1、Seeing the happy ______ of students playing basketball there, I can’t help thinking of my school years.
A. view B. sign C. sense D. Scene
2、There is no waste, no _____and no environmental damage.
A.pollute B.polluting C.polluted D.pollution
3、John, read the text for us, ______?
A．does he
B．will he
C．do you
D．will you
4、They use computers to keep the traffic _________ smoothly.
A. being run B. run C. to run D. running
5、________her mother________she ran to her.
A．Hardly had the girl seen; when
B．Hardly the girl had seen; when
C．The girl had hardly seen; than
D．The girl had hardly seen; as
6、—Jack has spent an hour in the shoe shop.Hasn’t he decided which pair of shoes to buy?
—Maybe.Young as he is，he is________about his appearance.
A．special B．curious
C．particular D．serious
7、Once considered a of western culture, Valentine’s Day is becoming popular in China.
A．figure B．record C．sign D．symbol
8、It is ________that Tom agreed to take part in the sports meeting.
A．curious
B．obvious
C．anxious
D．delicious
9、Tom’s score on the test is the highest in the class. He _____.
A. should study last night
B. should have studied last night
C. must have studied last night
D. must study last night
10、—All the containers have been unloaded! Can it have been done by Frank?
—Impossible! He ________ his car last night.
A. has fixed B. had fixed C. would fix D. was fixing
11、Janice will come and meet her son, ____ late he arrives.
A. whenever B. wherever
C. however D. whoever
12、We have been very of their support.
A．capable
B．appreciative
C．true
D．typical
13、______, this cake, you' ll need 2 eggs, 175 g sugar, and 175 g flour.
A．Having made
B．Make
C．To make
D．Making
14、—________ exciting news it is! Disneyland in Shanghai has opened to the public!
—________. We plan to go there this summer holiday.
A．What an; So is it
B．What; So it is
C．How; So it is
D．How; So is it
15、It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area.
A. are being built B. were being built
C. was being built D. is being built
16、Don't forget to ask grandma that question,________?
A．will you
B．won't you
C．do you
D．don't you
17、 On top of the hill______, whose style dates back to the ages of the Song Dynasty.
A. there standing a temple B. does a temple stand
C. a temple stands D. stands a temple
18、This hill is ________ that small one.
A．four times high than
B．four time the height of
C．four times higher than
D．four times as higher as
19、The Farmers' Club is an organization for people involved in __________.
A.architecture B.agriculture C.astronomy D.academy
20、Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could ____ his oral English before going abroad.
A．improve
B．to improving
C．improving
D．to improve
21、As an old saying in China goes, “The days of the Sanjiu period are the coldest days.” “Sanjiu period”, which is in Minor Cold (小寒), refers to the third nine-day period (the 19th to the 27th day) after the day of the Winter Solstice (冬至). There are many different customs related to Minor Cold in China.
Eating hotpot
During Minor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather. Winter is the best time to have hotpot and braised mutton with soy sauce. But it is important to notice that too much spicy food may cause health problems.
Eating huangyacai
In Tianjin, there is a custom to have huangyacai, a kind of Chinese cabbage, during Minor Cold. There are large amounts of vitamins A and B in huangyacai. As huangyacai is fresh and tender, it is fit for frying, roasting and braising.
Eating glutinous rice (糯米饭)
According to tradition, the Cantonese eat glutinous rice in the morning during Minor Cold. Cantonese people add some fried preserved pork, sausages and peanuts and mix them into the rice.
Eating vegetable rice
In ancient times, people in Nanjing took Minor Cold quite seriously, but as time went by, the celebration of Minor Cold gradually disappeared. However, the custom of eating vegetable rice is still followed today. The rice is steamed and is incredibly delicious. Among the ingredients (原料), aijiaohuang (a kind of green vegetable), sausages and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing.
【1】What do we know about Minor Cold?
A．It lasts twenty-seven days.
B．The Sanjiu period is in this period.
C．It refers to the Winter Solstice.
D．It marks the first day of winter.
【2】How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice?
A．They fry and toast it.
B．They eat it for dinner.
C．They steam it with soy sauce.
D．They mix it with many other things.
【3】This text may be taken from the _________ column of a newspaper.
A．travel
B．culture
C．fashion
D．science
22、Let us suppose it is now about A.D. 2060. Let's make believe it is about 47 years from now. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.
Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of young and old.
What are people eating now? People are still eating food. They haven't yet started to take on heir(继承) supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power. They may some day. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.
Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet's surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good.
Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.
We are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.
Such would be our life in 2060.
【1】When was the passage written?
A. In about A.D. 2060 B. In about 1960
C. In about 2014 D. In about 2013
【2】According to the passage, what will be on the moon in about A.D. 2060?
A. Many other animals. B. Many tourists.
C. Many plants. D. A sea.
【3】The passage tells us that in 2060, ________ on the earth than now.
A. the crops are getting better
B. there are more pests
C. there are fewer people
D. there is less water
23、A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots (吉祥物) of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.
The mascots were known to the public on Sept.17, 2019 at a ceremony in Beijing. Beijing Mayor Chen Jining described them as lovely, unique, and awesome. He said they shows Chinese people’s longing for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in a visually attractive way and extends Chinese people’s hospitality to friends throughout the world.
The panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen, is the Olympic mascot. Colourful circles around its face symbolize skating tracks and 5G technology, according to the website of the Beijing organizing committee. “Bing, the Chinese word for “ice”, shows purity and strength, while Dwen Dwen means sincerity, liveliness, and health”, the website said. The choice of the iconic animal, considered the national treasure, is not a surprise to people in China. While many applaud Bing Dwen Dwen for its cuteness on social media, some are not favorably impressed by the lack of creativity in choosing a panda. The giant panda was one of the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and it was also the symbol for the Asian Games in Beijing in 1990.
“Today is an important step on a milestone in Beijing’s journey to make history as the first ever, in Olympic history, to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games,” International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said at the ceremony.
Based on a traditional red lantern, Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon creates a cheerful atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which will fall around the time of the Winter Games, the organizing committee said. It is sporting (穿戴) a yellow scarf, a circle of yellow doves around its head, and a traditional Chinese paper-cut. “Shuey” means snow in Chinese and “Rhon Rhon” means “inclusiveness” and “harmonization”, implying that the world civilizations communicate with each other and live in harmony, the committee said.
The two mascots were selected from more than 5800 submission from 35 countries.
【1】What does Chen Jining think of Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon ?
A．They represent the IOC.
B．They have great artistic value.
C．They show Chinese people’s warmth.
D．They have much room for improvement.
【2】Why are some people not satisfied with choosing Bing Dwen Dwen?
A．Because pandas are the national treasure.
B．Because it is too colourful for the Olympics.
C．Because its design is lacking in creativity.
D．Because a panda has ever been chosen as a mascot.
【3】What record will Beijing set after hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics ?
A．The most athletes joining in the event.
B．The first Asian city to host the Olympics.
C．The first city to host two editions of the Olympics.
D．The longest time in history.
【4】What can we learn about Shuey Rhon Rhon from the text ?
A．It is symbol of Chinese culture.
B．It is designed by a foreign artist.
C．It is a representative of competition
D．It is a mixture of 35 different cultures.
24、Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal clothes, and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）.
Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year's Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them！
【1】Which of the following can be the best title of the text?
A．Several different New Year traditions
B．The meaning of "Happy New Year!"
C．What to eat on New Year's Day
D．Why people dress up nicely on New Year's Day
【2】What do you know from the first two paragraphs？
A．Different cultures celebrate the beginning and ending of a year in the same way.
B．The Western people celebrate the New Year only by watching the sunrise.
C．People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times.
D．People hold parties, wear new clothes and drink champagne for a whole day.
【3】In some cultures, why do people throw things into rivers or oceans?
A．To bring good luck.
B．To forget everything.
C．To avoid bad luck.
D．To plan for the next year.
【4】Which of following is CORRECT if people want to escape bad luck and wish for good luck?
A．Families make big dolls filled with old clothes
B．Friends tell something special to each other
C．Some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D．Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year's Day
25、Digital Heaven
If you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? The ________ to keeping your body alive indefinitely still seem unbeatable, but some scientists think there is another ________ opened up by digital technology: creating a digital copy of your “self” and keeping that “alive” online long after your physical body has ________ to function.
________, the proposal is to clone a person electronically. Unlike the familiar physical clones — offspring that have ________ features as their parents, but that are completely separate organisms with a separate ________ life — your electronic clone would believe itself to be you. How might this be possible? The first step would be to map the brain.
How? One plan ________ the development of nanotechnology. Ray Kurzweil — one of the prophets (先知) of artificial intelligence — ________ that within two or three decades we will have nano transmitters that can be ________ into the bloodstream. In the capillaries of the brain they would line up alongside the neurons and ________ the details of the cerebral (大脑的) electronic activity. They would be able to ________ that information to a receiver inside a special helmet or cap, so there would be no need for any wires extending from the scalp (头皮).
As a further step, Ray Kurzweil also consider the nano transmitters being able to connect you to a world of virtual reality on the Internet, similar to what was depicted in the film ‘Matrix’. With the nano transmitters in place, by thought alone, you could log on to the Internet and instead of the pictures coming up on your screen they would play inside your mind. ________ sending your friends e-mails you would agree to meet up on some virtual tropical beach.
For Ray this would be, quite ________, heaven. Once you upload the brain onto the Internet and log on to that virtual world the body can be left to rot while your virtual self carries on playing Counter Strike forever.
Generations of Christians believed in Christ partly because his rebirth held out the ________ that we too might be able to enjoy life after death. But why wait for the Second Coming when you can have a shot of nanobots and upload your brain onto the Internet and live on as an immortal virtual surfer?
Who needs faith when you’ve got ________?
【1】
A．devotion
B．reference
C．obstacle
D．priority
【2】
A．possibility
B．challenge
C．pressure
D．judgment
【3】
A．revealed
B．adapted
C．preserved
D．ceased
【4】
A．In consequence
B．In effect
C．In contrast
D．In total
【5】
A．relevant
B．identical
C．distinctive
D．limited
【6】
A．creative
B．ambitious
C．previous
D．conscious
【7】
A．relies on
B．applies to
C．sums up
D．figures out
【8】
A．proposes
B．predicts
C．quotes
D．recognizes
【9】
A．processed
B．admitted
C．injected
D．turned
【10】
A．update
B．promote
C．arrange
D．detect
【11】
A．translate
B．transmit
C．transplant
D．transform
【12】
A．Regardless of
B．Aside from
C．Other than
D．Instead of
【13】
A．typically
B．literally
C．instantly
D．faithfully
【14】
A．strength
B．request
C．clue
D．promise
【15】
A．mind
B．soul
C．broadband
D．data
26、假如你是李华，你的外教Peter对中国饮食文化非常感兴趣，他想请你推荐一款中国传统餐饮，请给他写一封信，内容包括：
1.餐饮名称；
2.简要描述；
3.推荐理由。
注意：1.字数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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