1、— Will the match be cancelled because of the bad weather?
— No. Whether rain or shine, the match will be held as ______.
A．schedules
B．scheduling
C．scheduled
D．to schedule
2、If you can’t trust your friend to have a relationship with another person you consider a friend, it’s a clear ______ of a problem in your friendships.”
A. disappearance B. symbol
C. symptom D. settlement
3、We will be posting a series of __________ regularly form now on so those who read our posts won’t be concerned about us.
A．issues
B．updates
C．descriptions
D．schedules
4、The salesman reminded the customers that when using the machine, they needed to refer to the in case of any accidents.
A．expressions
B．directions
C．negotiations
D．explanations
5、Heavy smog blankets Beijing． ,city authorities start using its new smog warning system．
A．In turn B．In time
C． In response D． In return
6、I bought my mother a present and wished to give her a surprise on her birthday, but my father____the secret.
A. put away B. put off C. gave away D. gave off
7、If you go to Mount Tai, you will find it more magnificent than commonly _______.
A．supposing
B．supposed
C．to suppose
D．suppose
8、Lily hoped she would pass her driving test at the first _____.
A．aspect
B．attack
C．effort
D．attempt
9、I didn't mean________you, but I had promised Jim that I wouldn't tell you where he had been.
A．having cheated
B．cheating
C．to cheat
D．to be cheated
10、Mark has lived in China for many years, yet he still can't ________ himself to the Chinese customs.
A. observe B. adapt
C. lead D. devote
11、He often dreams about going back to the village he grew up .
A．that B．where C．in where D．when
12、________ the internet, a blog seized my eyes that human footprints might ________ the ecosystem.
A．When I surfed; sharpen
B．When I was surfing; threaten
C．While surfing; sharpen
D．I surfed; threaten
13、Going camping in the desert will not be enjoyable __________ you are well prepared.
A. because B. when
C. unless D. until
14、I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _____!
A. bites his tongue B. saves his skin
C. steals my thunder D. pulls my leg
15、He has given me so much help that I really want to do some for him __________.
A. in turn B. by turns
C. in return D. in answer
16、Always read the ______ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanations B. instructions
C. descriptions D. introductions
17、He failed to supply the facts relevant ________the case in question.
A. for B. with
C. to D. of
18、The boy seldom helps his parents with the housework; ________.
A．nor does his sister
B．so his sister does
C．neither his sister does
D．so does his sister
19、Some students take ________ for granted that they can learn English well so long as they do many exercises.
A. this B. that C. it D. them
20、With our country entering an aging society, ______ the retirement age is probably unavoidable.
A.having delayed B.delaying C.being delayed D.to be delayed
21、The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.
“My, you’re tall,” he said.
Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.
I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.
Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.
It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”
So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me. “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...
【1】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.
B．Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.
C．The writer is always confident with herself.
D．Carlos always makes fun of the writer.
【2】From the passage, we can conclude _______________.
A．Carlos is as tall as the writer
B．Carlos fell love with the writer later
C．the writer is very tall
D．Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later
【3】What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?
A．Handsome and proud
B．Humorous and confident
C．Diligent and helpful
D．Hardworking and popular
【4】What’s the best title of the passage?
A．A girl and a boy.
B．My shortcomings.
C．My helpful classmates.
D．A change in my life.
22、
China has recently been faced with serious issues of product safety. In Panama，it is said that medicine made with a poisonous chemical sickened some people.A Chinese company had identified it as diethylamide glycol(乙二醇)，a lowcost substitute commonly used in automobile antifreeze(防冻剂)．
Some countries have banned Chinesemade toothpaste containing diethylamide glycol. China has now told companies to discontinue its use，even though it says the toothpaste is safe. Another industrial chemical，melamine，was found in wheat flour used to make pet food in North America.
Thousands of dogs and cats became sick.
The United States has restricted some imports of Chinese seafood because they contained banned substance. And questions have been raised about other products，including children's toys covered with lead paint.
Chinese officials promised to provide the European Union，the biggest trading partner，with detailed reports on enforcement efforts against unsafe goods.
Meglena Kuneva，commissioner(理事) for consumer protection of the European Union said China should have kept its promise.
China recently closed three companies linked to the Panama and the pet food scare. And it dismissed the former head of its food and drug administration. He was found guilty of corruption(腐败)for approving unsafe drugs. This week，a conference of the State Council approved a proposed special measure on the supervision of food safety. The Xinhua News Agency said it calls for stronger controls over producers，greater responsibilities for government and more serious punishment for illegal activities.
But Chinese officials have accused some foreign media of overstating problems with goods made in China. They say food imports from the United States also fail inspection sometimes. Next week，American and Chinese food safety officials are planning to hold 5 days of meetings in Beijing to discuss cooperation.
【1】How many cases with safety problems are mentioned in the passage?
A．Six. B．Five. C．Four. D．Three.
【2】How was Panama case dealt with afterwards?
A．Three companies linked to it were closed down.
B．The former head of food and drug administration was removed from his position.
C．More serious punishment was conducted for leaders linked to it.
D．Both A and B.
【3】It can be implied but not clearly stated that________.
A．Chinesemade toothpaste is safe
B．the safety of “Made in China” is doubted
C．there are safety problems with one more Chinese products
D．stronger control over Chinese products is in need
【4】The passage is mainly about________.
A．China is facing product safety problems
B．more controls are taken of Chinese goods
C．overstated problems with Chinese goods
D．China is losing its trade partners
23、Over the past half-century, scientists have settled on two reasonable theories related to baby talk. One states that a young child’s brain needs time to master language. The second theory states that a child’s vocabulary level is the key factor. According to this theory, some key steps have to occur in a logical sequence before sentence formation occurs.
In 2007, researchers at Harvard University, who were studying the two theories, found a clever way to test them. More than 20,000 internationally adopted children enter the U.S. each year. Many of them no longer hear their birth language after they arrive, and they must learn English more or less the same way infants(婴儿) do. International adoptees don’t take classes or use a dictionary when they are learning their new tongue. All of these factors make them an ideal population in which researchers could test these competing theories about how language is learned.
Neuroscientists Jesse Snedeker, Joy Geren and Carissa Shafto studied the language development of 27 children adopted from India between the ages of two and five years. These children began learning English at an older age than US natives and had more mature brains. Even so, just as American-born infants, their first English sentences consisted of single words. The adoptees then went through the same stages as typical American-born children, though at a faster clip. The adoptees and native children started combining words in sentences when their vocabulary reached the same sizes, further suggesting that what matters is not how old you are or how mature your brain is, but the number of words you know.
This finding—that having more mature brains did not help the adoptees avoid the baby talk stage—suggests that babies speak in baby talk not because they have baby brains, but because they have only just started learning and need time to gain enough vocabulary. Before long, the one-word stage will give way to the two-word stage and so on. Learning how to chat like an adult is a gradual process.
But this finding also raises an even older and more difficult question. Adult immigrants who learn a second language rarely achieve the same proficiency in a foreign language as the average child raised as a native speaker. Researchers have long suspected there is a “critical period” for language development, after which it cannot proceed with full success to fluency. Yet we still do not understand this critical period or know why it ends.
【1】What is the writer’s main purpose in Paragraph 2?
A．To argue that culture affects the way children learn a language.
B．To give reasons why adopted children were used in the study.
C．To reject the view that adopted children need two languages.
D．To justify a particular approach to language learning.
【2】What does the Harvard finding show?
A．Language learning takes place in ordered steps.
B．Some children need more conversation than others.
C．Children with more mature brains skip baby talk stage.
D．Vocabulary makes little difference to sentence formation.
【3】When the writer says “critical period”, he means a period when_______.
A．children start to learn a second language
B．immigrants want to learn another language
C．adults need to be taught by native speakers
D．language learners may achieve native-like fluency
【4】What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．What is baby talk.
B．Why babies learn a second language easily.
C．What affects children’s language development.
D．How children expand their vocabulary gradually.
24、A taxi driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Motivational speakers charge thousands of dollars to give training to company executives and staff. It cost me a $12 taxi ride.
I had flown into Dallas for the purpose of calling on a customer. Time was limited and my plan included a quick turn-around trip from and back to the airport. A spotless taxi pulled up. The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated before he closed the door. As he got in the driver’s seat, he mentioned that the neatly-folded Wall Street Journal next to me was for my use. He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy. I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, “Obviously you take great pride in your work. You must have a story to tell.”
“You bet,” he replied, “I used to be in Microsoft. But I got tired of it, thinking my best would never be good enough. I decided to find my position in life where I could feel proud of being the best I could be. I knew I would never be a rocket scientist, but I love driving cars, helping people and feeling like I have done a full day’s work and done it well. I thought about my personal strengths and ... wham! I became a taxi driver. One thing I know for sure, to be good in my business I could simply meet the expectations of my passengers. But, to be GREAT in my business, I have to go above the customer’s expectations! I like both the sound and the return of being ‘great’ better than just getting by being ‘average’.”
【1】What does the writer really want to say in Paragraph 1?
A．The writer thought the driver motivational.
B．The writer benefited a lot from the ride.
C．The writer was over charged for the ride.
D．The writer paid less for the ride.
【2】What caused the writer’s curiosity about the taxi driver?
A．His wonderful CD.
B．His touching speech.
C．His high-quality service.
D．His neatly-folded journal.
【3】From the last paragraph we know that the taxi driver .
A．is enthusiastic about his work
B．expects much from his work
C．thinks too highly of himself
D．goes above his own expectations
【4】Which of the following isthe taxi driver likely to agree?
A．Being great is a must in life.
B．Life is not easy for all of us.
C．Don’t expect too much in life.
D．Every one of us has strengths.
25、After persuading most of his patients, his wife and son to go back to France following the lockdown of Wuhan, Philippe Klein, a French doctor, decided to stay in the epicenter during the COVID-19 outbreak.
“I am a doctor, so I have to do my job and do my _________,” said Klein, a general practitioner at Wuhan Union Hospital in Hubei province.
Before authorities in Wuhan _________ the city, suspending(v.暂停) all outbound(a.驶往国外的；开往外地的) flights and trains in late January to _________ the highly infectious disease, Klein had _________ about 500 foreigners living in Wuhan, most of them French.
Following the outbreak, he closed his _________ at the hospital to reduce the chances of infection for his patients. Instead, he began to give _________ and treatment at patients’ homes.
But while he continued to see his patients, Klein found some had fever and he might be _________ with the virus, so he decided to send his wife and son back to France.
“When I came back home after seeing patients, I didn’t feel very comfortable. I really did not want to put my family _________, so I asked my wife to leave Wuhan on the second plane organized by the French government,” he said. “My son was crying when we _________, but it was better for them to leave Wuhan and let me do my job. Also they were very proud because I was doing my duty here.”
In addition to his sense of duty as a doctor, he said he also chose to stay because of his deep ____________ for the people and the city, where he has lived for six years.
“People in Wuhan are very friendly to French, and here I feel like a star sometimes,” he said.
____________ the lockdown of a vast city with 11 million people, which is rare in human history, has a big ____________ on Klein. He said he is touched by the ____________ Wuhan residents have made to contain the outbreak.
“The last month was the craziest month in my ____________ life,” he said. “and I would like to say to the people of Wuhan and to the Chinese people that they are going to overcome this epidemic. And their sacrifice, their courage, their unity, will ____________. It will be an example to the world to make such a sacrifice (n.牺牲) to protect the rest of the world.”
【1】
A．share
B．duty
C．thing
D．bit
【2】
A．sealed
B．decorated
C．damaged
D．saved
【3】
A．contain
B．decrease
C．fuel
D．cancel
【4】
A．healed
B．recovered
C．served
D．cured
【5】
A．studio
B．clinic
C．agency
D．firm
【6】
A．finance
B．analyses
C．relief
D．diagnoses
【7】
A．tested
B．influenced
C．infected
D．detected
【8】
A．in trouble
B．in danger
C．in anxiety
D．in progress
【9】
A．departed
B．left
C．flew
D．parted
【10】
A．love
B．influence
C．attitude
D．association
【11】
A．Sensing
B．Witnessing
C．Smiling
D．Hearing
【12】
A．contribution
B．point
C．effect
D．difference
【13】
A．offer
B．promise
C．risk
D．sacrifice
【14】
A．handy
B．professional
C．productive
D．adequate
【15】
A．meet with
B．come back
C．take off
D．pay off
26、假设你是红星中学的学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，记述你参加学校“社团招新”活动的整个过程。
注意：1. 词数不少于60；
2. 短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
The new term began and the school clubs were looking for new members.
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