1、According to the results, voters' opinions differ on a variety of ________ issues, such as gun control, illegal immigration and so on.
A．nonessential
B．controversial
C．financial
2、Although this kind of vegetable tastes , yet it is rich in nutrition and good for your health.
A. bitter B. bitterly
C. delicious D. deliciously
3、Of equal importance________good habits, useful skills and a positive attitude.
A．be
B．being
C．is
D．are
4、Advertisements always ________ the advantages and functions of the products.
A．exaggerate
B．dominate
C．designate
D．transplant
5、They produced two reports, ______ of which contained any useful suggestions.
A．either
B．all
C．none
D．neither
6、 My headache _____ me．I thought it was going away, but it’s getting worse and worse．
A．kills
B．is killing
C．was killing
D．killed
7、It’s required that the football match _____ put off ___ the bad weather.
A. be; because of B. would be; due to
C. was; thanks to D. was; owing to
8、He is the most excellent student in our class, and he always ______ himself in his studies.
A. buries B. hides
C. covers D. leaves
9、I thought it hard to complete the project at first, but I __________ my mind.
A. change B. have changed
C. had changed D. would change
10、—Linda，the phone in your office can't be connected all the time. Why?
—Oh，sorry，Miss Miles. The service________since last Wednesday.
A．has been stopped
B．has stopped
C．was stopped
D．had stopped
11、Finally, I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for my grandma __________ the fact that she had developed cancer.
A. In favor of B. in possession of
C. in view of D. in charge of
12、Negotiators are due to meet later today to________ a solution to this issue.
A．work with
B．work out
C．check in
D．check out
13、The proposal ________ over the last month, so it will be carried out the next month.
A．has been gone off
B．has gone off
C．has been gone through
D．has gone through
14、It is very ________ that she will ring me tonight.
A. likely B. possibly C. probably D. perhaps
15、December 25 is the day ______ westerners celebrate as their Christmas day.
A.in which B.one
C.that D.as
16、The teacher suggested to us that every minute should be made use of ___ our spoken English.
A.to improve B.improve
C.improving D.being improved
17、As for your complaint about the defective shoes, sir, I will speak to the person _______ and ask him either to give you another pair or to give your money back.
A．in charge B. in return
C. in search D. in trouble
18、He would never forget the time they first met. It was five years ago he was introduced to the whole class as a new student. Since then the good time they spent together have always stayed in his heart.
A.when, when, / B.that, that, /
C.that, when, when D.when, that, when
19、--- I ____for London to attend a meeting tomorrow. The plane always ____at 10:20 am every day.
--- Have a good journey!
A.am leaving; leaves B.leave; leaves
C.am leaving; is leaving D.leave; is leaving
20、Where did you find the professor who delivered the welcome speech yesterday?
-It was in the hall________ students often had a meeting.
A．where
B．which
C．that
D．when
21、A new course on world heritage and its conservation offers a good opportunity for the young people to learn about the legacy(遗产) of humanity and gain a sense of responsibility to help protect the planet we live on.
According to a world heritage education programme jointly launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and China's Ministry of Education, the course will first be offered at several schools in Beijing before being included as a mandatory course (必修课) for high school students nationwide.
The new course covers photos, slide shows and documentaries on the magnificence of the world heritage sites. The class aims to tell children what world heritage is and why and how it should be protected. A total of 177 nations, including China, have signed the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Listed are 754 sites all over the world, of which 29 are in China—the third most after Spain and Italy. Currently, protection of the country's cultural and natural resources leaves much to be desired. Education is undoubtedly the best way to cultivate people's sense for protecting cultural and natural resources.
The introduction of such a programme in Chinese classrooms will certainly help our young people realize the significance of common heritage, learning about world heritage sites, the history and traditions of different cultures, ecology, and the importance of protecting biological and cultural diversity.
More importantly, it will help cultivate a sense of responsibility in the minds of young participants. This is critical in protecting these cultural and natural legacies, as well as our living environment and the limited resources for sustainable development.
【1】Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The world heritage education programme was jointly launched by the United States and China's Ministry of Education.
B. The course will first be offered at all the schools in Beijing.
C. Protection of the country's cultural and natural resources has been perfect thanks to people's efforts.
D. China ranks high among the countries with 29 sites listed on the list.
【2】What can you expect to learn at the class?
A. What world heritage is.
B. Why we should protect world heritage.
C. How world heritage should be protected.
D. All of the above.
【3】The underlined word "cultivate" in the third paragraph probably means " ".
A. distribute B. exploit
C. develop D. improvise
【4】What's the purpose of the passage?
A. To inform us of the reason for protecting the heritage.
B. To tell us the way to protect the heritage.
C. To tell us a new course.
D. To tell us heritage preservation starts with education.
22、阅读理解。
Your kids learn a lot from their friends — things you can't teach them, no matter how much you want to.
Probably the most important thing kids learn is how to have peer relationships. As a parent, you can't do this, because you and your child aren't equals.
For example, when you're sitting on your family room floor and your very young child asks you to pass him the blocks, you probably hand them right over. If your child is sitting with a peer and asks the same thing, though, he might not get what he wants.
To succeed, your child will need to learn strategies for getting what he wants. For example, he might simply yank(猛拉) the toy out of his friend's hand. If he does that, he may learn that it's not the best way of getting what he wants because it leads to fighting and timeouts. The successful child will learn that he needs to negotiate a trade, to wait patiently, or to find something else equally fun to play with.
Friends also provide emotional support, something that is part of the foundation of healthy adulthood. You can't be with your child on the elementary school playground or at the high school dance. Your child's friends will be the ones to stick_up_for her, to include her in games, and later, to tell her she looks great even if her lousy prom (糟糕的舞会) date wanders off instead of dancing with her.
Friends also help your children learn. Friends solve problems together, imitate each other, and pass on knowledge.
Some experts believe that the single biggest predictor of your child's success later in life is her ability to make friends. In fact, they claim it's even more important than IQ and grades.
This doesn't mean that the kids who are most popular in school do the best later on in life. What matters is not the number of friends a child has but rather the quality of the relationships.
This is good news for those of us who hate to think that popularity really is the Holy Grail of childhood and adolescence. While it's true that popularity has many advantages, and that many popular kids really are nice people — and not just the best dressed or best looking — it's better to have a few good friends than to have the admiration of the masses.
【1】By giving the example in Paragraph 3, the author wants to show that ________.
A．kids can learn how to deal with the relationships when they stay with their peers
B．parents should spend more spare time playing with their kids
C．kids should learn how to be polite when they ask their parents for help
D．parents can teach their kids how to be good members in the modern society in their daily life
【2】What does the underlined phrase “stick up for” in the fifth paragraph mean?
A．Envy. B．Oppose.
C．Support. D．Ignore.
【3】In the author's opinion, ________ is more important than being popular for kids.
A．getting high grades
B．having some real friends
C．developing a good habit
D．knowing how to dress themselves up
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．How to Bridge the Generation Gap
B．What It Takes to Be a Good Friend
C．Why Friends Are Important
D．How to Be Popular in School
23、 Record fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have been grabbing global headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will aggravate climate change crisis and threaten biodiversity (生物多样性).
As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called "the lungs of the world". It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million local people. The vast rainforest plays an important role in the world's ecosystem because they absorb heat instead of it being reflected back into the atmosphere. They also store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, ensuring that less carbon is released, mitigating the effects of climate change.
"Any forest destroyed is a threat to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity," Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic. "The overwhelming threat is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere," he stressed. "In the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon mu:st be protected/5 U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August this year from a year ago. A total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first eight months of 2019, up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018, INPE said. "We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months," Carlos Nobre, a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has transcended (超出)Brazil's borders, reaching Peruvian, Paraguayan and Bolivian regions.
【1】Which of the following best explains "mitigating” underlined in Paragraph 2?
A.Worsening. B.Causing. C.Easing. D.Benefiting.
【2】What can we learn from Thomas's and Antonio's words?
A.The biodiversity makes the rainforest unique.
B.The rainforest fires result in serious consequences.
C.The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires.
D.The dry weather leads to the rainforest fires.
【3】Why does the author list the numbers in Paragraph 4?
A.To present the reduction of rainforest areas.
B.To show the influence of forest fires.
C.To explain the process of the research.
D.To prove the importance of rainforest.
【4】Which section of a magazine is this text probably taken from?
A.Sports and music. B.Science and technology.
C..Business and culture. D.Nature and geography.
24、Would you like to read books in your free time? Here are four books you really should read.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
It works perfectly as a book for teens. Set at an unspecified date in Earth’s future, the novel presents two conflicts between humankind and the Formics, an alien species they call the “buggers”. In preparation for the third conflict, children, including the novel’s leading character, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, are trained from a very young age.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
McCarthy is one of our greatest living prose (散文) stylists. His novel, The Road, which was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and in which a father and young son struggle to survive, is made all the more impressive by its briefness.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
For decades, almost every good book about disaffected adolescents was compared to The Catcher in the Rye, but none has matched the original. Salinger had his finger on the pulse of a generation in a way that few writers can match, and he broke with tradition by writing in a colloquial (口语的) voice.
Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olsen
You might not have heard of Olsen, but her 1961 story collection Tell Me a Riddle was one of the first to chronicle (按事件顺序记载) the lives of working-class women. Olsen opened a window onto a world not often seen before in American literature and influenced a generation of women writers, including Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and Alice Walker.
【1】What kind of book is Ender’s Game?
A．A love story.
B．A story collection.
C．A folk tale.
D．A science fiction.
【2】Which of the following won its author the Pulitzer Prize?
A．The Road.
B．Ender’s Game.
C．Tell Me a Riddle.
D．The Catcher in the Rye.
【3】Who had an important effect on female writers?
A．J.D. Salinger.
B．Cormac McCarthy.
C．Tillie Olsen.
D．Orson Scott Card.
25、 It is closing in on my 54th birthday as I write this and I am reminded of a wonderful quote(语录), “What a wonderful life I've had. I only wish I'd realized it sooner. ” I was so blessed to grow up the way I did. I was_______by a loving family. I seemed to have all of_______as my playground: I took walks in the woods and went swimming in the lake every day during the summer. I did well in school and_______ friendships that I still have to this day. I was fortunate enough to go to college and learned so much there.
My life had its share of _______ too. I married young and struggled financially for years to support my family. Two of my three children were severely sick. And I realized that they would need to be _______ for the rest of their lives here. However, raising them brought so much learning, laughter and_______ into my soul. In the end they became the greatest _______ in my life.
Still, it took me a long time to realize this. I spent years making the _______ so many of us here make. I constantly_______what my life would be like if only my life's circumstances were ________.In the end I wasted so many days looking for a ________that never came and not enjoying the “present” I had ________ me. It took me years to see that where you are is not as important as who you are and that ________ living with love can bring you more joy than anything else in this life.
It is never too ________ to realize how wonderful your life is. Always remember this ________ is God's gift to you. And how you live it is your gift to God.
【1】A.observed B.changed C.assessed D.surrounded
【2】A.atmosphere B.air C.nature D.equipment
【3】A.studied B.formed C.lost D.doubted
【4】A.memories B.discoveries C.discussions D.problems
【5】A.picked out B.looked after C.learned from D.given up
【6】A.care B.honesty C.respect D.love
【7】A.symbols B.hobbies C.blessings D.challenges
【8】A.mistake B.record C.story D.plan
【9】A.wrote B.showed C.announced D.imagined
【10】A.different B.controversial C.annoying D.complex
【11】A.history B.past C.future D.present
【12】A.in front of B.apart from C.far from D.other than
【13】A.rarely B.immediately C.eventually D.simply
【14】A.simple B.late C.strange D.bad
【15】A.life B.experience C.choice D.schedule
26、假如你的英国朋友John对中国的传统美食很感兴趣，请你写个E-mail向他简单介绍中国传统美食--饺子，包括如下内容：
1．历史：大约1500年
2．文化习俗：新年食物，家庭团聚，好运象征
3．做法：蒸、煎、煮等
注意：1．词数100左右
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3．象征 symbolize vt. 蒸 steam 煎 fry
Dear Joan，
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua