1、His promotion was due to________ he had been working hard.
A．that
B．what
C．the fact which
D．the fact that
2、—The air here is much fresher than before.
—Yes. We ________ a lot of trees in the last few years.
A．have planted
B．planted
C．are planting
D．will plant
3、The origins of _____ is now generally known as modern art can be linked to social changes of the 18th century.
A.it B.what C.which D.that
4、--- Have you considered ______ your job as a teacher?
--- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered ______ a gardener.
A. to change; to be B. to change; being C. changing; being D. changing; to be
5、We______for the spring outing last week, if it had not been for the thick fog.
A.would have gone B.must have gone
C.need have gone D.can have gone
6、—Can I help you, sir？
—Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it________.
A.didn’t work B.won’t work
C.can’t work D.doesn’t work
7、I tried to find a ________ position and thought it might be restful.
A．flexible
B．safe
C．starting
D．comfortable
8、They had to ______ the meeting because the organizers didn’t prepare the hall well, where people can share their opinions.
A. put off B. take off C. put up D. take up
9、Identify sentence elements in the following sentences:
The way you look at people doesn’t give them a good impression
A.S. SC. V. O. OC B.S. Attr.V. Oi. Od
C. S.SC. V. Oi. Od D.S. Attr. V. O. OC
10、The recent cold weather has prevented residents from going out, which may ________ the decline in customer flows at the shopping mall.
A.make up B.account for C.apply for D.take up
11、It is necessary to ________ to teenagers the fact that they should attach more importance to traditional Chinese culture and have more cultural self-confidence.
A．hang on
B．get across
C．give out
D．figure out
12、William was badly injured. It is impossible to foresee he’ll be well enough to come home from hospital next month.
A. that B. whether
C. when D. why
13、Unluckily, my classmates and I went to the nearby library to read books last Sunday, only to be told that it ________ .
A．is decorated
B．was being decorated
C．is being decorated
D．was decorated
14、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, which suggests that work and play do not _________ but promote each other.
A. conduct B. convey
C. contradict D. confirm
15、Deeply moved by his encouraging stories, I was _____ to pursue my dream with determination.
A．respected
B．replaced
C．referred
D．inspired
16、_______relevant departments stressed no plastic covers were used for books, I didn't realize these covers contained harmful chemicals.
A.Until B.Unless C.While D.Since
17、It’s reported that many a house ________ by the typhoon, which struck the city last week.
A．was damaged
B．were damaged
C．has damaged
D．have damaged
18、The nurse was that she was________ sweating all over in the protection suit.
A．unaware
B．unsure
C．fascinated
D．inspired
19、The worsening living conditions on the Carteret Islands finally resulted in________we called the relocation of all the islanders, from________arose the problem of losing their traditions and celebrations.
A．which; what
B．which; which
C．what; that
D．what; which
20、The lawyer listened with full attention, ________ to miss any point.
A．not trying
B．trying not
C．to try not
D．not to try
21、 Do you sometimes put off doing your homework on a school night to watch TV？A new study says that middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the weekdays do worse in school.
The study also says that watching TV and playing video games on weekends don’t affect school performance that much.
“On weekdays, the more they watched, the worse they did,” said Dr. Iman Sharif of Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York. “They could watch a lot on weekends and it didn’t seem to connect with doing worse in school.”
The study appears in October issue of Pediatrics. Researchers drew their conclusions after surveying 4,500 students in New Hampshire and Vermont middle schools.
To reach their findings, researchers didn’t look at grades or test scores. Instead, they asked students to rate their own performance on a scale ranging from “excellent” to “below average”.
Other studies have found a connection between kids’ ability to learn and the amount of TV they watch. One study even found that kids with televisions in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than kids without. What should a kid do?The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that kids watch TV no more than two hours and that televisions be kept out of children’s rooms. Weekends viewing should be kept to four hours at most each day.
【1】The passage mainly talks about the relationships between .
A.TV watching and students’ character training
B.TV watching and students’ school performance
C.students’ communicating skills and TV watching
D.kids’ mental development and TV watching
【2】What can be concluded from the passage?
A.Kids can watch TV as long as they wish on the weekends.
B.Kids can watch TV longer on the weekends than on weekdays.
C.Kids should not be allowed to watch TV on the weekends.
D.Kids can watch TV during the weekdays in their rooms for a long time.
【3】The purpose of keeping televisions out of children’s room is to .
A.protect the TV sets from being broken by kids B.prevent the kids from playing video games on TV
C.limit the time of TV the kids watch D.provide the kids with the quietness they need to study
【4】Who is likely to have excellent school performance according to the passage?
A.A student putting off doing homework on a school night to watch TV.
B.A student who watches TV 4 hours a day.
C.A kid who has TV set in his own room.
D.None of the above.
22、 When the novelist Luis Alberto Urrea was 14 or 15, he took a trip deep into Mexico. He was born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and a white American mother before moving just across the border and eventually into the San Diego suburbs. But his father thought he was becoming “too American”, and took him on a 27-hour journey to Mazatian. Along the way, his father gave him a paperback copy of The Godfather and told him it would change his life. “I don’t think he was trying to make a case for us being criminals,” Urrea says, “but he really felt this incredible connection to the family and the traditions and the honor for the old country, as people were making their way in the U.S.”
In his new novel The House of Broken Angels, Urrea has written his own take on the Godfather story with a Mexican-American Don Corleone figure at its center. The story takes place over two days, as Big Angel de la Cruz buries his mother and celebrates his final birthday party on earth; he knows he’s dying, and he’s gathered his extended family around him for a noisy and lively goodbye.
The idea was inspired by the final birthday party of Urrea’s elder brother three years ago. “Everybody was jammed in his backyard, and there was a DJ and people dancing and consuming a serious amount of American junk food — they didn’t want Mexican food, they wanted KFC and pizza. I thought, where are the tacos, dude? And my brother sat in his little chair in the middle of it. People were coming to him and kneeling, and they would thank him and kiss his hand or touch his head and tell him all the ways he had changed their lives.”
Urrea’s brother died of cancer within two weeks at 74, and the heartbreaking event haunted the author. He considered writing a memoir(回忆录)about it—“I was thinking about Truman Capote, when he did those tiny books about Christmas and Thanksgiving.” But his wife encouraged him to aim bigger. When he found himself seated next to the writer Jim Harrison at a dinner event, he shared the story, and Harrison said, “Sometimes God hands you a novel. You have to write it.” Urrea thought to himself “Marching orders from Jim Harrison―this is good stuff. A kid from Tijuana doesn’t get that very often.”
The House of Broken Angels is a celebration of the Mexican-American family, but it also includes moments of frustration with this country’s treatment of the immigrant group. Before he got too sick to work, Big Angel worked in an office and drank coffee from a cup that read BOSS. “Yeah, the employees all got the message,” Urrea writes. “The Mexican-American was calling himself their boss.” In a grocery store, a woman screams at two of his family members that they’ll be kicked out of the country soon. “I had to bite down on the bitterness of my rage(愤怒), man!” Urrea says. “I was having some pretty serious response to Donald Trump’s confusing and empty talk. But you know, it may have shocked a lot of the United States to hear this kind of empty talk and this bald-faced racialism of politics all of a sudden, but to us, this stuff isn’t a surprise?”
“I really wanted to write a tribute to my brother, to my family and to us, but it’s also a love song to the country,” Urrea says. “I think people have this weird, horrible view... that immigrants are evil snakes. People don’t understand that immigration is truly a statement of love for this country, whatever the country represents. People want to be here and work.” And with persistence, they become the boss.
【1】Why did Urrea’s father give him the book The Godfather?
A.He wanted Urrea to enjoy the 27-hour journey.
B.He thought the book had changed his own life.
C.He tried to show Urrea a real case of criminals.
D.He hoped Urrea would feel connected to Mexico.
【2】The question “where are the tacos, dude?” in Paragraph 3 probably suggests ________.
A.Mexican traditions have been left behind
B.the people like American junk food best
C.it is difficult to buy the Mexican food
D.the tacos are popular with everyone there
【3】Urrea thought of Truman Capote because ________.
A.Capote was good at writing tiny books
B.Capote’s books are about Christmas
C.he intended to write a memoir
D.he liked reading Capote’s books
【4】In the sentence “A kid from Tijunana doesn’t get that very often”, “A kid” here refers to ________.
A.Jim Harrison B.Luis Alberto Urrea
C.Truman Capote D.Big Angel de la Cruz
【5】We can learn from Paragraph 5 that ________.
A.Big Angel himself was the boss of his office
B.Mexican immigrants were treated unfairly
C.Urrea’s family were kicked out of the country
D.Urrea heard Trump’s talk ahead of time
【6】The House of Broken Angels mainly focuses on the novelist’s ________.
A.love for the Mexican-American family
B.life in the Mexican-American family
C.mixed feelings towards American people
D.mature reflection on Mexican traditions
23、You can't buy your 10-year-old daughter a smart phone because you are scared of her becoming a social outcast. Sometimes as the parent, you have to make the hard decisions and be the backbone. But you need to be confident in your decision,and to do that you have to think it through and discuss it.
It's possible for children to have smart phones and not become addicted, which means they can use theirs smartphones reasonably. They can have one and also read a lot and even play outside. It's not black or white. You may ask me what I would do as a parent. I have never been addicted to technology, but I don't refuse it. I haven't and wouldn't buy my daughter a smartphone,but I have given her my old ones with rules attached. And it's important for parent to understand their children's phones and how they work. But parental decisions made with no discussion don't harvest respect and understanding, only hostility. And there will be the seeds of anger later .
It's interesting that you see the smartphone as more of an issue than social media. I am the opposite. A smartphone can be an amazing tool to help your children communicate with others and discover new things , but it can also become a tool that brings school life and its problems home.That's what I would oppose most because we all need switch-off time. Think of some rules for using smartphones, but they need to be discussed and work for you. For example, no phones upstairs, minimal use at home,no social media sites, or only certain, no independent app-buying,etc. A smartphone shouldn't be a byword for"do what you want".
This will be the first of many things your daughter feels passionate(热情的) about and you may not agree with. She needs to listen to you and you also need to listen to her. As an adult,you are in charge and are supposed to build a good relationship with her. And it's your job to take the long view at times when her vision can see only what's right in front of her.
【1】As for children's smartphone ownership,many parents .
A．are confident in their decisions
B．have difficulty making a decision
C．usually respect their children's ideas
D．often ignore their children's requirements
【2】What does the author mean by saying "It's not black or white"？
A．White or black smartphones are all practical.
B．10-year-old kids can not tell right from wrong.
C．Smartphones can be properly owned by children.
D．It's unnecessary for children to have smartphones.
【3】What can be learned from Paragraph 3？
A．The smartphone is an issue rather than social media.
B．Rules for using smartphones are useless for children.
C．Children can use smartphones under certain conditions.
D．Children can do everything they want with a smart-phone.
【4】How do parents deal with the smartphone issue with children effectively？
A．By asking teachers to help persuade their children.
B．By communicating with children about their choices.
C．By giving children complete freedom to make their own decisions.
D．By allowing children to use smartphones and checking their secrets regularly.
24、A heart-stopping video shows that a group of hikers were able to keep their cool as a curious black bear approached them—and one even stayed composed enough to snap a selfie （自拍）.
The black bear pulls one of the women by the leg with its paws（爪子）,moving towards her across the path as she tries to remain completely still. When the frightening animal stands up on its legs to smell her, the fearless walker can be seen taking a photo with the wild animal as it breathes down her neck.
The incident is reported to have happened on a path in Chipinque Ecological Park, Mexico, and the clip （剪辑片段）has had millions of views since being shared on social media. With the bear particularly interested in one member of the group, another walker remains frozen with her back to the animal as she stares still into the trees.
A third can be seen nervously fearing as the bear begins to approach her and shakes her hand in fear, but it circles back around to check out the first hiker for a second time. It pushes her off balance with its head before twice pawing at her legs as onlookers shout to try and warn the bear off.
The woman remains fearless as the animal isn't into her and continues walking up the path, giving the group an opportunity to make a swift exit.
It was shared on Twitter by former basketball player Rex Chapman, getting 2.7 million views, with the caption: "Oh, my goodness. She's a rock."
【1】What does the underlined word "composed” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Afraid.
B．Confused.
C．Disappointed.
D．Calm.
【2】When did the woman take a photo with the bear exactly?
A．On seeing the black bear.
B．On the bear's pulling her leg.
C．On the bear's smelling her
D．On the bear's seeing her.
【3】Why did the bear leave?
A．It was frightened.
B．It was hungry.
C．It got injured.
D．It lost interest.
【4】From which is the text most probably taken?
A．A newspaper.
B．A health magazine.
C．A research report.
D．A brochure.
25、 I enjoy feeding birds in my garden. About three years ago, a baby chipmunk (花栗鼠) which I named Chip came to my garden. Over that summer, I watched it _______. The brown and black stripes(条状)on its back darkened. The next summer, the chipmunk was back, and I wondered whether it would _______ me to feed it by hand or let me pet it. Before Chip would come near, I'd _______ its favorite food, bend down and keep very _______. I'd leave my open hand _______， unmoving, so the animal would know I wouldn't _______it. I continued doing this for a few weeks.
_______， late in that second summer, Chip did show more trust. One day as I _______a seed with my fingertips, it got closer and _______ took the seed into its mouth. It never bit my fingers. I was ________ that Chip and I had made a breakthrough of trust.
After about two months of this ________， I went further. With my index finger, I ________ its back once gently. I'm not even sure Chip felt it, but it didn't ________. I then moved my two fingers slowly and gently over it. ________, Chip stayed calm, eating seeds, before running quickly back into the bush.
Today, the chipmunk comes out of hiding when I call its name, and lets me ________ its soft, silky body.
A friend once mentioned that after she ________ a dog, she noticed that her high blood pressure had return to ________ without medication, and she became calmer and could handle stress better. I think I, too, feel ________ from my interactions with Chip.
I've also developed a greater ________ for nature and its creatures and the opportunity to observe, protect and save wildlife. Most of all, I am amazed by the ________ of a tiny chipmunk to meet me halfway and to trust me.
【1】A.eat B.grow C.play D.jump
【2】A.praise B.beg C.inspire D.trust
【3】A.put off B.put up C.put down D.hang up
【4】A.anxious B.excited C.still D.curious
【5】A.in public B.in place C.in return D.in turn
【6】A.catch B.remove C.bite D.throw
【7】A.Initially B.Unusually C.Obviously D.Finally
【8】A.found B.planted C.offered D.produced
【9】A.carefully B.aggressively C.comfortably D.confidently
【10】A.ashamed B.delighted C.confident D.fortunate
【11】A.education B.discovery C.routine D.solution
【12】A.knocked B.brushed C.rocked D.touched
【13】A.run away B.rush out C.give away D.turn up
【14】A.However B.Again C.So D.Therefore
【15】A.admire B.support C.pet D.lift
【16】A.walked B.adopted C.adapted D.lost
【17】A.safety B.origin C.logic D.normal
【18】A.calmer B.faster C.quicker D.easier
【19】A.sympathy B.motivation C.mercy D.respect
【20】A.ability B.contribution C.memory D.comfort
26、假如你是李华，你从美国朋友Tom处借的一本书不慎遗失，请你给他写封电子邮件，内容要点如下：
1.表示歉意；2.解释原因；3.提出赔偿办法。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua