1、China is a shining example for the global community to follow _________developing green industry to fight climate change.
A．in addition to
B．in return for
C．in terms of
D．in agreement with
2、--Mary，how did your Math test go？
--I had thought I _________，but in fact I came in the top 10 in my class．
A．should have failed B．couldn’t have failed
C．might have failed D．shouldn’t have failed
3、Competition for entry to these programs is keen, and applicants need above-average grades to gain___________.
A.ambition B.preference C.admission D.competence
4、The TV Dwelling Narrowness (蜗居) is really fantastic. The show has succeeded in ________ much to the audience, which has contributed to its success.
A. touching on B. diving in C. getting across D. going about
5、To tell you ________ truth, I went through the day with my mind in ________ fog.
A.the; / B./; a C.a; the D.the; a
6、--- I’m sorry. I think I am not fit for the job. I don’t handle pressure too well.
--- Oh, I can’t believe it. You know , that’s not the impression I have of you at all. That’s
I’d describe myself.
A. what B. how C. which D. why
7、Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from ; what
is what they do with it .
A.counts B.applies C.stresses D.functions
8、The fireman told us the troubles they had ________the fire________ .
A．getting; controlled
B．got; controlled
C．got; to control
D．getting; to control
9、--- How do you find this kind of rice?
--- Pretty good, It ______more quickly than that kind.
A. is cooking B. is cooked
C. cooks D. is being cooked
10、The bottle is quite difficult to open; the _________ is to pour hot water on it first.
A．focus
B．target
C．function
D．trick
11、-I had butterflies in my stomach before I gave that talk.
-I__________nervous too if I had been in you shoes.
A.was B.would be C.had been D.would have been
12、As late as the middle of the 19th century women voting was _____ common. But women in Europe and North America believed that they should have a____ in their government’s leaders.
A．less than, word
B．far from, say
C．rather than, words
D．other than, saying
13、The suggestion came from the chairman ______ the new rule ______.
A. what; was developed B. that; was developed
C. what; be developed D. that; be developed
14、She was such a proud person that she would die she would admit she was wrong.
A．since
B．when
C．unless
D．before
15、There’s no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery __________ another man, also intelligent, fails.
A.while B.when C.where D.why
16、Dragon Boat Festival is held ________ Qu Yuan, a well-known poet in ancient China.
A．in honor of
B．in search of
C．in the hope of
D．in the face of
17、－I _______ in the same position too long. My legs have fallen asleep.
－Shake it a little before you get up.
A. will sit B. have sat
C. am sitting D. have been stting
18、—Did your father enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?
—Yes, he did. They each other for ages.
A. didn’t see B. wouldn’t see
C. haven’t seen D. hadn’t seen
19、The workers ________ the glasses and marked on each box “This Side UP”.
A.carried B.delivered C.pressed D.packed
20、The thief_____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.
A.abandoned B.vanished C.scattered D.deserted
21、Just like people, dogs tend to have distinct and unique personalities. Some of a dog’s personality traits (特点) are completely individual, but many traits are predictable based on the breed (品种). Knowing the common traits of certain dog breeds enables you to choose a dog whose personality matches well with your lifestyle.
| Siberian Husky You may already know that Siberian Huskies have a historical role as sled dogs. This breeding makes them get along well with other animals and are great for families. Their breeding also gives them incredible tolerance, so you will have to ensure that they have enough space to run safely. Unlike some of the other working dogs, Siberian Huskies tend to be too friendly to be very good guard dogs. |
| Bulldog The distinctive Bulldog is friendly and loyal. Bulldogs tend to be calm by nature, but they still enjoy getting out for walks. Moderate exercise is important for weight-management given their small but solid stature and the fact that their calm nature can make them come off as lazy. Bulldogs are great companions and are courageous and steady. |
| Cocker Spaniel The Cocker Spaniel’s distinctive long ears and curly hair are a major outward sign of their sweet, friendly personalities. As sporting dogs, they were bred to help hunters find game and are, therefore, highly trainable. Cocker Spaniels love to exercise and play and are great with kids. If they don’t get enough energy out, though, they can become frustrated and destructive. |
| Dachshund The Dachshund’s small physical size is no match for their big personality. Their short legs do not make Dachshunds great running or hiking buddies, but that does not mean they are low-energy. They are a unique mix of a great guard dog—brave, loyal, and a bit stubborn—while being friendly enough to win over just about anyone. |
【1】Which of the following might be fit for an unenergetic person who lives in a studio flat?
A．A Siberian Husky.
B．A Bulldog.
C．A Cocker Spaniel.
D．A Dachshund.
【2】What message does the text convey?
A．Every dog has its day.
B．Teach an old dog new tricks.
C．If you want a friend, get a dog.
D．A good dog deserves a good bone.
【3】Where is the text most probably found?
A．A pet clinic brochure.
B．A personality test book.
C．A biological research.
D．A dog breeding website.
22、The highlight of my journey was to be Paris，the city I'd always longed to see．But now I was frightened to travel without a companion．I steeled myself and went anyway．I arrived at the train station in Paris panicked．Pulling my red suitcase behind me，I was pushed by sweaty travelers . On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocket．I melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse to fade into the crowded car. At my stop，I carried my heavy suitcase up the steep stairs and froze in confusion．Somewhere in this confusing city my hotel was hidden，but suddenly I couldn’t read my own directions．I stopped two people．Both greeted me with that Parisian face that said："Yes, I speak English，but you'll have to struggle with your French if you want to talk to me."
When I finally found the hotel，my heart was pounding. Then when I saw my room．I couldn't stay．Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was down the hall，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．Welcome to Paris．It was my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and very scared．
The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment．I knew that if I didn't go out，right then，and find a place to have dinner，I would hide in this place my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual．So I went out．Evening in Paris was light and warm．I strolled along a winding path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy sailboats in a huge fountain．Paris was beautiful．And I was here alone but suddenly not lonely．My sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned．
During my week's stay in Paris．I did everything there was to do，and it was the greatest week of my European vacation．I returned home a believer in the healing power of solitary travel．Traveling alone makes up for its problems by demanding self－reliance and building the kind of confidence that serves the single life well．Certainly Paris became my metaphor(比喻说法）for addressing life's challenges on my own．Now when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere．
【1】How did the two Parisians respond when the author turned to them?
A. They warmly offered her help.
B. They asked her to speak French.
C. They thought she should struggle to learn French.
D. They showed they were only willing to communicate in French.
【2】Which of the following statements is NOT true ?
A. Her purse was stolen on her first Metro ride.
B. She had great trouble finding the hotel she had booked.
C. She might have felt abandoned before she decided to explore alone.
D. Her stay in Paris was the most memorable part of her journey.
【3】The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means_________
A. make up for B. deal with
C. come across D. believe in
【4】What did the author learn from her solitary trip in Paris?
A. Solitary travel can heal people’s wounds.
B. Traveling alone brings about many problems.
C. Traveling alone helps people become independent and confident.
D. Solitary travel in Paris makes it not a challenge to go anywhere.
23、A Special Appointment
Years ago I moved to Woodland Hills to take a job in a small hospital’s emergency department. No one wanted to work on Christmas Eve, so the shift (轮班) went to me. I kissed my family goodbye and went off to spend the night in the hospital. It was a thankless job.
At 9 pm, the ambulance brought in a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack. His face was pale, and he was frightened. The whole night I did my best to save his life. Before I left in the morning to spend Christmas with my family, I stopped by to see how he was doing. It was still tough, but he had survived the night and was sleeping.
The following year I got Christmas Eve duty again. At 9 pm sharp, the ward clerk told me there was a couple who wanted to speak with me. When I approached them, the man introduced himself as Mr. Lee and said, “You probably don’t remember me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life. Thank you for the year you gave me.” He and his wife hugged me, handed me a small gift, and left.
The following year a new doctor had joined the group, but I wanted to see if Mr. and Mrs. Lee would return. This time, I volunteered for the shift. I kept an eye on the door. Once again, at exactly 9 pm, the Lees appeared, carrying a warmly wrapped bundle. It was their new grandchild. Mr. Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together. In the later years the staff all knew about the story and would work to give me time with him in the break room, where we spent a half-hour each Christmas Eve.
The last year I saw him, he brought me a gift. I carefully opened the package and found a crystal (水晶) bell inside. It was engraved (镌刻) with a single word: Friendship. Now, my family, friends and I ring that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer our best wishes to the man who we won’t forget.
【1】Working on Christmas Eve was considered “a thankless job” because ______.
A. most patients were seriously ill
B. patients refused to express thanks
C. doctors had nothing to do on that day
D. doctors couldn’t get praise for the hard job
【2】When the author left the hospital the next morning, Mr. Lee ______.
A. was still in a state of danger
B. was really angry with her
C. got ready to leave the hospital
D. recovered from his heart attack
【3】According to the passage, the author formed a habit of ______.
A. celebrating Christmas Eve with her family
B. giving Christmas gifts to the hospital staff
C. spending Christmas Eve with Mr. Lee in hospital
D. ringing the bell for patients in the emergency department
【4】Why does the author ring the bell on Christmas Eve?
A. To honor her working experience.
B. To tell kids the traditional custom.
C. To remember an old friend of hers.
D. To show the beginning of the holiday.
24、What happens when you cross stem cells from a frog heart and frog skin? Not much-that is, until you program those cells to move. In that case, you've created a xenobot, a new type of organism that's part robot, part living thing.
Now a team of scientists has used living cells from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These millimeter-wide xenobots can move toward a specific target and pull themselves through after being cut.
These are novel living machines," says Joshua Bongarch a computer scientist and robotics expert at the University of Vermont who co-led the new research. "They're neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal. It's a new living, programmable organism.
Xenobots borrow their name from Xenopus laevis, the name for the African clawed frog from which the researchers harvested the stem cells. They combined together well two different kinds of cells-heart and skin cells. The heart cells are competent in expanding and contracting, which aids the xenobot in locomotion, and the skin cells administer structure. Besides, they can't accomplish tasks without the help of computers.
By studying these curious organisms, researchers hope to learn more about the mysterious world of cellular communication. Plus, these kinds of robo-organisms could possibly be the key to drug transmission in the body or greener environmental clean-up techniques.
“Most technologies are made from steel, concrete, chemicals, and plastics, which degrade(降解)over time and can generate harmful ecological and health side effects the authors note in a research paper. "When these xenobots finally do stop working, they fall apart harmlessly.
“Promising as these organisms are, when we start to mess around with complex systems that we don't understand, we're going to get unintended consequences Michael Levin, a biophysicist and co-author of the study, says in a press statement.
【1】What do we know about the xenobot?
A．It is not easy to degrade over time.
B．It can recover itself after being cut.
C．It will never die with a computer inside.
D．It is named after a kind of American frog.
【2】What does the underlined word “locomotion" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Appearance.
B．Position.
C．Application.
D．Movement.
【3】According to the text xenobots can be employed to .
A．recycle waste in nature.
B．replace certain damaged organs.
C．deliver medicine inside patients.
D．improve communication technology.
【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Xenobots can be put into the market soon.
B．Xenobots are created totally by accident.
C．More research should be done on xenobots.
D．It is hard for people to understand xenobots.
25、The sandwich man
Michael rises every morning at 4:00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he’s making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He ______ out 200 sandwiches to the homeless, before beginning his workday.
It started 20 years ago when Michael came across a homeless man named John. He began to help him ______ effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food and, when it was really ______, a resting place in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) ______ offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. ______, John said, “Are you going to wash me?” Michael knew that he was looking at a ______ of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael ______ to help the homeless.
Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, “I’m not getting media ______. I just want to do some good in my way. There are days when it’s snowing, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the ______ of my family to go downtown with sandwiches. But I’ve ______.”
Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. “I don’t simply ______ the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to pick up. I shake their hands and ______ them a good day,” says Michael. Once Mayor (市长) Koch came to make the rounds with him. They ______ the media, and it seemed like it was just the two of them. But of all Michael’s ______, working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else…
A man had ______ from the sandwich takers, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to a more ______ environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and ______ sandwiches of his own to hand out. He said Michael’s daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the ______ he badly needed. After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael.
The moment needed no ______. The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more ______.
【1】A. picks B. sets C. gives D. finds
【2】A. with B. around C. from D. over
【3】A. sunny B. warm C. cloudy D. cold
【4】A. silly B. empty C. crazy D. free
【5】A. Fortunately B. Disappointedly C. Surprisingly D. Thankfully
【6】A. test B. gift C. trick D. view
【7】A. demanded B. agreed C. pretended D. determined
【8】A. benefit B. attention C. sympathy D. information
【9】A. comfort B. wealth C. value D. honor
【10】A. suffered B. hesitated C. managed D. wondered
【11】A. check B. lay C. match D. cover
【12】A. witness B. predict C. follow D. wish
【13】A. ignored B. blamed C. confirmed D. handled
【14】A. situations B. memories C. schedules D. professions
【15】A. escaped B. volunteered C. disappeared D. survived
【16】A. competitive B. complex C. familiar D. stable
【17】A. carrying B. seeking C. occupying D. treating
【18】A. responsibility B. permission C. encouragement D. achievement
【19】A. purpose B. dialogue C. relief D. doubt
【20】A. luck B. fun C. pride D. hope
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1.自我介绍；
2.表示感谢。
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