1、The price of vegetables is now much ______ than ten years ago.
A.more higher B.more expensive C.dearer D.higher
2、I’m sure her problems have to _________ what happened when she was a child.
A.cope with B.do with C.agree with D.fill with
3、LiLei likes western food_____ his parents prefer Chinese food.
A．when
B．until
C．since
D．while
4、 --- Talking of travel, have you ever been to Chicago?
--- Yes. I _____ it twice while I was working in the US.
A. have visited B. visited
C. was visiting D. would visit
5、— Have you got a minute?
— Sorry, I ________ my work, and it will take a while.
A．just finish
B．am just finishing
C．have just finished
D．just finished
6、– You’re left the light on.
-- Oh, so I have. _____ and turn it off.
A．I’ll go
B．I’ve gone
C．I go
D．I’m going
7、Mary wanted to lie for her absence, but her inner voice told her _____.
A.not do it B.not to do C.not to D.do not to
8、Scientists are convinced ______ the positive effect of laughter ______ physical and mental health.
A. of；onB. by；in C. of；at D. on；at
9、The taxi ____ only hold six passengers. It is full. You____ take the next one.
A. may...may B. can...may
C. may...can D. must...can
10、The driver will be stopped at once if he or she is found _______ over the limited speed.
A. drive B. driving
C. to drive D. driven
11、I was born a warm spring afternoon of 1992. Now I am 16 years old.
A．at
B．in
C．on
D．to
12、To get promoted, I must _____ my colleagues, who are committed to their jobs.
A. take after B. take to C. take in D. take on
13、In our class,when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book ,it was a ________for everyone to stand up .
A. signal B. chance C. mark D. measure
14、Most green vegetables, ________ for too long, will lose nutrition.
A.if to be cooked B.if cooked C.if cooking D.if being cooked
15、Who _____ this book _____?
A. did; written B. was; written by
C. did; written D. was; written
16、When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, Lang Ping’s ________ was tested.
A．determination
B．destination
C．civilisation
D．impression
17、It is not until all the fish died in the river ________how serious the pollution was.
A. did the villagers realize B. that the villagers realized
C. the villagers did realize D. didn’t the villagers realize
18、It really matters _______ he treated the latest failure, for the examination is around the corner.
A. if B. that
C. why D. how
19、The poor boy seems ________ the news that his father died in the car accident for there is no sign of sorrow on his face.
A．not to be known
B．not to have received
C．to have not received
D．not to know
20、He told me to keep my health code at hand, and then________would be easier to get into the school.
A．it
B．all
C．this
D．which
21、At 81 years old, Jeanne Daprano is still pushing her body to the limit. She’s still running competitive races, breaking world records and taking on new challenges. “The thing I’m learning about aging is that it’s inevitable,” Daprano said. “I’m not going to escape it. There are two ways to go: You can either press on or give up.”
Daprano grew up in Iowa. Then, she moved to California. As a primary school teacher, she began running in order to keep up with her student. “I was known as a running teacher,” she said. “I had my students do fitness before we studied in the morning and then throughout the day.” Then she began running competitively with 5K and 10K road races before moving to the track. She is now the world record holder in the women’s 75-year-old age group 400 meters and 800 meters. “When I get to the final finish line, I want this body to be worn out. I’m not doing this to live to be 100. I’m doing this to be the best I can be today.”
After moving to Atlanta about a decade ago, Daprano met fitness trainer David Buer. Ever since, she’s been coming to his gym, where he tailors workouts for Daprano’s specifc needs. “When she came to me, she was pushing 70 years old,” Buer said. “I’ve worked with other individuals Jeanne’s age, but she came to me with different goals. She had a unique drive and passion — not just a passion for fitness or athletics but for life in general.”
Last February, Daprano took on a new challenge: her first indoor rowing competition. In classic fashion, she broke the world record in the 80-to-84 age group, rowing 2,000 meters in 9:23:7. For those hoping to either start getting in shape or stay in shape for a long time, she offers this advice: Listen to your body. What are you passionate about? How are you going to keep physically fit and mentally fit? Start where you are. Don’t look ahead or compare yourself to somebody else.
【1】What does the underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Invisible.
B．Abnormal.
C．Impossible.
D．Unavoidable.
【2】Daprano started her life as a runner when _____________.
A．working at a primary school
B．taking fitness training classes
C．volunteering in a 5K road race
D．moving to California from Iowa
【3】What might be Buer’s first impression of Daprano?
A．She was a qualified teacher.
B．She was an unusual woman.
C．She was too old to run a race.
D．She was hard to get along with.
【4】What does Daprano suggest we do?
A．Run right now.
B．Live and learn.
C．Follow your heart.
D．Be a good listener.
22、When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood. When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and then, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.
I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.
The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.
【1】What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?
A. To save more lives. B. To build a forest.
C. To make a lot of money. D. To study plants.
【2】One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.
A. he often talked to the trees
B. he kicked the trees heavily
C. he never watered the trees
D. he buried the leaves around the roots
【3】What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. Trees are not as weak as we think.
B. Difficulty is necessary for growth
C. Planting trees is good for the environment.
D. We should listen to others’ advice.
23、2021 Monday Concert Series Guarantee Your Seat(s) for the Entire Season!
New 2021 Monday Night Concert Series Packages go on sale, Friday, January 1 and Individual Shows Tickets go on sale, Wednesday, January 6. These tickets will be available for purchase online.
Prices for the 2021 Packages for 6 times:
Rows A — D = $150.00 per person ($25.00)
Rows E — Q = $144.00 per person ($24.00)
Individual Ticket Price: $26.00
For additional information, please contact Nancy Planck at 520-393-2911, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00 am to 5:00 am.
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Show
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Ticket Price: $40.00
A bus trip will be provided for the Car Show in Scottsdale. The bus boards at the Madera Clubhouse South Parking Lot at 5:30 am and departs at 6:00 am. The Car Show will last from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Please feel free to bring your own coffee and breakfast for the trip as the Coffee Bar is not open that day. Water will be available for the trip.
Vintage Hollywood
Monday, March 1, 2021
Ticket Price: $30.00
Limit of 10 tickets per order
Don’t miss out on the party of the century as the Ballroom Dance Company will host their impressive event Vintage Hollywood at 4:00 pm in the Madera Clubhouse. The Ballroom dancers will be teaching dances like the swing, Charleston and foxtrot. No partner or previous dance experience is needed. Just be sure to dress to impress and get ready to have some fun.
【1】How much could you save in all if you buy the 2021 Packages for Rows E — Q?
A．$3.
B．$4.
C．$6.
D．$12.
【2】What do visitors have to do if they go and visit the Car Show by bus?
A．Bring water for the bus trip.
B．Eat lunch at the Coffee Bar.
C．Get on the bus before 6:00 am.
D．Reach the Madera Clubhouse at 8:00 am.
【3】What’s special about the Vintage Hollywood?
A．It provides four tickets per order at most.
B．It offers dance instructions to participants.
C．It has the lowest ticket price among the three.
D．It requires previous dancing experience on the Swing.
24、A team of engineers at Harvard University is trying to create the first robotic fly. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Its small wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.
“The difficulty with a project is that we have none of its components(部件) and so we have to develop them all by ourselves,” said Robert Wood, a Harvard engineering professor.
They created a series of systems to start and make the robotic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of interdependences(相互依赖) on every component. Each of the components has to perform well, and then has to be matched well to each other,” said Wood.
While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small off-board(外接的) power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform information-gathering work at rescue sites(营救现场), in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield.
Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-size. Yet, the power, sensing and computer technologies on board could have much wider use. “You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead, he said. So there are a lot on technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us to go on.”
【1】What is the typical feature of the robotic fly?
A．It’s automatic.
B．It’s quite powerful.
C．It’s controllable.
D．It’s very small.
【2】We can infer from the passage that the robotic flyer can________.
A．help do farm work
B．gather information in the battle
C．fly at a very high speed
D．answer many scientific questions
【3】What is Wood’s idea about the robotic fly according to the last paragraph?
A．It has wide practical uses.
B．It is highly questionable.
C．It gives scientists interest in flying machines.
D．It points to a new direction in studying biology.
【4】What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Harvard’s Study in the Field of Insects
B．Robotic Fly—a Copy of Real Life Insect
C．An Interesting insect—Robotic Fly
D．A big discovery in Engineering Science
25、 It was a cloudy day in Northern Ontario when Terry Fox ran his last miles.
He had started out strong that morning and felt _________. The roadside was _________ with people shouting, “Don’t give up, you can make it!” which _________ him and lifted his spirits. But after 18 miles he started coughing and felt a _________ in his chest.
Terry knew how to deal with the pain. He’d run through it as he always had before; he’d simply keep going until the pain went away.
For 3,339 miles, he’d run _________ six cities and now was two-thirds of the way home. He’d run close to a marathon a day, for 143 days. His left leg was strong but his right was a mere stump (假肢). He’d _________ the leg to cancer when he was 18.
His run, the Marathon of Hope, as he called it, a(n) _________ across Canada was his way of repaying a debt. He ran through ice storms and summer heat, against _________ winds of such speed that he couldn’t move, through fishing areas and Canada’s biggest cities. Though people were calling him a _________, he still saw himself as simple little Terry Fox, from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, __________ in everything but determination.
Terry believed that he had won his __________ against cancer, and he wanted to raise money, $1 million perhaps, to fight the disease. There was one more important purpose of his marathon: a man is not less because he has lost a leg, indeed, he may be __________. Certainly, he showed there were no __________ to what an amputee (被截肢者) could do.
He __________ people’s attitude towards the disabled, and he showed that __________ cancer had taken away his leg, his spirit was unbreakable.
A．proud
B．cheerful
C．confident
D．patient
A．crowded
B．equipped
C．covered
D．tracked
A．praised
B．excited
C．impressed
D．encouraged
A．anger
B．pain
C．shame
D．fear
A．around
B．by
C．through
D．in
A．lost
B．harmed
C．broken
D．injured
A．experiment
B．performance
C．adventure
D．struggle
A．distant
B．mild
C．soft
D．strong
A．loser
B．star
C．fool
D．hero
A．special
B．usual
C．average
D．excellent
A．warning
B．fight
C．suffering
D．quarrel
A．more
B．less
C．much
D．little
A．stops
B．possibilities
C．expectations
D．limits
A．changed
B．reminded
C．adopted
D．exchanged
A．after
B．since
C．unless
D．while
26、书面表达
在英语课堂上，你喜欢你的老师上课时只用英语，还是英语汉语兼用？请你围绕“How do you prefer your English classes to be taught? In English only, or in both English and Chinese?”这个话题，写一篇100-120词的英语短文。
注意：1．只选择一种授课形式；2．请以具体事例阐述你选择的理由。
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