1、I have always been honest, and it doesn’t matter________ that I’m talking to.
A．who is it
B．who it is
C．it is who
D．it is whom
2、Upon entering a “new era”, what we now face is the _______ between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people’s ever-growing needs for a better life.
A. administration B. violation C. contradiction D. presentation
3、This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere ______ many others are short of.
A. where B. when
C. that D. what
4、The house is old, but it is_____ great emotional value to my father who spent all his childhood here.
A. for B. of
C. with D. by
5、He was told that it would be at least 3 more months he could recover and return to work.
A. until B. as soon as C. since D. before
6、At the online job fair, students can review job opportunities,__________their CVs and have interviews remotely.
A.drop off B.make up C.cut out D.put away
7、The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed.
A. as B. which C. what D. that
8、It is not a problem _________ we can win the battle; it’s just a matter of time.
A．what
B．that
C．which
D．whether
9、Whoever ________ a crime can never escape from being punished.
A. commits B. does
C. makes D. earns
10、It makes little difference _____ we go or stay — they are all trying their best to talk to Jason and no one will notice us.
A. when B. where
C. whether D. why
11、His expression suggested that he ____the invitation and he suggested full preparations _____.
A.had accepted; would be made B.accepted; be made
C.has accepted; make D.had accepted; be made
12、—Real Madrid is sure to win the match !
—It’ s hard to say. You know, anything ________ happen even in the last minute.
A．need
B．must
C．should
D．can
13、The little girl playing the piano at the party left us a deep ________.
A．tradition
B．encouragement
C．impression
D．improvement
14、What a great weight she felt _____ off her mind the moment she heard she had been admitted to a key university.
A. take B. to take
C. taking D. taken
15、It was only when I read this story for a second time ________to appreciate its beauty.
A. then I began B. that I began
C. did I begin D. had I begun
16、In this country, children under 12 must be _____ by an adult in public libraries.
A.accompanied B.absorbed C.achieved D.accused
17、I saw Jane ______ at the desk, ______ her homework carefully.
A. seated; doing B. sitting; does
C. seat; does D. sit; doing
18、________ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.
A.To throw B.Thrown C.Being thrown D.Throwing
19、People do not now believe in the _______ of ghosts.
A.existence B.occurrence C.evidence D.birth
20、At last we found a path leading to the top of the mountain,________ we saw a beautiful sunrise.
A．in where
B．in which
C．which
D．from where
21、 There are over 10,000 various species(种类) of birds across the world. These creatures are warm-hearted, can fly and lay eggs. From different sizes, communication skills, shapes, colors, to types of flight, the creatures are thought to be wonder.
Avocets
There are four different species of avocets found around the world. This bird is found in North and South America, Europe, and even Australia. They are seldom seen in other areas. They live in large groups, and have been known to become quite eager to fight, if they feel they are in danger.
Eastern bluebirds
These types of birds are around 6.5inches in length. Such birds are found mainly in gardens and woodlands with the arrival of spring. Male eastern bluebirds are bright blue and white. Female eastern bluebirds are gray. New York and Missouri have named this creature as their state bird.
Catbirds
Catbirds are known to copy the sounds of other birds. This bird is gray in color and has a shade of chestnut, just under its tail. There are different species of catbirds found in various parts of the world.
Doves
Doves are smaller than pigeons and have a longer tail in appearance. Doves are found throughout the world and these birds are also a symbol of peace. They feed on fruits, plants and seeds to survive.
There are many other beautiful and attractive birds which can be seen in nature. Birds would prefer to have their own freedom rather than be trapped in a cage, so if you think you can have it as a pet, you need to think again.
【1】What can be inferred about avocets?
A.They are rarely seen in Asia. B.They are about 6.5 inches in length.
C.They have a shade of chestnut. D.They are a symbol of romance and peace.
【2】Which birds can learn the speech of other birds?
A.Avocets. B.Eastern bluebirds.
C.Catbirds. D.Doves.
【3】Where is the text probably taken from?
A.A sports newspaper. B.A poster.
C.A travel guide. D.A science magazine.
22、As a recipe for losing weight, taking a slice of chocolate cake at breakfast would seem an unlikely fantasy.
A team from Tel Aviv University found that eating pudding as part of a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that also included proteins and carbohydrates (碳水化合物), could help dieter to lose more weight---and keep it off in the long run.
Attempting to avoid sweets entirely can create a psychological addiction to these same foods in the long term. So adding desserts to breakfast can control craving(渴望) throughout the rest of the day.
Over the course of a 32-week-long study, participants, who added desserts to their breakfast lost about 40 pounds more than a group that avoided such foods. What’s more, they kept off the pounds longer.
A meal in the morning provides energy for the day’s tasks, aids in brain functioning, and kick-starts the body’s metabolism (新陈代谢), making it decisive to weight loss and maintenance. And breakfast is the meal that most successfully regulates ghrelin, the hormone that increases longer. While the level of ghrelin rises before every meals, it is controlled most effectively at breakfast time.
The researchers hoped to determine whether meal time and composition had an impact on weight loss in the short and long term, or whether it was a simple matter of the caloric count.
【1】 According to the passage, the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 probably refers to __________.
A. the calorie B. the breakfast
C. the craving for pudding D. the lost weight
【2】Adding some desserts in your breakfast diet properly will __________.
A. make you gain more fat
B. make you become slim more easily
C. help improve your psychological health
D. help develop your craving for more delicious food
【3】Through paragraph 5. the author wants to show__________ .
A. the special function of ghrelin
B. some decisive ways of losing weight
C. the great importance of breakfast to us
D. the nutrition we should take in during the breakfast
【4】What will the passage develope next?
A. Another experiment on weight loss.
B. An importance of calorie.
C. People’s breakfast time.
D. The composition of the breakfast.
23、To solve the problem of tiny plastics polluting waterways, chemists in the Czech Republic are thinking small. Their brainchild is a new microrobot which is no bigger than the tip of a sharpened pencil. When sunlight hits them, they produce chemical reactions that push them through water in a specific direction. When they find a piece of plastic, they stick to it and start to break it down.
Chemist Martin Pumera at the Czech University led the project. A decade ago, he chose to focus on the problem posed by microplastics. They’re everywhere—from the bottom of the ocean to air blowing onto ice atop mountains. They’ve turned up in drinking water. Some studies estimate that billions of pieces of plastic end up in the world’s waters. The plastic has many sources, from shopping bags to washing and cleaning wipes.
In lab experiments, the star-shaped swimmers stuck onto each of four different types of plastic. And after a week exposed to light, the robots had reduced the weight of the plastics. It wasn’t much—only by percent. But that was an indication that they were breaking the plastic down. They also caused the surface of the plastic to change from smooth to rough. That’s another sign that the robots were degrading (分解) it. The new study is a proof of concept type. That means it shows something can be done successfully.
In fact, Pumera says they still have a long way to go. There are many types of plastics. And even these microrobots are unlikely to succeed in degrading them all. The researchers also have not yet shown how safe this system is for the environment, although Pumera says that’s their next goal. The first real-world test will be in a wastewater-treatment plant. “Indeed,” says one researcher. “We’ll need a lot of testing to show that they’re safe in open waterways, such as at sea.”
【1】What does the underlined word “brainchild” in paragraph 1 refer to?.
A．idea
B．hope
C．project
D．routine
【2】What does the author focus on in Paragraph 2?
A．The purpose of Pumera’s project.
B．The preciousness of drinking water.
C．The seriousness of plastic pollution.
D．The working principle of the microrobots.
【3】What shows the effectiveness of the microrobots in lab experiments?
A．The weight loss of the plastics.
B．The disappearance of the plastics.
C．The shape change of the microrobots.
D．The improvement in the quality of water.
【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Ways to Obtain Cleaner Drinking Water
B．Microrobots Invented to Treat Wastewater
C．New Hope for the Solution to Plastic Pollution
D．Technology Widely Applied in Environment Protection
24、 A student was one day taking a walk with his teacher． As they went along， they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path． They were a poor farmer's， who was working in the nearby field．
The student turned to the teacher， saying："we will hide his shoes， and hide ourselves behind those trees， and wait to see what he will do"
"My young friend，" answered the teacher， "we should never make fun of the poor． Why not put a coin in each shoe， and then we will hide ourselves and watch？" The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees． The poor man soon finished his work， and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．
After putting on his coat， he put his foot into one of his shoes， and felt something hard． Then he bent down to feel what it was， and found the coin． Surprised， he looked at the coin， turned it around and looked at it again． He then looked around， but no person was seen． He put the money into his pocket， and continued to put on the other shoe． His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin．
He couldn't control his feelings and fell to his knees， looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks． Then he spoke of his wife， sick and helpless， and his children without food． He said the help would save them from dying．
The student there deeply moved， and his eyes filled tears．" Now，" said the teacher， "are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes？"
【1】When the student saw the shoes， he wanted to ______ ．
A.steal them B.play a joke on the owner
C.find their owner D.give the owner some money
【2】When the farmer saw the second coin， he ______ ．
A.was surprised and decided to find the owner
B.was worried and looked up at the sky
C.was very excited and grateful
D.spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help
【3】At the end of the story， the student ______ ．
A.was very proud of himself
B.was very pleased with his life
C.felt sad for not taking his teacher's advice
D.felt very sorry about his first idea
25、 When we are young, we always dream of love and fulfillment. Perhaps we think of _______ nights or walks along the beach at sunset.
No one tells us that the greatest moments of a lifetime are short, unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.
Not long ago, as I was _______ a bedtime story to my daughter, Annie, who was seven years old, I became aware of her _______look. She was _______ at me with a trancelike (着迷般的）expression. _______, completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as _______ as we first thought. I asked what she was thinking about.
"Mummy," she _______, "I just can't stop looking at your pretty face. I almost dissolved on the spot." I was deeply moved by her words. Little did she know how many _______ moments the glow of her sincerely loving _______would carry me through over the following years.
Not long after, I took my four-year-old ________ to an elegant, department store, where the sweet notes of a classic love song drew us toward a ________ playing the piano. Sam and I ________ down on a marble bench nearby, enjoying the ________ quietly and he seemed as astonished by the pleasant theme as I was.
I didn't realize that Sam had ________ next to me until he turned, took my face ________his little hands and said, "________ with me."
If only those women strolling under the moonlight had known the joy of such an________ made by a round cheeked boy with baby teeth. ________shoppers openly chuckled(咯咯笑），and pointed at us as we________around the open space, I would not have________a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.
【1】A.painful B.beautiful C.cold D.dark
【2】A.reading B.writing C.retelling D.sending
【3】A.scared B.focused C.careless D.anxious
【4】A.studying B.watching C.glaring D.staring
【5】A.Strangely B.Luckily C.Apparently D.Naturally
【6】A.easy B.early C.simple D.important
【7】A.whispered B.shouted C.cried D.introduced
【8】A.exciting B.pleasant C.struggling D.casual
【9】A.criticism B.statement C.position D.requirement
【10】A.daughter B.son C.student D.cat
【11】A.designer B.salesman C.manager D.musician
【12】A.looked B.walked C.sat D.bent
【13】A.music B.concert C.story D.scenery
【14】A.stood up B.looked up C.picked up D.come up
【15】A.with B.in C.by D.on
【16】A.Sing B.Play C.Dance D.Go
【17】A.invitation B.excuse C.experience D.agreement
【18】A.Whether B.Whenever C.Since D.Although
【19】A.looked B.wandered C.moved D.skated
【20】A.expected B.traded C.accepted D.chosen
26、Directions: Write the summary of the passage in no more than 80 words and the original sentences in the passage are not allowed to use.
Even for people who don’t believe in fortune telling, it can be fun to learn about what fortune-tellers look at on a person’s palm.
To read a person’s future, a fortune-teller looks at both of the person’s hands. The hand that a person uses for writing will show the things the person has done in life, and the choices he or she has made. The person’s other hand will show the abilities they were born with, and their fate.
In palm reading, most people know that different lines on the hand represent things about a person’s life. For example, there are three major lines on everyone’s hands called the head line, life line and heart line.
The head line represents intelligence. People with a long head line are said to have an excellent memory, while those with a short one are very intelligent. The life line represents health, and the longer it is, the healthier someone is. The heart line represents emotions and relationships—as a rule, the longer it is, the more important relationships are to that person.
There are also six minor lines, but quite a lot of people do not have one or more of the minor lines. The minor lines represent things such as the person’s fate, wealth, health, marriage life, and children. Fortune-tellers read these lines by looking at how deep and how long each line is.
In addition, fortune-tellers believe they can read information from the fingers of the hand. Each finger has a certain skill or fortune related to it. The thumb is related to love, the index finger to leadership, the middle finger to fate, the ring finger to art and imagination, and the smallest finger to communication. A fortune-teller will look at the length of each finger, how the finger bends, the size of the joints, and the shape of the ends of the fingers.