1、At present, the course is ________ to children aged eight to thirteen, and you can choose one or two subjects for your daughter.
A．magnificent
B．profound
C．tough
D．available
2、______ the sun rises, all the stars in the sky disappear.
A. The moment B. Before
C. Till D. For
3、___________the last bus, he was late and was the last one ________to the destination.
A. Not having caught; to get B. Having not caught; to get
C. Not catching; getting D. Hadn’t caught; to get
4、She has been dreaming a future ________ she can spend more time growing flowers．
A．that B．when C．where D．which
5、For the sake of our parents’ sacrifices for us, we should live up to __________ they demand of us.
A．which
B．what
C．that
D．where
6、We still don't know the exact time for the first human being ________.
A.to have been cloned B.being cloned
C.having been cloned D.to be cloned
7、Shortly afterwards, I noticed to my satisfaction that their work ______.
A．was been improved
B．has been improved
C．had been improved
D．was being improve
8、________ the numbers in employment, the hotel industry was the second largest industry in this country last year.
A．In spite of
B．In case of
C．In terms of
D．In praise of
9、Two thirds of the people _______ lived there were dead or injured.
A．that
B．which
C．who
D．where
10、The shocking news made me realize ________ terrible problems we would face.
A．what
B．how
C．that
D．why
11、— Can you lend me a couple of dollars? I’m a little ________.
— By no means. I just got my salary yesterday.
A．short
B．tough
C．blank
D．mean
12、J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter series __________ readers of all ages, and went straight to number one on the best-seller list.
A.attended to B.referred to C.turned to D.appealed to
13、______ any biscuits that morning, we had nothing to eat.
A．Not baking
B．Not having baked
C．Not being baked
D．Not having been baked
14、He has collected lots of ancient coins in the past few years, _________date back to Ming Dynasty.
A．most of them
B．most of that
C．most of whom
D．most of which
15、 — It’ll take at least two hours to do this!
— Oh, _______! I could do it in 20 minutes.
A. hi, there B. cheer up
C. come on D. hard to say
16、The river, _______ runs through the center of the city brings us lots of pleasure.
A. where B. that
C. which D. what
17、The sharing economy is not without problems; ________ , it is becoming increasingly relevant to our daily life and the global economy.
A．furthermore
B．thereby
C．otherwise
D．nonetheless
18、The order came ________ the soldiers ________ the small village the next morning.
that; had to leave
that; should leave
/; must leave
When; should leave
19、Toms words on which our decision was ______ werent true.
A. base B. basing
C. to be based D. based
20、Sue is always finishing her task well within the shortest time. ______, she performs effectively.
A. In other words B. On the contrary
C. Sooner or later D. On the other hand
21、 Montreux, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
After passing away in 1991, Freddie Mercury's body was burned and. his ashes spread around in Lake Geneva. A statue o£ the lead singer of Queen was unveiled(揭幕) on November 25,1996, and overlooked the lake.
Nine Mile, Jamaica
In the village of Nine Mile lies a statue built just feet away from Bob Marley s childhood home, where the Reggae singer was buried after his death in 1981. In 1991, the Jamaican government declared Marley's birthday, February 6, a national holiday, and Nine Mile held an annual music festival in honor of the singer.
Joshua Tree National Park, Joshua Tree, Calif.
Gram Parsons was a regular visitor to Joshua Tree National Park until his death in 1973, and he and his friend Phil Kaufman made an agreement that whoever died first, the survivor would take the other guy's body to Joshua Tree and burn it. This agreement would be the foundation for one of the greatest stories in rock and roll history. Today, there is a Gram Parsons statue in Joshua Tree National Park.
Stone Mountain, Ga.
After one of the most unfortunate deaths in hip hop history, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation was developed by Tupac's mother in 1997. The foundation began a center for the arts in 2005 as a youth arts training program. Located in Stone Mountain, the center has a peace garden with a statue of the late rapper.
【1】Who was buried near where he was born?
A．Freddie Mercury.
B．Gram Parsons.
C．Bob Marley.
D．Tupac Amaru Shakur.
【2】What did Phil Kaufman do for his friend Gram Parsons?
A．He put up a statue of Parsons in the park.
B．He kept the agreement after Parsons, death.
C．He started a youth arts training program.
D．He drafted an agreement for Gram Parsons.
【3】What is the text mainly about?
A．The famous national parks around the world.
B．The famous singers and their interesting stories.
C．The famous places where statues are built there.
D．The memorial sites of well-known late musicians.
22、On Thanksgiving Day, most of us will sit down to enjoy a turkey dinner. The bird also shows up on the table at Christmas. How did we start with the tradition of savoring turkeys during the holidays?
They were fresh, cheap, and big enough to feed a group of people. Americans like having large poultry(家禽) for celebrations because they don’t need to pay a lot for the birds. Cows were more useful alive than dead, and beef wasn’t widely offered until the late 19th century. Chicken was more highly regarded than it is today. Venison(鹿肉) would have been another choice, especially during the 17th and 18th centuries. Eating turkey was also a British holiday custom people brought to the New World.
Among the big birds, turkey is the most suitable for Thanksgiving. Turkeys were born in the spring. They spend about seven months eating insects on the farm. By Thanksgiving, they have grown to about 10 pounds. Turkeys are cheaper than geese, which are more difficult to raise, and cheaper by the pound than chickens. Cost is an important factor for holiday shoppers, because people will not prepare just one meal. Thanksgiving Day is the time to bake meal and other types of pies. The foods can last through the winter.
【1】The underlined word “savour” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________” in Chinese.
A. 欣赏 B. 享用 C. 饲养 D. 清洁
【2】Why do Americans enjoy eating turkey on Thanksgiving Day?
A. Turkeys were fresh. B. Turkeys were big.
C. Turkeys were cheap. D. All of the above.
【3】How long do turkeys grow to about 10 pounds?
A. About three months. B. About eight months.
C. About one year. D. About eleven months.
【4】What were more useful alive than dead?
A. Cows. B. Chicken. C. Turkeys. D. Geese.
【5】The underlined word “factor” can be replaced by “________”.
A. opinion B. thing C. thought D. reason
23、Humans are not the animal kingdom’s only super fans of fashion. Tits (山雀) can be fashion-victims, too, apparently. A study, published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology by Sonja Wild and Lucy Aplin, shows that, given the chance, they decorate their nests with this season’s must-have color.
Dr Wild and Dr Aplin were following up work published in 1934 by Henry Smith Williams, an American naturalist. He noticed that when he put various colored balls of wool out in his garden, almost always one and only one became popular that season, integrated into local birds’ nests. But which particular color was favored varied from season to season. This suggested that the color chosen by one of the early birds was spotted and copied by others.
Williams’s work was, however, forgotten until Dr Wild and Dr Aplin came across it while following up on a different study. The study noted that, during any given breeding (繁殖) season, the blue tits they were investigating tended to integrate the same herbal plants into their nests regardless of how abundant those herbs actually were. This, too, suggested fashion-following-and it likewise led Dr Wild and Dr Aplin to infer that birds were studying the nests of others and copying them. They therefore set out to rerun Williams’s experiment, but this time to collect some actual numbers.
The birds they followed were part of a well-monitored population of blue, great and marsh tits in a wood near the institute. Of the 68 tits ‘nests built that season in the experimental areas, 26 contained wool, including 18 of the color of wool chosen by the first nest builder.
Tits, then, do seem to be “on trend” when it comes to nest-building materials. Why that should happen remains unclear. Dr Wild and Dr Aplin suspect the trendsetters are older birds, and younger ones simply follow. Williams’s original work, though, suggests such initial choices are random. A bit like those of the leaders of human fashions.
【1】What do we know about tits from the first two paragraphs?
A．Tits choose the same color all the time.
B．Tits suffer a lot from following fashion.
C．Tits tend to copy others in building their nests.
D．Tits like to follow fellow birds’ behavior in most cases.
【2】Why did Dr Wild and Dr Aplin rerun William’s experiment?
A．To offer guidance for William.
B．To study birds’ nests.
C．To prove birds’ modelling behavior.
D．To investigate bird breeding.
【3】What can we learn about Dr Wild and Dr Aplin’s experiment?
A．They believed older tits chose colors at random.
B．They knew exactly why tits followed the first nest builder.
C．They discovered most tits used wool in building their nests.
D．They assumed older tits were the ones to lead the trend.
【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．Tits: Fashion Followers
B．Nest Building: Colors First
C．Birds: Human Followers
D．Scientific Research: Numbers First
24、 They say ----when you put time into creating a gift for someone，you are giving away a part of your life. I have to share two stories.
My first gift was for Ashok Soota. The gift was to say "thank you" for what he has been doing for our IT industry. Ashok，now in his seventies, has led thousands of people to success. He has been awarded the title of The IT Man of the Year more than once and considered as one of the 12 gems（难能可责的人) that built our IT industry.
I had seven days, before meeting him, to think and to create a special gift for him. Finally I could create something special. It was a wine (葡萄酒) bottle with a personalized label(标签)on it.
When I handed over my gift to him, he said no, he couldn't accept gifts. But when he saw the label on the bottle, he didn't have the heart to refuse.
Anjali is a family friend. Once she told us about her cousin who had passed away in his twenties a few years ago. He suffered from autism(患有自闭症). His autism, however, did not get in the way of his production of art nor in his show of love to all those he knew. When Anjali spoke about him, we could see how much she loved the boy.
l decided to create a replica(复制品)of one of his paintings as a gift for Anjali. When she looked at what I had created , I knew from her face that I had given her the most valuable gift.
Some of my friends may ask me, “You did not expect anything in return. Is all this effort worth the time?”I would say: my gifts showed the unconditional love Ashok showed for the country and the unconditional love Anjali felt for her young brother.
【1】What kind of a person is Ashok?
A．He is smart and likes asking questions.
B．He is cheerful and always ready to help.
C．He is easy-going and likes making friends.
D．He is hard-working and makes great achievements.
【2】What was Ashok's reaction when he received the author's gift at first?
A．He refused it.
B．He was surprised.
C．He accepted it at once.
D．He was moved to tears.
【3】What can we learn about Anjali?
A．She lost her beloved cousin.
B．She is interested in painting.
C．She used to suffer from autism.
D．She is the author's family member.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title ol this text?
A．The art of giving gifts
B．Creating gifts with life
C．My special gifts for friends
D．The importance of giving gifts
25、The person I call my hero is my twin disabled elder sister named Tiffany. Yet as I reflect back on __ I can undoubtedly say, "It was partly a(n)__ journey!" People would always __ me that they wish they had a twin, but to me I never felt that way at the time.
My sister is blind and deaf and is in a wheelchair. Growing up __ me because I seldom had that twin experience. I was told as a ___ never to question life but at that time I was young and just didn't __. There were times when I couldn't play with friends when I wanted to, and __ missed out on potential jobs __ having to help look after Tiffany.___, I never felt my childhood was being swept away.
I saw my sister __ many health issues but still find a way to face life challenges with a __. It wasn't until we got older __ I truly realized my sister was a __. She gave me the strength to____my sufferings. When I was on the point of __, I would always think of her and build up confidence to make it, In fact I did so many things not just for myself __ for my sister as well. When I graduated from college, I asked for permission to let my sister attend the __ because I knew if she were able to walk and talk, she would have achieved the same __ as I have.
I __ the moments with my sister. I just want my sister to know that she brings __ to my life and I hope that I can bring the same thing to hers.
【1】
A．turning around
B．growing up
C．traveling abroad
D．hanging out
【2】
A．relaxing
B．impossible
C．personal
D．unpleasant
【3】
A．worn
B．tell
C．teach
D．thank
【4】
A．saddened
B．embarrassed
C．panicked
D．attracted
【5】
A．partner
B．twin
C．child
D．friend
【6】
A．understand
B．mind
C．consult
D．agree
【7】
A．never
B．even
C．still
D．just
【8】
A．regardless of
B．instead of
C．apart from
D．due to
【9】
A．Therefore
B．Then
C．However
D．Otherwise
【10】
A．rely on
B．point out
C．look into
D．deal with
【11】
A．shout
B．smile
C．cry
D．sigh
【12】
A．that
B．when
C．which
D．who
【13】
A．learner
B．winner
C．player
D．survivor
【14】
A．know
B．overlook
C．overcome
D．hide
【15】
A．going sightseeing
B．making friends
C．taking action
D．losing heart
【16】
A．but
B．and
C．or
D．as
【17】
A．interview
B．presentation
C．ceremony
D．performance
【18】
A．business
B．benefit
C．weight
D．goal
【19】
A．enjoy
B．forget
C．ignore
D．select
【20】
A．sorrow
B．balance
C．courage
D．trouble
26、书面表达
某期中学生报的“热点话题”专栏讨论的主题是“上大学是高中生的唯一选择吗？”你班同学就此话题进行了热烈讨论。请用英语给该专栏的编辑写一封信，介绍讨论结果，并发表你的个人意见。
要点：
1．结果：75%左右的学生认为应该上大学；15%左右的学生认为不必上大学；10%左右的学生认为无所谓。
2．观点：（1）上大学能够增长知识、提高素养、利于择业；
（2）大学的学费昂贵，毕业后就业困难；
（3）成功的路千万条，不一定非要上大学。
注意： 1.信的开头已给出，但不计入总词数；
2.词数：120左右。
Dear Editor,
The students in our class had a discussion about whether the only way for senior high students to succeed is to go to college. ________________________________
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua