1、—What are you doing on Saturday morning?
—Well,it's going to be sunny,so I ____________ a picnic with my friend.
A.have
B.had
C.have had
D.·am having
2、____ Elgar received many honours and much applause, he often considered himself a failure.
A.Since B.Unless C.Even if D.As long as
3、It is said that the fire on Sunday night lasted about three hours ________ the firefighters came.
A.before B.until C.when D.after
4、Without electricity, human life quite difficult today.
A. would be B. will be
C. would have been D. is
5、What is your daughter doing now?
She is on the phone, ________with one of her schoolmates.
A. to chat B. chatting
C. chatted D. being chatted
6、Across the painting, we can see a horse running high speed like a missile across the sky.
A. to B. on
C. of D. at
7、 — How about camping this weekend, just for a change?
— OK, ______ you want.
A. whichever B. however
C. whatever D. whoever
8、A man cannot ________ without air or water.
A.seek
B.permit
C.cooperate
D.exist
9、We should make sure not to talk with our mouths full ___________.
A. in time B. in no time
C. at all times D. on time
10、Which of the following sentences is correct?
A.We urge effective measures taken immediately.
B.What a tiny spot I was this enormous world!
C.That’s quite difficult as I don’t speak much of the local English dialect yet.
D.There was a newly made platform for Jenny and me to sleep.
11、The beauty of rereading lies in the idea _____ our bond with the work is based on our present mental register.
A.what
B.which
C.that
D.how
12、No one can escape ________ if he breaks the law.
A.being punished
B.punished
C.to be punished
D.punishing
13、The letter he had been looking forward to________at last this morning.
A.come B.comes C.coming D.came
14、The website provides local reports. ______, visitors can download pictures of the city.
A.In addition
B.As usual
C.According to
D.In addition to
15、We have to get the economy under control or it will____________eat us up.
A.literally B.normally C.primitively D.originally
16、In surveys, a majority of doctors express weakened enthusiasm for medicine and say they would ______ a friend or family member to enter the profession.
A.prohibit B.discourage C.distinguish D.distract
17、I ________ Beijing in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ________?
A. am leaving for; takes off
B. leaves for; takes off
C. am leaving for; is taking off
D. leave for; is taking off
18、---- Mary, I’m going to Paris for a couple of days?
---- _____. I wish I could get away for a while.
A. Forget it. B. I really envy you
C. Go ahead D. I can’t agree more
19、For children with hearing loss, they cannot _________ language as easily as ordinary people.
A.pick up B.set down
C.set up D.blow up
20、A club is a place to make frequent ________ with friends.
A.contrast
B.contact
C.contract
D.content
21、Music festivals in Europe
Visiting a festival abroad can be a great reason to travel and a way to experience different cultures. These days there is such a number of choices that it’s possible to spend the whole summer watching live music in exciting places. Of course, it’s also a chance to meet people from across the world.
Melt! Festival, Germany
This festival takes place on the site of an open air museum for industrial machinery. There’s also a lake which can be used for swimming when it’s hot. This year’s line-up has over 120 different bands (乐队). Around 90% of the people attending the festival are German providing a perfect chance to practise speaking the language.
Exit Festival, Serbia
Set on the banks of the Danube in an old fortress (城堡), the festival began as a way to show people’s dissatisfaction with the government. These days it’s less political (政治的) but still worries about people who are poor, ill, old, etc and tries to help them. This year’s festival will host many famous bands. From electronic music and dance music to hard rock, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Scotland
Set on a Scottish estate (庄园) near Inverness, this year Belladrum will welcome artists from around the world. The most enjoyable part of the weekend is the ceilidh(traditional Scottish dance and party) which is always a lively event. It doesn’t even matter if you’re a beginner because the band teaches you each dance.
Open’er Festival, Poland
Held in an airfield near the northern city of Gdansk, each year Open’er has a seriously good selection (精选品) of bands. This year is no exception, with many famous bands set to play. Not only are there amazing artists, but both Poland and the festival itself also provide very excellent value for money.
【1】What is special about Melt! Festival?
A.It provides German lessons.
B.It is held by a local museum.
C.The bands are from 120 countries.
D.Most of the festival goers are German.
【2】Why did exit festival begin?
A.For political reasons.
B.For personal reasons.
C.To help stop a fight.
D.To offer help to the poor.
【3】What makes Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival different from the others?
A.It falls in summer.
B.It is a live music festival.
C.It teaches people Scottish dance.
D.It invites the most famous bands.
22、 A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn't find him. The mother felt very sad and didn't know how to face her husband.
When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said “I love you, darling.”
The son was missing. If she had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family's relationship became stronger over that time.
Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful.
【1】What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “the apple of their eye”?
A.A person who always has a sweet smile in their opinion.
B.A person who is as pretty as an apple in their opinion.
C.A person who is loved more than anyone else in their opinion.
D.A person who looks like an apple in their opinion.
【2】Why didn't the father pick the boy up himself?
A.He was very lazy. B.He was too tired to do it.
C.He forgot to pick him up. D.He thought the mother had picked him up.
【3】What do you think of the husband?
A.Warm-hearted. B.Careful.
C.Hard-working. D.Broad-minded.
23、】阅读理解。
Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. Once he was making a television commercial (广告). All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot.
For Michael, this was difficult. He had conditioned himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he failed. In total, it took him over 20 attempts (尝试) before he missed a shot.
For Michael, success is a strong habit. He had formed a habit that was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and “fail”.
Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. The only thing is, it is much more effective!
Like all habits, once it is established (建立), it is difficult to break.
Many people think that success is difficult to maintain (维持). They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to maintain as any other habit.
Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you will want to change again. Then, the only thing you will fail at is failing.
【1】Why did Jordan attempt 20 times before he missed a shot in the advertisement?
A. Because he didn’t work hard enough.
B. Because he was not careful enough.
C. Because he was too tired.
D. Because success was a strong habit for him.
【2】What do many people wrongly think of success?
A. They think it is easy to maintain.
B. They think it needs too much action and focus.
C. They think it is impossible to establish the habit of success.
D. They think it doesn’t require too much work.
【3】What does the writer want to tell us?
A. We should never miss a shot.
B. Trying to fail is necessary.
C. We should make success a habit.
D. Success is not easy to achieve.
24、 We humans love to stare into our smart devices.We gaze for hours—about 10 hours and 39 minutes a day—at our computers,smartphones,tablets and televisions.Is all this staring bad for us? It might be,mainly because as we stare at our devices we are exposing ourselves to blue light.
Blue light is a type of electromagnetic radiation with a very short wavelength that produces a high amount of energy.While it's true that light can damage our eyes under certain circumstances,there's no scientific evidence suggesting that blue light is harmful to our eyes.But many people still think it is,which is why blue light—blocking glasses are so popular.So do the glasses work?
“Everyone is very concerned that blue light may be causing damage to the eye,but there's no evidence that it may be causing serious damage,”Dr.Rahul Khurana,clinical spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmologists,told Business Insider.
Blue light exposure is nothing new.In fact,the sun is the largest source of blue light.Moreover,blue light is also present in LED light.But if blue light isn't harmful,then why are we constantly rubbing our eyes when we’re looking at our screens? The answer is eyestrain(眼疲劳):More than 60 percent of people experience eye problems associated with digital eyestrain.And blue light,it seems,isn't the cause.Instead,our eyes are so strained because most of us blink less when we stare at our digital devices.So if eyestrain is the real issue,blue light-blocking glasses are probably of little use.
【1】What do we know about blue light?
A. It is a kind of nuclear radiation.
B. It has the shortest wavelength.
C. It may come from electronic devices.
D. It consumes a great deal of energy.
【2】What causes the popularity of blue light-blocking glasses?
A. Evidence of their benefits to eyes.
B. Belief in blue light's harmful effect.
C. Widespread use of smart devices.
D. Scientific understanding of blue light.
【3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. Blue light exposure is hardly avoidable.
B. Eye problems are not easy to deal with.
C. Blue 1ight may connect with tired eyes.
D. Rubbing eyes makes people strained.
【4】According to the text,wearing blue light-blocking glasses may be_______.
A. tiring B. harmful C. useless D. beneficial
25、In 1970, a cyclone(旋风)hit the southern coast of Bangladesh(孟加拉国). So severe and deadly were its effects that it's _______ listed as the world's worst-ever reported natural disaster. The _______ had a big impact on two Swedish men from Mission Aviation Fellowship(MAF). They traveled immediately to Bangladesh for the purpose of seeing what they could do to help. They journeyed south by boat for several days, throughout the country's vast _______ network to reach the worst-affected area and began to envision(想象)MAF using an aircraft that would _______ direct access to large areas of the country that were almost out of _______.
Throughout the 1980s, MAF Australia, along with other MAF groups, sent staff to _______ assistance and their patience and dedication _______ since they built trust in the countries that had been _______.
In 1997, MAF could finally start a flight program within Bangladesh. At that time, besides transporting doctors to hospitals located in _______ parts of the country, MAF also ________ an on-call emergency medevac(前线急救直升机)service in Bangladesh.
On November 15, 2007, Cyclone Sidr hit southern Bangladesh. MAF's rapid response and emergency procedures were seriously ________ as the office received over 200 phone calls in one day from aid agency personnel in urgent need of ________ to and from the disaster zone. For the next two months, MAF flew solidly, seven days a week. The float plane became known by ________ locals as "The Sea Angel(天使)"-the only aircraft in the country of its type having such a(n)________.
In 2009, "The Sea Angel" was sent again for rapid assistance, ________ Cyclone Alla struck. Today, in Bangladesh, MAF makes over 750 flights and transports around 2,500 passengers annually.
【1】
A.just
B.still
C.soon
D.often
【2】
A.history
B.failure
C.burden
D.event
【3】
A.air
B.bus
C.river
D.rail
【4】
A.reduce
B.prevent
C.change
D.enable
【5】
A.focus
B.danger
C.order
D.reach
【6】
A.seek
B.provide
C.promise
D.receive
【7】
A.ran out
B.came back
C.paid off
D.kept on
【8】
A.noticed
B.untied
C.assisted
D.traveled
【9】
A.secure
B.crowded
C.remote
D.coastal
【10】
A.requested
B.began
C.restored
D.continued
【11】
A.followed
B.tested
C.forecasted
D.established
【12】
A.transport
B.message
C.funding
D.encouragement
【13】
A.reasonable
B.grateful
C.outgoing
D.respectable
【14】
A.destination
B.application
C.decoration
D.reputation
【15】
A.once
B.if
C.when
D.until
26、The 6yearold kid watched in silence as the man behind the desk,the headmaster of the school,shook his head more than once to his mother.
Minutes later,mother and son walked slowly out of the school,her right hand holding his little hand,her left holding an umbrella to shield(遮挡) both of them from the sun.“Where are we going now,mother?”asked the kid,looking up at her.“To another school,”was her gentle reply.For some reason,the little kid had not been accepted by the school,and she was taking him to another,to try to get him registered.That was more than 50 years ago.That woman was my mother;that little kid was me.
Fifty years later,the day after my mother had slipped into a coma(昏迷) from a stroke,I sat next to her,holding her hand,stroking it,watching her body heaved up and down as she breathed heavily,as if she was struggling with something.Her eyes were closed,her mouth opened.I whispered softly to her,“Mum,it’s okay.You have given us everything.You can let go now.No need to struggle anymore,Mum.”
A few days later,Mum died.At her bedside,I spent some time just looking at my mother,soaking in the finality of her death.There she was,my mother,motionless and lifeless.I took hold of her still warm but lifeless hand,holding it for the last time,recalling every piece of the precious moment we spent together.
I finally let go of her hand—lifeless,yet having given so much life to so many of us,and placed it next to her body.I found myself saying silently to her the only words that came to my mind,“Goodbye Mum,thank you for everything.”
Thank you,Mother,for not giving up,so that I could go to school.Thank you for coaching me,for reading to me,for ironing my school uniforms,for combing my hair,for tying my shoe laces,for making sure I had a little handkerchief inside my pocket...
Rest in peace,Mother,you are still very much alive in us.Happy Mother’s Day.
写作内容
1.以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2.以约120词对“母亲对你的爱或者她对你成长的影响”进行议论,内容包括:
(1)描述你的母亲;
(2)简述她对你的影响;
(3)你准备怎样表达对她的感激之情。
写作要求
1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
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