1、Most of the visitors were happy just sitting around in the shade, _________ it had been a long, dusty journey on the train.
A. for B. so C. but D. Or
2、Learning about the news that he would resign, I sprang to my feet in ________.
A．effect
B．amazement
C．impact
D．suffering
3、George would certainly have attended the meetings, ________.
A. has he not had a flat tyre
B. if he hadn’t a flat tyre
C. had he not had a flat tyre
D. if he hasn’t had a flat tyre
4、 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
5、Scientists are well worth ________.
A．respecting
B．respected
C．to respect
D．to be respected
6、The setting of the film Zootopia may be limited in the city full of kinds of animals, but __________ it exposes about human nature is quite broad.
A.which B.that C.what D.whether
7、_____ the Internet is of great help. I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A．If
B．While
C．Because
D．As
8、 Having arrived too early for the appointment, Robert decided to read the newspapers ______ time.
A. to kill B. killed
C. kill D. to be killed
9、Looking back through the history of this highly-developed modern city with all varieties of advanced technology, it is shocking that it is set up in a place was a wasteland ten years ago.
A．once
B．what
C．that
D．where
10、I think it would be better to _____________ money _____________ a shelter (收容所) for the homeless.
A.take ... from B.change ... into C.donate ... to D.refer ... to
11、__________ to smart phones just before bed, as a research says recently, can lead to poor night’s sleep.
A. Being exposed B. Exposed C. Having exposed D. To expose
12、While we are very interested in Realcine,we will still need much more information we can make a decision to use it.
A. if B. when
C. as D. before
13、Why didn’t you tell me there was no meeting today? I__________all the way here________the heavy snow.
A.needn’t have driven; through B.didn’t need to drive; through
C.mustn’t have driven; through D.couldn’t have driven; through
14、My wife ________ on the night shift when my plane ________. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.
A．was working; arrived
B．will be working; arrives
C．will have worked; has arrived
D．is working; is arriving
15、In the book “Ordinary World”, Sun Shaoping developed a deep __________ for Tian Xiaoxia.
A. affection B. effect
C. objective D. threat
16、—The program Running Man in Zhejiang TV turned out __________ success. Have you seen it?
— It’s a pity I haven’t. But I have __________ rough idea of what it’s about．
A. a; the B. 不填; a C. a; a D. the; 不填
17、Whether you will be admitted to a famous university is I can tell.
A. better than B. other than
C. more than D. rather than
18、Opinions on family education are divided, but most people tend to approve _______this. Only those parents ________ in their children's growth are considered to be qualified.
A．with; involved
B．of; involving
C．with; involving
D．of; involved
19、_____ to get a ticket for the concert, George has been standing in a queue for two hours.
A．Determining
B．To be determined
C．To determine
D．Determined
20、—Lucy, you won’t believe it. I was chosen as a volunteer for the meeting.
—________. Congratulations!
A．That’s all right
B．That’s amazing
C．It doesn’t matter
D．It’s a pleasure
21、 Several recent studies have found that being randomly assigned(分配) to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性) of conflict.
Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and force students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships.
An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers. Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure.
In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye – the only black student on his freshman year floor -said that "if you're surrounded by whites, you have something to prove."
Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.
According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different races are more likely to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out.
An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester.
Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings. "This may be the first time that some of these students have interacted, and lived, with someone of a different race," she said.
At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing.
"One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process throws you together randomly," said Undergraduate Assembly chairman Alec Webley. "This is the definition of integration (融合)."
"I've experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down prejudices and reinforced prejudices," said one Penn resident advisor (RA). The RA of two years added that while some conflicts "provided more multicultural acceptance and melding (融合)," there were also " cultural conflicts."
The RA said that these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race.
Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies, noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.
【1】What can we learn from some recent studies?
A.Conflicts between students of different races are unavoidable.
B.Students of different races are prejudiced against each other.
C.Interracial lodging does more harm than good
D.Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes.
【2】What does Sam Boakye's remark mean?
A.White students tend to look down upon their black peers
B.Black students can compete with their white peers academically
C.Black students feel somewhat embarrassed among white peers during this year
D.Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed.
【3】The Indiana University study implies that______.
A.interracial roommates are more likely to part
B.roommates of different races just can't get along
C.few white students like sharing a room with a black peer
D.assigning students’ lodging randomly is not a good policy
【4】What does Alec Webley consider to be the “definition of integration”?
A.Students of different races are required to share a room
B.Interracial lodging is arranged by the school for freshmen.
C.Lodging is assigned to students of different races without exception.
D.The school assigns roommates without regard to race.
22、Have you ever had a science class that you look forward to? It doesn’t happen often. But when you have a teacher like Mrs. Field, it’s more than a science class. It’s a science class where learning is easy and fun. There is no getting down to a huge textbook or listening to a teacher about something you don’t care about.
My experience with Mrs. Field didn’t start with science class, but with her as my tutor. I was always a weak reader and wasn’t getting any better. My parents told me I needed to be tutored. One day after school, I went into the library with my mom for my first tutoring time. I had no idea who was tutoring me. My mom practically had to drag me into the library. The first thing we did was to play a game to get to know each other and get rid of the awkwardness. We didn’t even play a reading game.
We also went around the library and I got to pick out a book I wanted to read. She didn’t make me read a boring textbook about something I didn’t care about. I didn’t even pick a book. I picked out a magazine about remote control cars. I thought to myself, how bad could it be? To my surprise, She told me even though I was reading a magazine, I was still reading. After the first magazine, she picked out a book she liked. I would read a chapter and then she would read a chapter to me, in this way I didn’t have to read for long periods of time.
As I got better and faster at reading, I was able to read two chapters in the same amount of time, which used to take me to read one chapter.
Reading is one of the most important things in high school and college to be successful. If it were not for her, I would not be the reader I am today !
【1】 The writer tutored by Mrs. Field because____________.
A. he was too shy to talk with others.
B. he found science fun but hard.
C. he was eager to learn science.
D. he lacked the skills of reading.
【2】 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that __________.
A. the writer knew Mrs. Field very well
B. the writer was unwilling to be tutored
C. the writer felt awkward to read in the library
D. the writer went to the library to play a reading game
【3】 At the library, the writer __________.
A. chose any book he was interested in
B. played a reading game with Mrs. Field
C. was asked to read one chapter after another
D. had to read textbooks rather than magazines
【4】What’s the author’s feeling about Mrs. Field according to the last paragraph?
A. unsatisfied B. worried
C. grateful D. regretful
23、 A trick question: Can you name the only three writers who have won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice? Faulkner, yes； Updike. And? Hats off if you came up with Booth Tarkington.
And yet his two prize-winners——"The Magnificent Ambersons" and " Alice Adams”, just reissued in one volume by the Library of America—are not even the most commercially successful novels of his extraordinarily successful career. Nine of his books were ranked among the top ten sellers of their year, and the strangely dissimilar The Turmoil and Seventeen were the No. 1 sellers in consecutive（连续的）years. And then there's Penrod, probably the most beloved boys' book since Tom and Huck, though I can't recommend a stroll down that particular memory lane.
There are thirty or so novels, countless short stories and serials, a string of hit plays. And there were countless honors: Tarkington was not only commercial but literary—not just the Pulitzers but in 1933 the gold medal for fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which Edith Wharton and William Dean Howells had won previously. As early as 1922, the Times had placed him twelfth on a list of the twelve greatest contemporary American men.
As for booksellers, in 1921 they voted him the most significant contemporary American writer. Nothing ever changes. How to explain this remarkable career—the quick rise to fame, the unaffected reputation over several decades, and then the pronounced fall into shadowiness? If you read all his fiction, you find a steady although uninspired hand at the helm. Slowly, painstakingly （费力地），Tarkington had taught himself to write reliable prose （散文）and construct appealing fictions ； he was modest—always literate but never showy. You could count on him to catch your interest even if he failed to grasp your imagination or your heart. And he was always a gentleman.
【1】What does "Hats off" underlined in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Show respect. B.Feel nervous.
C.Throw away hats. D.Take off hats.
【2】Which book is possibly popular among boys?
A.The Magnificent Ambersons. B.Alice Adams.
C.Penrod. D.Seventeen.
【3】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.Tarkington's works and honors. B.Tarkington's personality.
C.Tarkington's social position. D.Tarkington's achievements.
【4】What's the authors attitude to Tarkington?
A.Doubtful. B.Objective.
C.Negative. D.Admiring.
24、Sometimes maybe you take vitamins to support brain function, or stock up on foods that promote brain health. But new guidelines (指南) from the American Academy of Neurology suggest there are better things you can do to keep your mind sharp.
According to the AAN, one in four adults between the ages of 80 and 84 have mild cognitive impairment. To address this wide-spread problem, a group of neurologists and Alzheimer’s (阿尔兹海默症的) experts went through existing research to determine the best ways to prevent and treat cognitive decline----and you might be surprised by what they included and what they didn’t.
Surprisingly, the AAN guidelines do not include any medication(药物) or dietary recommendations. The authors stress that no high-quality long-term studies finding that food or drugs can help with cognitive decline. The guidelines also say doctors may consider recommending cognitive training to patients with memory loss, but not to rely on it. So far, the report’s authors say the evidence is too inconclusive to say for sure if brain exercises, like memory and attention training or problem solving for everyday issues associated with memory loss, are beneficial. Still, these morning brain exercises can’t do any harm.
But there was one big discovery from the new guidelines: exercising just twice a week could improve cognitive decline. One study showed adults with mild cognitive impairment who did resistance training twice a week scored better on executive function and associative(联想的) memory tests than a group that worked on balancing, stretching, and relaxing.
What’s more, another study had older adults attend either biweekly health classes or sessions of aerobics, strength training balance exercises, and multitasking training. Six months later, the ones who’d exercised regularly scored better on cognitive health and memory tests, plus had less brain shrinkage.
The AAN now recommends that doctors tell patients with memory loss to exercise twice a week to keep their minds clear. If you want to improve your memory, this is the best time to exercise. It looks like you’ve got just one more reason to clear time in your schedule for a workout---even if it’s only on the weekends.
【1】What does the underlined word “impairment” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Decline.
B．Error.
C．Development.
D．Presence
【2】ANN may be uncertain about__________.
A．strength training
B．resistance training
C．brain exercise
D．exercises twice a week
【3】Which of the following may the author agree with?
A．Patients with memory loss can rely on cognitive training.
B．Stocking up on vitamins supporting brainpower means nothing.
C．Medication is of significance in the AAN guidelines.
D．The AAN guidelines attach importance to exercise.
【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A．Exercise.
B．Entertainment.
C．Health.
D．Science.
25、 I'm standing in a class of wild 14－year－old girls as they throw paper and howl with laughter. They won't _______to me.
I was 22 and I didn't know what I was doing. I never wanted to teach. I wanted to be a _________. But when I arrived in London, they were short of teachers. My_________ at teaching were hopeless. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the _________ room, red _________anger. The other teachers weren't surprised. "That's 4B, the worst class in school," one said.
I was afraid of our next meeting, but I couldn't give up, because I needed the job. Therefore, I _________formal lessons._________, I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their _________. They paid attention and shared about their families. Then I had them write about themselves. As time went on, their essays became a _________ between us. I think they __________ my interest in their lives.
The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, but they had never seen a(n)__________ stage performance. I asked if they would like to see the musical. They thought I was __________. No teacher had ever ________ taking them out. A few weeks later, 4B and I were __________ in a theatre. They loved the music and the characters. It was the __________ of their year, and they talked about it for days.
Near the end of the semester, someone__________ on the door of the staff room. The two girls most unwilling to________ rules in 4B were there—with flowers. I was __________to know I had touched their lives, but they had also touched mine. When I returned to Australia several years later, I still wanted to be a writer. For the first time in my life, I stopped __________and started writing. My first story was __________, My Fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the end of my writing career; it was the beginning.
【1】A.reply B.hold C.apply D.listen
【2】A.director B.writer C.singer D.musician
【3】A.efforts B.ambitions C.experiences D.experiments
【4】A.sitting B.consulting C.staff D.waiting
【5】A.with B.at C.for D.on
【6】A.prepared B.abandoned C.attended D.favoured
【7】A.Besides B.Instead C.Therefore D.Nevertheless
【8】A.parents B.classmates C.friends D.teachers
【9】A.topic B.argument C.bridge D.conflict
【10】A.ignored B.denied C.restricted D.appreciated
【11】A.instructive B.thrilling C.live D.formal
【12】A.promising B.joking C.complaining D.protesting
【13】A.kept B.minded C.suggested D.avoided
【14】A.sitting B.performing C.competing D.singing
【15】A.expectation B.success C.fantasy D.highlight
【16】A.called B.fell C.knocked D.leaned
【17】A.chase B.desert C.dismiss D.observe
【18】A.proud B.interested C.curious D.relaxed
【19】A.moving B.dreaming C.working D.travelling
【20】A.commented B.awarded C.introduced D.titled
26、假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom上个月来到北京学习。2月份你将去北京参加寒假中学生英语演讲比赛，你在资料搜集、语言运用等方面遇到了困难。请根据以下要点给Tom写一封电子邮件：
1.询问Tom的生活和学习情况；
2.谈谈你的困难并请Tom帮忙；
3.告诉Tom你打算赛后去看他。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
It’s a month since you studied in Beijing.
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Yours，
Li Hua