1、 No doubt, the more one is _______ the foreign language environment, the better he or she will learn the language.
A. referred to B. caught in C. kept up D. exposed to
2、We have to ________ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is ________.
A.get off ; in the way B.get in; in its way
C.get back; on the way D.get in; on the way
3、________ as a volunteer teacher in Tibet for a year, Linda has become more experienced.
A. To work B. Working C. Having worked D. Worked
4、It ________ to me that I had left the book borrowed from the library at home when I arrived at the school gate.
A. observed B. influenced
C. thought D. occurred
5、It ______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common．
A．was until；when B．was not until；that
C．was not until；when D．was until；that
6、That company is said ___________ a new kind of robot in their production last year.
A. applying B. to apply
C. having applied D. to have applied
7、Nowadays, we can move around the world and still ________ the people that we want to remain friends with ________ modern social media tools.
A．correspond with; regardless of
B．stay in touch with; thanks to
C．lose track of; due to
D．communicate with; based on
8、His study is in______: his house keeper has long since given up trying to put his papers in order.
A.trouble B.danger C.collision D.chaos
9、选出与划线词汇意思相近的词。
He took a distant attitude towards me.
A.faraway B.close C.indifferent D.blank
10、—Could you tell me what I said just now?
—Sorry. I ______ about the movie I watched last night.
A. thought B. had thought
C. was thinking D. am thinking
11、．Days of snowstorms have left the city under thick layers of ice and some 50,000 homes without power．
A．to be trapped B．trapped
C．having trapped D．being trapped
12、Traveling by subway ______ sometimes be quite an adventure, especially during the rush hour.
A.must B.can C.shall D.should
13、My voice was so little and the shop owner had to bend down to hear_______ I wanted to buy.
A. what it was B. it was what
C. what it was that D. what was that
14、Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, _____visit Beijing this summer.
A．is going to
B．are going to
C．was going to
D．were going to
15、Before attending middle school, he was admitted to the national team. ______ remarkable results, he was appointed captain of the national team.
A.To achieve B.Having achieved
C.Had achieved D.Achieving
16、The idea of prohibiting fireworks first ________ in the 1980s, and the bans didn’t gain popular support until this year.
A. flashed B. succeed C. emerged D. spread
17、The news that the woman was still ______five days after the earthquake was broadcast ______ on TV worldwide.
A. alive; alive B. living; alive
C. alive; live D. lively; live
18、I feel that one of my main duties a teacher is to help the students to become better learners.
A. for B. like C. as D. with
19、Professor Johnson has left for Tokyo. He ________ a speech there next week.
A.will give B.gives C.has given D.gave
20、—I found my little son not feeling well this morning. I’m afraid he is ill.
— .
A. Don’t worry too much B. It’s nothing at all
C. I’m sorry to hear that D. Take it easy
21、If Kate McWilliams got a penny every time someone asked how old she was she would be on to a good thing.
Easyjet says the 26-year-old is its youngest ever commercial female airline captain.
She flies to around 100 destinations across the world and says most people “are pleasantly surprised and impressed” when she tells them her age.
But Kate isn't the youngest ever female captain.Ronan Milne got in touch with Newsbeat to say his colleague Dawn Hunter was made a captain aged 24 at Loganair.Sarah Hendry is also 24 and a captain with the same company.
Kate began flying in the air cadets(见习生) when she was 13 years old, but admitted to the Press Association that she never thought she could become a commercial pilot.However, following aviation training in Southampton, she joined easyJet as a co-pilot in May 2011.This August she took up the rank of captain after passing the airline’s command course.
“Personally I don’t think my age matters,” she said. “I’ve been through the same training and passed the same command course as every other captain so I’ve proven myself capable regardless of my age.”
Kate is originally from Carlisle, but now lives in Surrey so she can be near to Gatwick Airport.From there she flies Airbus A319 and A32 planes to locations across the world, including Iceland, Israel and Morocco.“I rarely fly to the same place twice in the same month,” she said. “That keeps things interesting.”
Around 5% of commercial pilots are women.Last year easyJet announced a plan to increase its number of female entrants to 12%.Julie Westhorp, chairwoman of the British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA), hopes Kate will inspire more women to think about working in aviation.She says: “Both the BWPA and easyJet are aware of the importance of visible role models for girls and young women when making career choices and continue to work together to encourage young women to consider a pilot career.”
【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.More women will take up a pilot career,inspired by Kate.
B.Kate has flown to around 100 destinations across the Europe.
C.Most people like the female pilot at such a young age.
D.There are more training and couses for the female pilot.
【2】 Which of the following is the correct order, according to the passage?
a.Kate became a co-pilot of EasyJet.
b.A plan to increase its number of female employees was made by EasyJet.
c.Kate began her flying work.
d.Kate became the captain in EasyJet.
A.cbad B.acbd C.cabd D.abcd
【3】What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Kate has dreamt of being a pilot since she was a little girl.
B. Kate made a move so that she could be closer to the airport.
C. Kate likes experiencing something different.
D. Kate has been the youngest ever female captain.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Kate Mc Williams-An amazing female pilot
B. Meet Easy Jet's youngest female airline captain
C. Ages don’t matter
D. An experienced captain
22、I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations（挑衅）: I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
【1】Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A. She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
B. She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.
C. She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D. She finds space research more important.
【2】From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would owe the author’s failures to ________.
A. the very fact that she is a woman
B. her involvement in gender politics
C. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D. the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
【3】What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
【4】Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?
A. Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.
B. Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.
C. Her female students can do just as well as male students.
D. More female students are pursuing science than before.
【5】What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
B. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
D. Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.
23、For the Travel section, writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.
Brussels: Chocolate.
Nearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe, and Belgium—with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year—certainly covers its fair share. While Brussels, the country’s capital, is home to hundreds of chocolate makers, what makes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate makers.
Budapest: Paprika(红辣椒)
The job of preparing Hungarian paprika was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do. A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them, so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate task of separating the skin from the flesh. But by the early 20th century, sweeter varieties and a machine turned paprika into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine.
Lisbon: Tiles(瓷砖)
Is there a bluer country than Portugal? The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land. The blue moods of Fado, the dark folk music, form the national soundtrack. And all across Portugal, the typically—blue designs of azulejos—ceramic tiles—are spread across churches, castles, palaces, university halls, parks. The result is a beautiful land of Christian saints, Portuguese kings, historical glories, aristocrats(贵族) at leisure, seascapes and so on.
Madrid: Guitars
Walking into one the Madrid’s storied guitar makers’ workshops can feel like stepping into the past. Curly wood shavings, from the palest pine to ebony, fall onto the floor as artisans(工匠) turn some humble wood into works of art. It’s painstaking work—all done by hand—with classical guitar models and the methods of making them changing little over the last century.
【1】What does the job of preparing Hungarian paprika suggest?
A. The popularity of Hungarian peppers.
B. The difficult of processing peppers.
C. The unique tradition in Budapest.
D. The hot level of Hungarian peppers.
【2】Which city can be a splendid setting for a film?
A. Brussels. B. Budapest. C. Lisbon. D. Madrid.
【3】What’s the similarity of the four items?
A. They’re all treasures of a city.
B. They all date back several centuries.
C. Their production processes are all painstaking.
D. They all win popularity in most European countries.
24、Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions.
Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person's conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing "the right thing." Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, "You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true." It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let's not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
【1】The first paragraph is mainly about _______.
A. the cause of shyness
B. the feeling of shy people
C. the effect of shyness on people
D. the question in the minds of shy people
【2】According to the writer, self-awareness is __________.
A. harmful to people
B. a healthy quality
C. the cause of unhappiness
D. a weak point of shy people
【3】What is the shy people’s reaction to praise?
A. They are pleased by it.
B. They feel they are worthy of it.
C. They are very sensitive to it.
D. They feel it is not true.
【4】What can learn from the passage that shyness can _______.
A. be overcome with determination
B. help us to live up to our full development
C. enable us to understand ourselves better
D. have nothing to do with lack of self- respect
25、选编（十九）
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling
Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to_______, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t_______, as I knew, but all the time_______his foot against mine.
My_______raced back more than thirty years to the_______days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The_______was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
_______wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to_______each other very well. Frank West_______me because he wasn’t__________, not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had ________of a mind than a baby has. His “________” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and________more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank________on her entirely. He needed all the________of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She________nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the________ones. So before we________that morning, I stood beside Frank and________my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his________to me was always the same.
【1】
A．work
B．stay
C．live
D．expect
【2】
A．answer
B．speak
C．smile
D．laugh
【3】
A．covering
B．moving
C．fighting
D．pressing
【4】
A．minds
B．memories
C．thoughts
D．brains
【5】
A．better
B．dark
C．younger
D．old
【6】
A．cave
B．place
C．sight
D．scene
【7】
A．Discussing
B．Solving
C．Sharing
D．Suffering
【8】
A．learn from
B．talk to
C．help
D．know
【9】
A．needed
B．recognized
C．interested
D．encouraged
【10】
A．normal
B．common
C．unusual
D．quick
【11】
A．more
B．worse
C．fewer
D．less
【12】
A．word
B．speech
C．sentence
D．language
【13】
A．not
B．no
C．something
D．nothing
【14】
A．fed
B．kept
C．lived
D．depended
【15】
A．attention
B．control
C．treatment
D．management
【16】
A．lost
B．needed
C．destroyed
D．left
【17】
A．troublesome
B．unlucky
C．angry
D．unpopular
【18】
A．separated
B．went
C．reunited
D．returned
【19】
A．pushed
B．tried
C．showed
D．measured
【20】
A．nodding
B．greeting
C．meeting
D．acting
26、假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Jonah得知你即将到美国旅游。他来信询问你是否方便带点中国特产给他，请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信。
1. 表示愿意；
2. 介绍特产（茶叶、丝绸等）；
3. 询问要求（种类、数量、预算等）。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好， 但不计入总词数。
参考词汇：特产local special products
Dear Jonah,
I’m glad to know you are interested in Chinese local special products, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to meeting you in the USA.
Yours,
Li Hua