1、I am writing to apply for a volunteer of the Chinese Painting Exhibition _______ next month.
A．to be held
B．being held
C．held
D．is to be held
2、He is always his excellent spoken English; while his sister takes her maths.
A. proud of; pride in B. proud in; pride in
C. proud of; pride in D. proud of; pride of
3、I can’t stand _______ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _______ talking while she works.
A. working; stopping
B. to work; stopping
C. working; to stop
D. to work; to stop
4、―What should I do with this passage?
―____ the main idea of each paragraph.
A. Finding out B. Find out
C. Found out D. To find out
5、While interacting with people in India, I was ________ to a way of life completely different from my own.
A. reduced B. exposed C. committed D. transferred
6、I’ll try my best to _____ the lost time.
A. make out B. make up of
C. make up D. make up for
7、—Dad, I don’t think Oliver the right sort of person for the job.
—I see. I’ll go right away and ________.
A.pay him back B.pay him off C.put him away D.put him off
8、We can also ___________ Gran and Gramps for an early dinner.
A.let out B.tease C.stop by D.pound on
9、Can you imagine the difficulty I have ______ the lost child?
A. found B. finding
C. to find D. been found
10、When I __________ the passage, it ends.
A．wind up
B．come across
C．deal with
D．go all out
11、The agreement________ between the two companies last week will come into effect soon.
A．to sign
B．to be signed
C．signed
D．signing
12、We________ have watched that thriller in the cinema, because we may have horrible dreams at night.
A．needn’t
B．shouldn’t
C．mustn’t
D．couldn’t
13、—Hi, Tom. The new iPad6 only cost me 150 dollars.
—Really? It was a real ______.
A. change B. bargain
C. trade D. business
14、She was good at physics ______ the fact that she found it boring.
A．despite
B．though
C．in spite
D．while
15、Only after a baby seal is pushed into the sea by its mother _____ to swim.
A．how will it learn
B．will it learn how
C．it will learn how
D．and it learns how
16、His _________ look suggested that he didn’t know how to fix the problem.
A．worried
B．worrying
C．to worry
D．unworried
17、It is estimated that 5G devices will be for commercial applications in China in 2020 with the issue of 5G licenses.
A.unique B.flexible C.mature D.delicate
18、Everything ___ into consideration, they believed themselves more and returned to their positions.
A．to take
B．taken
C．to be taken
D．taking
19、The matter has not yet been satisfactorily .
A. suffered B. spellbound
C. switched D. settled
20、Though________ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.
A．surprising
B．to surprise
C．being surprised
D．surprised
21、How the World’s Greatest Cities Got Their Nicknames
When you think of the world’s greatest cities, London, Paris and New York City probably come to mind. These much-loved cities also have famous nicknames. Do you know what they are and where they come from?
London: The Big Smoke
“The Big Smoke” was a popular nickname used by visitors to London in the 19th and 20th centuries. As they traveled into the city, they saw it through smog caused by coal burning in factories and homes.
The smoke pollution got so bad that it killed thousands of people over five days in 1952—an event that was called the Great Smog of London. It led to the government creating the Clean Air Act 1956, but even with cleaner air, the nickname stayed.
“The Big Smoke” can now also sometimes be used to refer to any large city.
Paris: The City of Love
We can’t be sure when people started calling Paris “The City of Love.” But many people think of French as “the language of love,” and books, music, movies and art all love to show us that Paris is where romance can be found. Just think of films like Midnight in Paris, French Kiss and Audrey Hepburn’s Love in the Afternoon, or famous love songs like Édith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose,” from her 1950 album Chansons Parisiennes—or Parisian Songs.
New York City: The Big Apple
The most famous nickname for New York City is probably “The Big Apple.” It’s believed to have become popular in the 1920s, when sports writer John J. Fitz Gerald started writing articles about horse racing called “Around the Big Apple”—a name he had heard stable workers use for the city’s race courses.
However, it wasn’t until a tourism campaign in the 1970s that the nickname became really well known as a name for the whole city.
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【1】Which city got its nickname because of an accident?
A．London.
B．Paris.
C．New York.
D．Any large city.
【2】If you are a romantic person, which city will like best?
A．The Big Apple.
B．The City of Love.
C．The Big Smoke.
D．The Red Rose.
【3】Where can we read this passage?
A．In a newspaper.
B．On the Internet.
C．In a brochure.
D．In an advertisement.
22、For young people with autism（自闭症），growing into adulthood can have its own challenges. But students at the non-profit educational program Exceptional Minds prove that autism can also mean special talents.
Madeline Petti is an example of how Exceptional Minds helps students with autism seek and reach their full potential. "I want the world to know that I like designing things and Exceptional Minds is a great place for me. ” Madeline is part of a new wave of digital effects artists. She is a young, talented student who has autism. She is learning all about the entertainment industry with Exceptional Minds， which provides vocational（职业的） training for young adults with autism.
Madeline has played video games since the 4th grade． She has also always loved watching animated（动画的） shows. But she said she had a torturous time learning in traditional settings. “I get bored easily when I’m just sitting there and people are talking around me. I’m not really personally devoted to the material. When you are not personally devoted, you have to force yourself to stay in the moment and pay attention. If you don’t have the motivation to force yourself, you are pretty much going off into your personal La La Land. ”
Exceptional Minds provided the right kind of learning environment for Madeline. More action, less talking. She said, “I like coming here because it’s so hands-on. We get shown examples or we will follow along with the directions. I guess we are doing more. ”
Ernie Merlan is an EM program director. He said, “The heart of our program is a full time three-year vocational program specifically for the entertainment industry. The program teaches the students not only the technical skills they need but the work readiness skills they need in order to get a job. So we focus on how they look and what their attitude is, and then work place conflict which we all have. ”
【1】What can be known about Madeline Petti?
A．She suffers from game addiction.
B．She has a talent for digital effects.
C．She is working in a local industry.
D．She dislikes designing things now.
【2】What does the underlined word "torturous" in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Hard.
B．Normal.
C．Long.
D．Devoted.
【3】How is Exceptional Minds different from traditional programs?
A．It is about entertainment.
B．It focuses more on action.
C．It is designed for children.
D．It is aimed at active talks.
【4】Why are Ernie Merlan’s words mentioned?
A．To show the benefits of his job.
B．To tell the program’s challenges.
C．To further introduce the program.
D．To stress the influence of attitude.
23、 Here are apps that can help you make a schedule and a budget, take better notes, organize a big project, and stay safe. Check out these apps to get a head-start on being on top of your life!
Flashcards Deluxe
Price: $3.99
Platform: IOS and Android
Flashcards can be a very effective way to study, and Flashcards Deluxe makes creating them very easy. You can input information right into the app, make cards with up to five sides, and even add pictures and sounds to cards. The app can be set to automatically turn off cards that you get correct so you can focus more on the ones you get wrong.
Circle of 6U
Price: free
Platform: Android, IOS
When you’re on a college campus, walking home late at night can be frightening. So, make sure to download Circle of 6U, which helps you feel more secure. Not only does it help you find your location, but it makes communicating with your trusted friends easier. Once you build a network of trusted contacts in the app, it lets you send a pre-edited group message, with your location, to all of them in two taps.
CampusBooks
Price: free
Platform: IOS, Android
The CampusBooks app helps you get the lowest price when you’re buying or renting textbooks, and helps you get the highest price when you’re ready to sell! If you need a book right away, you’ll be shown the closest stores and libraries that have your book in stock.
Dragon Dictation
Price: free
Platform: IOS
Dictating homework and emails to the Dragon Dictation app can save your time! You can send your dictation to a text, email, or paste it into any application. The included editor will suggest words, and the app will improve its accuracy over time as it gets to know your voice. It also works in many languages other than English.
【1】Which app can you choose for safety concern?
A．Flashcards Deluxe.
B．Circle of 6U.
C．CampusBooks.
D．Dragon Dictation.
【2】What can Dragon Dictation do?
A．It can add pictures to your email.
B．It can save your money on books.
C．It can correct your spelling mistakes.
D．It can understand your voice.
【3】Who is the text mainly intended for?
A．Students.
B．Librarians.
C．Businessmen.
D．Programmers.
24、Cynthia Rosenzweig was awarded the World Food Prize. She played a leading role in modelling (建模) the effects of climate change on food production. As a climate research scientist, she has spent much of the career explaining that global food production adapts to a changing climate.
Cynthia, who describes herself as a climate scientist, grew up in a village near New York, an area that led her to live in the country. She moved to Italy with her husband-to-be in her 20s and developed an interest in agriculture. After returning to the United States, she focused her education on agricultural science.
She worked as a graduate student at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in the early 1980s, when global climate models were beginning to show the effects of human related CO2 on the global climate. As the only team member studying agriculture, she researched the effect on food production and has been working since then to answer those questions. She completed the first experiment of how climate change will affect food production in North America in 1985 and globally in 1994.
Cynthia has studied how farmers can deal with climate change and how agriculture worsens the problem. For example, she wrote a research paper that said global agri-food systems create nearly one-third of the total global greenhouse gases caused by human activity. She added that greenhouse gases come from many parts of food production, including the clearing of forests for farmland.
【1】What helps Cynthia win the World Food Prize?
A．The great success in space research.
B．The important role in agricultural studies
C．The study of climate effects on food production
D．The scientific research on global climate change
【2】What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about Cynthia?
A．The research information.
B．The chief achievements
C．The family members.
D．The life experiences.
【3】Which of the following can best describe Cynthia?
A．Hard-working
B．Humorous.
C．Easy-going.
D．Graceful
【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Forests should make room for farmland.
B．Food production also affects climate change.
C．Farmers rely on climate for food production
D．Agriculture is the main source of greenhouse gas.
25、Tim was working in his office when he was asked to check on Tony. Feeling _______, Tony had taken himself off to a quiet meeting room to _______ . When a colleague (同事) found him, something was _______wrong.
When Tim walked into the _______, he saw Tony sitting in a chair, looking poorly and breathing very rapidly. He _______ that Tony was having a heart attack.
Tony was in his fifties and generally a _______ man. But the symptoms of a heart attack were there. He was sweating and _______to breathe. He was also complaining of chest pains, so Tim called for a(n)_______ .
Tim offered Tony an aspirin pill to _______ slowly, which can help to thin the blood and may help someone who is having a heart attack. He made sure that Tony continued to ________ in a comfortable position. For peace of mind, he asked a colleague to find an automated external defibrillator (自动体外除颤器), ________ Tony became unresponsive and stopped breathing. ________ he didn’t need to use it.
Tim continued to ________ Tony until the ambulance arrived and Tony was then taken to hospital where he had emergency surgery on his heart. Despite the ________ of the situation, Tony was saved and is now fully recovered.
“Without the first aid skills I learnt, I don’t know if I would have been so level headed when this happened.” Tim said when asked about his ________ actions.
【1】
A．disturbed
B．unwell
C．innocent
D．impatient
【2】
A．rest
B．hide
C．read
D．lie
【3】
A．probably
B．actually
C．morally
D．terribly
【4】
A．room
B．office
C．company
D．hospital
【5】
A．insisted
B．admitted
C．suspected
D．claimed
【6】
A．single
B．weak
C．healthy
D．hardworking
【7】
A．forgetting
B．struggling
C．stopping
D．longing
【8】
A．doctor
B．examination
C．surgery
D．ambulance
【9】
A．chew
B．taste
C．absorb
D．recover
【10】
A．move
B．sit
C．work
D．sleep
【11】
A．so that
B．or else
C．in case
D．as soon as
【12】
A．Hopefully
B．Normally
C．Gradually
D．Thankfully
【13】
A．encourage
B．monitor
C．support
D．tolerate
【14】
A．sadness
B．awareness
C．seriousness
D．madness
【15】
A．calm
B．brave
C．selfless
D．voluntary
26、现在，某英文报纸以“你最喜欢的运动”为话题征文，请你投稿。介绍一项你最喜欢的运动，谈一谈你是怎么喜欢上它的，以及你为什么喜欢这项运动。
提示词语：thing, keep fit, benefit, shape, relax
提示问题：●1. What is your favourite sport?
●2. How did you develop your love for the sport?
●3. Why do you like it?
My Favourite Sport
Sport is an important part of my daily life.
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