1、You should put a small ______ of salt in a cake.
A. quality B. sum
C. amount D. number
2、—How is the result, doctor?
—Well, your health is ________ good, but you do have a few minor problems.
A.normally B.frequently C.generally D.regularly
3、Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 seemed to have been _______to only a mystery after so long and hopeless a search.
A. reduced B. formed
C. trapped D. absorbed
4、Tom was sorry to learn that his grandfather _____ for half an hour when he got to the hospital．
A． had died B． had been dead
C． Died D． has been dead
5、Great changes ________ in Zhejiang province in the past few years.
A．have taken place
B．were taken place
C．have taken the place
D．were happened
6、Working in the kitchen for years made Alice ________ a good cook．
A．for B．into C．of D．as
7、With high technology introduced, the average output of the factory is increasing．
A．faithfully B．costly
C．steadily D．stately
8、As we know, there are many situations in everyday life_____ disappointments may happen beyond our control
A. that B. where
C. which D. when
9、—How do you find your trip to Hainan?
—Lots of sunshine，wonderful food，and amazing nightlife—________a great vacation.
A. although B. however
C. altogether D. besides
10、The French government backs the change, ________it says would help to attract foreign students and help French graduates compete in a global economy as the country struggles to regain competitiveness.
A．which
B．who
C．what
D．whom
11、The students benefiting most from college ate those ________are totally engaged in academic life, taking full advantage the college’s chances and resources.
A．who
B．whose
C．that
D．which
12、The small boat was almost sunk by the dinosaurs which suddenly ________ to the surface, fighting each other, but fortunately the three men ________ get away.
A. rose; could B. rose; were able to
C. arose; could have been able to D. raised; could have
13、 The Alibaba Group, _____was founded in 1999, has become China’s largest e-commerce company.
A. what B. which
C. whose D. whether
14、He said to the soldiers，“Put down your guns at once.”
—He ______ the soldiers ______ down ______guns at once.
A. ordered；to put；their B. told；to put；their
C. ordered；put；your D. told；put；your
15、Joe is a good basketball player ______ being short and stout.
A. due to B. despite
C. considering D. concerning
16、What has Kate’s mother decide ________?
A．to be done
B．to do
C．doing
D．done
17、You’d better make extra copies of this important file in case you need it for future _______.
A．preference
B．potential
C．reference
D．reservation
18、You have to __________all the books before the exams.
A.go on B.go over
C.go up D.go out
19、When the boss complained about the slow progress of the project, she ________ to you personally, but to the Department as a whole.
A．hasn’t referred
B．wasn’t referring
C．hadn’t referred
D．wouldn’t refer
20、Our women volleyball team won another world championship, ________made us excited and proud.
A．which
B．that
C．who
D．when
21、In 2020, Pink launched the World Regret Survey, the largest survey on the topic ever undertaken. With his research team, Pink asked more than 15,000 people in 105 countries, “How often do you look back on your life and wish you had done things differently?” Most of them said regret was at least an occasional part of their life. Roughly 21 percent said they felt regretful all the time. Only 1 percent said they never felt regretful.
If you are of the “no regrets” school of life, you may think that all this regret is a recipe for unhappiness. But that isn’t the case. Letting yourself be overwhelmed by regret is indeed bad for you. But going to the other extreme may be even worse. To extinguish your regrets doesn’t free you from shame or sorrow but causes you to make the same mistakes again and again. To truly get over our guilt requires that we put regret in its proper place.
Uncomfortable as it is, regret is an amazing cognitive feat. It requires that you go back to a past scene. Imagine that you acted differently to change it, and with that new scene in mind, arrive at a different present and then, compare that fictional present with the one you are experiencing in reality. Not all regrets are the same of course. Pink says they come in four basic varieties, and an instance of regret may involve just one combination.
Many connection regrets overlap (重叠) with moral regrets, which can come about after you go against your own values. For example, you may pride yourself on being a loving person, and thus regret not living up to this image in the relationship you harmed. Moral regrets can also involve just yourself. Maybe you regret not living up to your commitment to your health when you ate a whole pizza or skipped the gym.
If not analyzed and managed, any variety of regret can be harmful to your well-being. Regret is linked to depression and anxiety, and excessive regret can adversely affect your immune system. But regret doesn’t have to be put aside and ignored.
【1】What could be concluded from Pink’s research ?
A．Half of the people felt regretful.
B．Most people lived without regrets.
C．None could live a life without regrets.
D．The majority of the people had regrets.
【2】What does the underlined word “extinguish” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Admit.
B．Destroy.
C．Treasure.
D．Encounter.
【3】What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．The harm of moral regrets.
B．The importance of commitment.
C．The relationship between regrets and values.
D．The connection between reality and imagination.
【4】What might the author continue talking about?
A．Types of regrets.
B．Causes of regrets.
C．Benefits of experiencing regrets.
D．Ways of dealing with regrets.
22、Time never had any importance to me until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more responsible.
I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a.m. to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was hanging out with my friends. Later that day, around 11:00 a.m., I remembered my uncle, but I was very late. He had already left the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face. I felt ashamed. After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift. Then he asked, “Eric, did you have fun with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and I am sorry about not picking up my uncle.” He said, “What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your actions.” I was ashamed. “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.” Then he replied, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a reminder for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.
I learned a very important lesson from my father that day: to respect time and never be late to meet someone. This watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
【1】What do we know about Eric’s watch?
A. It was quite expensive.
B. It was made especially for Eric.
C. It was a prize for his good behavior.
D. It helped to organize his life.
【2】From the passage, we know ________.
A. Eric was with his friends until 2:00 p.m. that day
B. Uncle Ali had been to Eric’s father’s house before
C. Eric didn’t live with his father
D. Eric always forgot important things
【3】What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Special Watch B. Time Is Important
C. How to Be on Time D. My Father and His Watch
23、 The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true.
Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO 2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.
【1】________, our world is becoming much smaller.
A.Because of the rise in pollution
B.Thanks to science development
C.Because the earth is being polluted day and night
D.Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
【2】Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means_________.
A.rubbish B.noise pollution C.air pollution D.water pollution
【3】Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because________.
A.it makes much noise
B.it makes us angry more easily
C.it makes our rivers and lakes dirty
D.it’s bad for all living things in the world
24、When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in. Fitting in means making more friends, having more influence on others and getting more chances to live a happier life. 【1】
Be confident. Confidence attracts most people. Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world. Spend some time thinking about your strong points. 【2】 You won’t have much difficulty fitting in.
Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. When people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of yourself. 【3】
【4】Various activities like playing football can help you to be known to others. You may add more friends to your circle. At the same time, you’ll be amazed to see how much they like you. Instead of wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship.
Do smile to everyone every day. It makes both you and others feel happy.【5】 Humor catches others’ attention as well. People will like you for making them live happily.
If you follow what is mentioned above, you will be accepted by people around you. As a result, you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life.
A．Be active in group activities.
B．A pleasant smile costs the least and does the most.
C．Here is some advice that can help you.
D．If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step.
E．A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.
F．However, everybody needs friends.
G．Even so, it often leaves one to wonder if we fit in well.
25、About language learning, actually pronunciation is very important. Many language learners think their pronunciation is good enough because their teacher doesn't correct them too often or because other students can ______ them.
Pronunciation is the area which is ______ the least attention to in language learning. Most teachers ______ just let their students speak and stop them ______ they say something completely wrong. Working on each student's pronunciation in class is just ______ . Also, the students who are ______ at pronunciation may be afraid that it will embarrass（使……尴尬）their classmates if they help ______ their mistakes.
If you believe your pronunciation is good enough to ______ with others because it is good enough for your teacher and other students, you may be surprised when you actually go to a ______ country. One of my friends was the best student in his ______ class in Poland. When he went to America, he found Americans didn't understand ______ of what he said.
Your pronunciation may still be quite ______ that of a native speaker. If this is the ______ , other people will find it ______ to understand what you' re saying and will not be comfortable with you.
______ , don't think you can communicate in a foreign language ______ you've tested your skills on real native speakers. ______ for native or nearnative pronunciation so that people you talk to can communicate with you ______ . In order to achieve this goal, there's ______ that you will need to start thinking about pronunciation and ______ time on it.
【1】
A．mistake
B．watch
C．surround:
D．understand
【2】
A．fixed
B．drawn
C．paid
D．called
【3】
A．never
B．ever
C．even
D．usually
【4】
A．only if
B．if only
C．even if
D．if ever
【5】
A．fantastic
B．impossible
C．necessary
D．important
【6】
A．poor
B．well
C．good
D．strict
【7】
A．hand out
B．work out
C．try out
D．point out
【8】
A．communicate
B．travel
C．pronounce.
D．exchange
【9】
A．developed
B．poor
C．foreign
D．familiar
【10】
A．Polish
B．French
C．German
D．English
【11】
A．none
B．half
C．the rest
D．the other
【12】
A．far from
B．absent from
C．close to
D．similar to
【13】
A．effect
B．case
C．matter
D．focus
【14】
A．easy
B．beneficial
C．convenient
D．hard
【15】
A．In a word
B．To begin with
C．After all
D．For another
【16】
A．when
B．until
C．since
D．while
【17】
A．Stand
B．Ask
C．Aim
D．Speak
【18】
A．smoothly
B．difficultly
C．truly
D．practically
【19】
A．no way
B．no doubt
C．no need
D．no wonder
【20】
A．take
B．cost
C．spend
D．kill
26、阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once upon a time, there lived a young man who was always worrying about things, and could never be truly happy with his life. Once one problem went away, he found another.
One day, he told his friend his problems. His friend said, “There is a wise man whom you can visit. Perhaps he’ll have answers to all your problems. ”
So the young man hurried to the place where the wise man was staying. After waiting for a while, he was invited to talk to him. “I’m unhappy all the time, ” he told the wise man. “I have problems at home, problems with work and problems with my health. Please show me how I can deal with all my problems and live a happy life. ”
The wise man smiled and said, “Young man, I’ll tell you how to solve your problems tomorrow morning. But first, can you offer me some help?” The young man was surprised, but he said that he could. “I’ve brought a hundred camels with me, ” said the wise man, “I’d like you to take care of them tonight. When each of them sits down, you can go to sleep!”
Then the wise man went away, leaving the confused young man to go and look after the camels. All night, the young man tried to get all the camels to sit down. But there were always some that were standing up.
Early the next morning, he found the wise man sitting outside his tent, drinking tea. “Young man, did you sleep last night?” the wise man asked.
“I didn’t sleep at all, ” the young man replied, with a yawn (打哈欠). “I tried and tried, but I couldn’t get all the camels to sit down at the same time. As soon as one group sat down, another stood up. ”
注意：1．续写词数应为150左右;
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“If I’m right, ” the wise man smiled and said, “this is what happened last night.
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“So, ” said the wise man, “what you need to understand is that our problems are just like the camels.
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