1、________ most people associate air pollution with outdoor sources, the WHO report says indoor pollution causes close to 4 million deaths a year.
A. If B. Now that
C. Since D. While
2、—Sorry, I missed your party yesterday because of an unexpected visitor.
—Actually, you________the party. It was canceled at the last moment.
A.didn’t need to attend B.needn’t have attended
C.shouldn’t have attended D.shouldn’t attend
3、---How much orange juice do you want?
---I want 、please.
A.a half bottle of B.half a bottle C.a bottle of half D.a bottle half of
4、I’ve been told that the medical team, _________ five doctors and ten nurses, _________ sent to the flood-stricken area.
A.consisting of; are to be B.is consisted of; will be
C.consisting of; is to be D.consisting with; will be
5、 They’ve moved to a different house_________their children can attend a better school.
A. in case B. so long as
C. so that D. even though
6、My brother advised me ______ in class.
A．pay attention to listen to the teacher
B．pay attention to listening to the teacher
C．to pay attention to listen to the teacher
D．to pay attention to listening to the teacher
7、After years of being homeless, the dog was finally ______ by a loving family.
A．affected
B．adopted
C．admitted
D．attracted
8、You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never workeD．
A． accustomed B． resigned
C． entitled D． Submitted
9、Of the six people injured in the crash, only two ________ .
A．cancelled
B．survived
C．attracted
D．published
10、Mr. Smith, _____ as a manager for many years, found it hard to be an ordinary clerk again.
A. worked B. having worked
C. to have worked D. working
11、Brown lay__________under the building for three days before he was finally found and rescued.
A.trapping B.having trapped C.being trapped D.trapped
12、He was about to set off________it rained.
A．the moment
B．when
C．while
D．as
13、The eagerly ________ sports meet for students and teachers will be held next month in SFLS.
A．approached
B．anticipating
C．anticipated
D．approaching
14、He found his new job challenging. (判断句子结构类型)
A．S+V
B．S+V+O
C．S+V+IO+DC
D．S+V+O+C
15、（2013江西高考）_________ one of you breaks the window will have to pay for it.
A．Whoever
B．Whatever
C．Whichever
D．Wherever
16、Mandela was generous with his time, Elias was grateful.
A. to which B. for which
C. which D. to whom
17、My mother’s health ______ under the pressure of a big project and she had to see the doctor.
A.broke up B.broke away C.broke out D.broke down
18、—You are not allowed to keep the magazine too long.
—Don’t worry. I just want to ________ it for some pictures.
A. refer to B. prefer to
C. look up in D. look into
19、—________ has made our city Dalian ________ she is today?
—It is the Party's policy that has made it take on a new look.
A．What; what
B．That; that
C．What; that
D．That; what
20、Mr Smith，______of the ______speech，started to read a novel.
A. tired；boring B. tiring；bored
C. tired；boring D. tiring；boring
21、“Cook for yourself like you would for a guest.” This advice comes from Claire Lower in an article for Lifehacker. It seems to be good advice for people who live alone and can’t be bothered to cook delicious food when there’s no one else to enjoy it. Yes, they can gorge themselves on popcorn and call it a night without fear of judgment, but Lower argues that this “wears on the soul” over time.
Every meal is a chance to work on good table manners, including the art of dinner conversation, eating tidily, and using cutlery properly. You can try to use nice dishes and real glasses in order to create an appealing atmosphere that encourages everyone to take the meal more seriously.
At the same time, it is a parental duty to cook a range of interesting and delicious meals to help train children for the unavoidable day when they actually are at a fancy restaurant or a friend’s house and faced with a strange soup, an unusual salad, or an unrecognizable main course. That way, they’ll know what to do and how to do it politely.
Eating gives shape and meaning to our days, not to mention flavour, nutrition and energy. Just as boring, repetitive meals wear on the soul, delicious ones can bring happiness, hopefulness, and peace. So, don’t give up on cooking well, whether it’s just for you or for a group of children, even if it’s just a few times a week and the dishes are simple. It does get easier and better, and you’ll learn to look forward to it.
【1】What can we infer from paragraph 1?
A．Food should be shared with friends.
B．Life without delicious food is boring.
C．Eating slowly is beneficial to our health.
D．Cooking well means being kind to ourselves.
【2】How do children benefit from parents bringing them various meals?
A．They will be good at cooking.
B．They could learn to be grateful.
C．They will behave politely at table.
D．They could enjoy their whole life.
【3】What does the author intend to do at last?
A．To advise people to enjoy life.
B．To call on people to value cooking.
C．To stress the importance of regular diets.
D．To show the way of cooking delicious meals.
【4】What would be the best title for the text?
A．Cook Like You mean It.
B．Have Meals on Time.
C．Learning to Cook Is a Very Simple Thing.
D．Taking Meals Seriously Is Everyone’s Duty.
22、Engineers and scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a unique solution to help people in these areas get clean drinking water.
They developed a low-cost gel film (凝胶膜) that can pull water from the air in even the driest climate (气候). Just one kilogram of gel can collect up to six liters of water in a dry climate. For those living in a climate with relative humidity (潮湿), one kilogram of gel can collect up to 13 liters of water a day. As the gel is so inexpensive and easy to make, it may offer a way of providing drinking water to countries with water shortages.
Researchers have harvested fresh water from fog and dew before, but that only serves areas with high humidity. Other attempts at pulling water from desert air require lots of energy and do not produce much. In fact, this gel is a big improvement from earlier water harvesting technologies. The maximum water harvested has been 5.87 liters in places with relative humidity. This new gel doubles this amount, uses no energy and is simple to operate.
“This new work is about practical solutions that people can use to get water in the hottest, driest places on Earth,” said GuihuaYu, professor at the Cockrell School of Engineering. “This could allow millions of people without access to drinking water to have simple, water generating devices (取水装置) at home that they can easily operate.”
“This is not something you need an advanced degree to use,” the paper’s lead author, Youhong “Nancy” Guo said. “It’s straightforward enough that anyone can make it at home if they have the materials.” Scientists are planning on making a thicker gel that will increase the production, making this technology a practicable solution to drought.
【1】What do we know about the gel film from paragraph 2?
A．It can increase the humidity of the air.
B．It can harvest drinking water from the air.
C．It has been widely applied in desert areas.
D．It costs lots of money and energy to produce.
【2】What is Guihua Yu’s attitude towards the new water-harvesting method?
A．Unconcerned.
B．Doubtful.
C．Objective.
D．Hopeful.
【3】What does the underlined word “straightforward” in last paragraph mean?
A．easy.
B．funny.
C．good.
D．cheap
【4】What will scientists plan to do next?
A．Develop a thicker gel.
B．Produce the gel on a large scale (规模).
C．Raise money for further research.
D．Teach people to make the gel at home.
23、Tips on Presentation Skills
Even with a snappy (漂亮的)opening, after 10 minutes, most audiences will lose 75 percent of their listening capacity. 【1】Effective speakers use a variety of presentation skills to deliver a message attractively all the time.
Effective speakers understand that wandering presentations are impossible to understand and are guaranteed to lose an audience. Behind every powerful speech is a solid outline matching with the goal of the presentation. One basic structure is an “open,body and close” approach. 【2】 If the goal is persuasion，Motivated Sequence (激励序列)is a technique of presenting information that involves an audience in both a problem and a solution.
【3】Practice and relaxation are the best ways to improve voice tone and pace. Being well prepared and relaxed can help a speaker deliver speech confidently. Not everyone is born a good presenter. Skills and techniques can be obtained by practice including an appealing voice tone at a proper speed when presenting.
Nonverbal communication, such as dress and gestures,can dramatically influence the acceptance of a presentation. A speaker's dress should match his audience and the significance of the event. For example, a speaker presenting to a corporate audience should wear a suit. Dress specifics will vary from speaker to speaker, but the key is choosing clothes that enhance(增加),not distract,from the message. 【4】
【5】 PowerPoint is a popular,but often misused,presentation technology. Like nonverbal communication,the key to PowerPoint success is designing slides to enhance,not take over,the presentation.
A．If used correctly,technology can help keep audience's interest.
B．This can't happen if a speaker is too worried about his/her own reaction.
C．If the goal is to inform,information may be structured by cause and effect
D．Voice tone and speed are well-known topics when it comes to presentation skills.
E．It means a speaker must work throughout the speech to draw listeners into the presentation.
F．Message acceptance is a two-way communication process and requires audience agreement.
G．And keep movement close to the body to ensure gestures are emphasizing key points but not distracting from the message.
24、New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.
But there are serious problems in big cities too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are some chances to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.
【1】Which is the best title for this passage?
A．Big cities
B．New York, London, and Paris
C．Exciting Places to live in
D．Serious Problems in Big Cities
【2】In big cities people can ________.
A．go to different kinds of museums
B．see all kinds of plays and films
C．buy things from all over the world
D．A，B，and C
【3】Which of the following is true?
A．Big cities are not safe and clean enough.
B．People can easily find a good place to live in a big city.
C．Living in a big city doesn't cost a lot.
D．All people like to live in big cities.
【4】In this passage the writer advises people ________.
A．to move to a big city
B．not to move to a big city
C．not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there
D．not to think too much about the problems before they move to a big city
25、I grew up in suburban Pittsburgh with my mother and 3 younger siblings. My mom was a single mother and ________ a minimum wage job, so we never had much, but that was OK, we made ________ meet.
In High School, I got a job at a local baker and started saving money for college. I was ________ into the University of Pittsburgh and received some scholarships that ________ my tuition. I couldn't afford the ________ because it was much to expensive for me. I put a mattress（床垫）on the floor of the old van（旅行拖车）from my home and slept there for the next 2 years.
The weather in Pittsburgh was ________ . Super hot and humid in summer and freezing cold and snowy in winter. Being homeless forced me to take ________ of everything the campus had to offer since I wanted to ________ as little time in my van as possible. I ________ spending most of my time throughout the week at the ________ studying and reviewing classroom material. The time I spent on study was more than I would have if I had the ________ in going home and switching on the TV or ________ asleep for hours in my room. This really helped me ________ in the classroom.
I also made a lot of new friends by meeting people ________ , attending speeches, plays and charities. Before college I would have considered myself ________ , I didn't really speak much ________ spoken to. But I moved out of my comfort ________ and did new things. I really developed a(n) ________ personality.
I really think that having to deal with all the ________ that I had to go through really made me into a better person. Now I have got a really good job and I've ________ been able to help my mother out a little bit. I just feels good!
【1】
A．worked
B．sought
C．offered
D．refused
【2】
A．points
B．days
C．wages
D．ends
【3】
A．entered
B．recommended
C．admitted
D．recognized
【4】
A．paid
B．covered
C．earned
D．assisted
【5】
A．meal
B．transport
C．housing
D．clothing
【6】
A．pleasant
B．awful
C．mild
D．changeable
【7】
A．note
B．use
C．charge
D．advantage
【8】
A．fold
B．handle
C．spend
D．conclude
【9】
A．gave up
B．ended up
C．got up
D．took up
【10】
A．library
B．van
C．dormitory
D．park
【11】
A．comfort
B．luck
C．abuse
D．effect
【12】
A．putting
B．taking
C．turning
D．falling
【13】
A．come to
B．fade away
C．stand out
D．break down
【14】
A．personally
B．economically
C．socially
D．academically
【15】
A．shy
B．easy-going
C．aggressive
D．talkative
【16】
A．since
B．once
C．if
D．unless
【17】
A．zone
B．home
C．space
D．circle
【18】
A．common
B．strange
C．gentle
D．outgoing
【19】
A．glories
B．struggles
C．aims
D．cycles
【20】
A．even
B．still
C．almost
D．never
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