1、__________ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.
A. However a serious problem
B. What a serious problem
C. However serious a problem
D. Whatever serious a problem
2、The factory produced many famous cars, none of ____ shipped to foreign countries.
A. that B. what C. which D. Them
3、—I'm going to Hainan for the spring festival.
—________. There are attractive beaches and warm sunlight. Enjoy yourself!
A．Good Luck!
B．Lucky you!
C．I can't agree more.
D．I hope so.
4、Success is not final and failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that ___________.
A. deserves B. survives C. counts D. functions
5、She doesn’t speak our language, she seems to understand what we say.
A. yet B. and
C. or D. so
6、 It is ______ of you to call on your aunt from time to time.
A. common B. convenient
C. considerate D. concerned
7、People began looking around to see ________ the noise was coming from.
A.how B.why C.whether D.where
8、When fat and meat from food, the food tastes as if it’s missing something.
A.is removed B.are removed
C.removed D.have removed
9、As students, we should ________ to the government’s call to save every pencil, every piece of paper, and even every single drop of ink.
A．attach
B．decline
C．tie
D．respond
10、These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you ______ eat them within two days.
A. might B. should
C. can D. would
11、He is an untiring ________ of educational reform. He advocates ________ the teachers for their excellent jobs.
A.advocator; rewarding B.advocate; rewarding
C.advocator, to reward D.advocate; to reward
12、Hopefully in 2025 we will no longer be e-mailing each other, for electronic communication tools ______ more convenient by then.
A．have developed
B．have been developed
C．will have been developed
D．will have developed
13、It's much easier to make friends ________ you have similar interests.
A. unless B. when
C. even though D. so that
14、Time to us all is limited. So in the days _______, we must work out a practical plan for our study and keep to it strictly.
A. following B. to follow
C. followed D. being followed
15、—1 wonder if Sue will be here by five．
—Don't worry ! She just went to collect her kids．She be back by then．
A．should B．can C．would D． might
16、The 2013 population investigation shows one in four people in Jiangsu will be over 65 and the number of over-85 people ________ by 2030．
A. have doubled B. will be doubled
C. will have doubled D. will double
17、—I wonder what makes you a successful manager.
—I ________ as a waiter for five years， which contributes a lot to my today’s work.
A．serve B．have served
C．had served D．served
18、Alfred Nobel’s famous will, ________he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, etc., is a memorial to his interest.
A．in that
B．when
C．which
D．in which
19、Last term our maths teacher set so difficult a problem in the exam ______ none of us could work out.
A.as B.that C.for D.and
20、 Can you write about a challenging situation ______ you once faced in your life and how you dealt with it?
A．where B．when C．which D．there
21、Danielle Steel, America's sweetheart, is one of the hardest working woman in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to divided into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.
Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times bestselling novels, and a series of “Max and Martha” picture books for children to help them deal with the reallife problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her was shot to the top of the New York Times bestselling list as soon as it came out. Twentyeight of her books have been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Books of World Records for one of her books being the Times bestseller for 381 weeks straight.
Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and has kept in touch with them by email. While she is often compared to the heroines of her own invention. Her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable style. There is only one Danielle Steel.
【1】Children who have read “Max and Martha” picture books may know ________.
A．how to deal with affairs at school
B．what to do if Max and Martha die
C．what to do when new babies are born into their families
D．how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes
【2】One of Danielle Steel' a achievements is that ________.
A．some TV plays were based on her books
B．her picture books attracted a lot of young men
C．one of her books became a bestseller in 1998
D．she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records
【3】We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel ________.
A．lives an exciting life
B．values her readers a lot
C．writes about quiet women
D．is pleased with her achievements
22、Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
【1】Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________
A. show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..
B. complain about getting books he didn’t want.
C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
D. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.
【2】The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________
A. unlimited number of Cosmo Books.
B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
C. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
【3】Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________
A. he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain
B. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.
C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.
D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.
23、 The ocean covers over 70 percent of the surface of Earth today, but over 3 billion years ago the entire planet may have been covered in water. To investigate what our planet was like billions of years ago, a team of researchers turned to indirect methods of analysis at a geological site in the Australian Outback known as Panorama(全景画) in the Pilbara Craton. Today, the region is 100 kilometers inland, but 3.2 billion years ago, it was deep underwater.
In fact, there were also once ancient hydrothermal vents (热水口) there where seawater bubbled up through the ocean floor. “There are no samples of really ancient ocean water lying around, but we do have rocks that interacted with that seawater and remembered that interaction,” lead author Benjamin Johnson, an assistant professor at Iowa State University, said in a statement.
The researchers collected over 100 of these rock samples and found something peculiar in them: a slightly higher amount of a particular isotope (同位素) of oxygen. The vast majority of oxygen on Earth is Oxygen-16 and contains eight protons (质子) and eight neutrons. However, about 0.20 percent is Oxygen-18.
Samples from Australia show the region’s ancient water contained more Oxygen-18 than present times. Since continents are covered in clay-rich soil that is efficient at trapping Oxygen-18, the team suggests that without continents covered in soil, more Oxygen-18 would have been present in the ocean. Their discovery indeed suggests there wasn’t much dry land available 3.24 billion years ago.
“There’s nothing in what we’ve done that says you can’t have tiny, micro -continents sticking out of the oceans,” added co-author Boswell Wing. “We just don’t think there were global-scale formations of continental soils like we have today.” The researchers don’t know when and how continents began to emerge out of the ocean but they plan to investigate “younger” rock formations to piece together a more precise timeline.
【1】Where is the research site?
A.In a region deep underwater.
B.In a region off Australia.
C.In a region inland Australia.
D.In a region outside the Pilbara Craton.
【2】What do the underlined words “interact with” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Have an effect on each other. B.Have a one-way effect.
C.Have a mysterious effect. D.Have a negative effect.
【3】What’s the researchers’ conclusion after analyzing samples from Australia?
A.Modern earth must have been a water world.
B.Modern earth must have been a continental world.
C.Ancient earth may have been a water world.
D.Ancient earth may have been a continental world.
【4】What’s the researchers’ next focus of the study?
A.To research continental soils’ formations.
B.To research the ocean’s formations.
C.To research “older” rock formations.
D.To research “younger” rock formations.
24、 A music festival is a community event mainly about live performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a main idea. On the list are the music festivals for fans around the world. Find your favourite now!
Field Day
Field Day means New Year's Day for young people in Sydney. Seen as the city's original outdoor party, it's a gathering of friends coming together for a great fun-filled first day of the year. There's an air of hope and active energy on a perfect summer's day.
Envision Festival
The Envision Festival is an annual event in Uvita, Costa Rica that wants to provide a chance for different cultures to work with one another to create a better community. The festival encourages people to practise art, music and dance performances. At the same time, our connection with nature is expected to be strengthened.
McDowell Mountain Music Festival
The McDowell Mountain Music Festival is Phoenix's musical celebration of community culture. Since its founding in 2004, it is the only 100% nonprofit music festival designed to support, entertain and educate the community. The festival attracts thousands of visitors each year from around the country, and it is an opportunity to experience true culture.
Old Settler’s Music Festival
The Old Settler's Music Festival is a nationally known music festival for American music. The festival is held in Tilmon, Texas at the height of the wild flower season. The Old Settler's Music Festival offers great music and activities for the whole family.
【1】In which city can people enjoy a fun New Year's Day?
A．Sydney.
B．Uvita.
C．Phoenix.
D．Tilmon.
【2】What is special about the McDowell Mountain Music Festival?
A．It encourages people to receive education.
B．It is not held to make money.
C．It provides a chance for friends to meet each other.
D．It focuses on culture spread.
【3】Which festivals are connected with nature?
A．Field Day and Envision Festival.
B．Envision Festival and McDowell Mountain Music Festival.
C．Old Settler's Music Festival and McDowell Mountain Music Festival.
D．Envision Festival and Old Settler's Music Festival.
25、Some years ago, I was extremely sick. I had an emotional breakdown and I wondered if I would ever get well. One day, while I was lying in my bed, a man _______ my room with a container filled with _______ . The man told me he had gotten _______ from my nurse. I was surprised when he set the container on my bedside table and told me the whole thing was _______ . Then the man looked directly at me and said something I will never _______ . “I come to this room today to tell the person here that he is not to lose hope.” I told him that sounded _______ , and that it was easy to lose hope after being in the _______ alone for so long. We made small talk, and then, the man turned and left. Soon, I drifted into a narcotic-induced(镇静剂)sleep. When I _______ , I thought I had had a great dream. Then I saw the container on the bedside table. It was _______ ! A total stranger had appeared on my darkest day to tell me I was not to give up hope. After my visitor, something ________ me. I suddenly felt like I had insider information and I was going to get well, I had been given hope, and it was the most powerful ________ of all. I ________ recovered completely.
It has been many ________ now, but I still have the snack container. It is a _______ reminder through all the challenges of life to never give up, even when I do not yet see how or when help will ________ .
【1】
A．slid into
B．checked out
C．came into
D．cleaned out
【2】
A．pills
B．goodies
C．flowers
D．gifts
【3】
A．approval
B．promise
C．instruction
D．information
【4】
A．his
B．yours
C．mine
D．ours
【5】
A．forget
B．memorize
C．regret
D．remind
【6】
A．interesting
B．embarrassing
C．tough
D．great
【7】
A．home
B．hospital
C．container
D．dream
【8】
A．awoke
B．arrived
C．slept
D．appeared
【9】
A．false
B．a shame
C．real
D．a pity
【10】
A．confused
B．changed
C．disturbed
D．challenged
【11】
A．advice
B．energy
C．appearance
D．medicine
【12】
A．occasionally
B．eventually
C．naturally
D．temporarily
【13】
A．days
B．weeks
C．months
D．years
【14】
A．permanent
B．little
C．fresh
D．artificial
【15】
A．work
B．end
C．arrive
D．go
26、概要写作
The journey to the moon has been the first step toward future exploration(探险) in space. The distance between the moon and the earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between the earth and the other planets. Mars, one of the nearest planets to the earth, is millions of miles away. Travelling to the planets will be mans next aim. Such travels will be more challenging than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous.
Recently, two American spaceships, Vikings 1 and 2 landed on Mars trying to discover whether there is any life on the planet. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed nor ruled out.(排除)
Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus（金星）is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the earth’s atmosphere.
Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on the earth, but man should realize the earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care about it.
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