillshare?
A．A student who wants to develop paint mediums.
B．A student who is looking for free art courses.
C．A student who is interested in modern art theory.
D．A student who is trying to decide what kind of art to learn.
【3】What privilege does a member of the Ceramic School have?
A．Enjoying a big discount.
B．Taking advanced courses.
C．Choosing on-demand classes.
D．Watching unlimited workshop replays.
24、 Earlier this year, China achieved a new milestone in space exploration. On Jan. 3, Chang’e 4 became the first space probe (探测器) in history to successfully land on the far side (dark side) of the moon. After a 26-day journey, it touched softly down on a crater. The whole process of landing lasted 12 minutes, which opened a new page in history of mankind’s space exploration.
The far side of the moon is the side that we can not see. We don’t know much about it. This landing is of great importance. The far side of the moon is an ideal place for scientific research. It may have unique minerals (矿物质）and other resources. Scientists can make clearer observations of deep space from there.
Chang’e 4 has sent back photos of the far side of the moon. It is also being used to carry out experiments. The data collected from these experiments could be used to help us build a base on the moon in the future. The success of the Chang’e 4 mission (任务) is a major achievement for China’s space program.
China launched its lunar (月球的) exploration program in 2004, naming it Chang’e. Chinese scientists set three goals-“orbiting (环绕运行), landing and sample returning”. Chang’e 4 has realized the second goal. The third will be achieved during the Chang’e 5 mission, which is set to take place before the end of this year.
Following the success of the Chang’e missions, Chinese scientists are looking even farther into our’ solar system. China’s first Mars mission is expected to be carried out by 2020.
【1】Chang’e 4 is the first space probe in the world to land ________.
A.in deep space
B.on the moon
C.on the near side of the moon
D.on the far side of the moon
【2】The underlined word “observations” in paragraph 2 means
A.学习 B.观察 C.描述 D.庆祝
【3】Which of the following is the second goal of China’s lunar exploration program?
A.Landing on the moon.
B.Bringing some samples back to the earth…
C.Building a base on the moon.
D.Travelling around the moon.
【4】What can be the best title of the passage?
A.The Space Probe B.Exploring the Moon
C.The Three Goals D.Exploring the Mars
25、Should you listen to music when you work?
Do you like to listen to music when you work?
Ask this question at a party, and you’ll probably get _________ responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting (分散注意力的) and cannot work _________ with music playing in the background.
Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these viewpoints can be true. It just _________ on what sort of work you’re doing.
In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab to perform a variety of tasks. They included a(n) _________ task-searching through word lists and crossing out words containing the letter “a” and a more difficult task—memorizing word pairs and _________ word to its partner. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, _________ others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was cither loud or soft, and either simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instruments being played. Several key findings _________ from our study.
We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task. However, participants who listened to _________ music performed best on the easy task.
On the contrary, participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn’t listen to any music.
How should we _________ these findings?
We suggest that people have limited mental resources from which both __________ and tasks can draw. We can become __________ and our minds may wander when these resources are not fully used. But we also can become over-excited and __________ when these resources are used up.
Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less __________ during easier tasks, there’s a greater risk of drifting off. Music might give us the extra __________ we need to overcome the monotony (单调). However, difficult tasks already demand lot of our resources. Listening to music can become too much.
So best __________ should appear when we strike “sweet spot,” which may depend on the type of music and the type of task.
【1】
A．fixed
B．similar
C．various
D．positive
【2】
A．effectively
B．immediately
C．exactly
D．happily
【3】
A．depends
B．focuses
C．carries
D．takes
【4】
A．unpleasant
B．familiar
C．impossible
D．easy
【5】
A．matching
B．realizing
C．suggesting
D．creating
【6】
A．until
B．while
C．since
D．when
【7】
A．faded
B．appeared
C．survived
D．responded
【8】
A．dull
B．reliable
C．necessary
D．complex
【9】
A．make up for
B．make out
C．make use of
D．make up
【10】
A．music
B．work
C．study
D．culture
【11】
A．surprised
B．bored
C．afraid
D．proud
【12】
A．interested
B．distracted
C．attracted
D．worried
【13】
A．disgusted
B．embarrassed
C．frightened
D．engaged
【14】
A．obstacle
B．push
C．opportunity
D．rule
【15】
A．action
B．program
C．performance
D．problem
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
It is sweet to run in beautiful scenery, and sweeter to help others as well as to be helped.
I am not a professional runner, but I love to take part in running races. This is the third time I have done the Berkeley Golden Hills Marathon, which is to celebrate local greatest running legend Dick Collins. In fact the Marathon is divided into two kinds of races — one for the professionals, Hotdog 50 milers and the other, common people. Hotdog 50 milers start at that marathon beginning point at 8am, run to the common ones’ start, get equipped at the aid station there, turn around and marathon it beside us, starting in the park forest.
It is an extremely exciting race — pleasant, beautiful and social. And most of all, it has a really wonderful course—high scenic hills, deep dark forest, broad fire roads, winding single track, high hill climbs, sudden sweeping downs…. A bit of everything.
The beginning of this race was truly memorable as we set off from the chill forest and the tension of the race started to find us winding up exposed fire roads, positively shinning with golden light — I guess that’s where the name ‘Golden Hills’ comes from.
A group of fast men streamed ahead and I ran in the second little group of people which included a red hat man and a red top lady. We climbed up the hill overtaking (超过) each other now and then. And of course, I did my usual overtaking on any downs. Once we overcame the first main hill I stayed ahead of the lady and ran with the red hat guy for some time. But there was no chatting beyond a friendly hello — I had to focus on my breathing.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
And then the fun started — we started meeting the front runners in the 50 milers.
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I reached the final aid station.
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