1、It was his long absence from work without permission________ delayed his promotion.
A.which B.that C.why D.who
2、A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.
A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional
3、It seems that houses________ like mushrooms almost in the night during the housing boom. Which of the following is IMPROPER?
A.pop up B.spring up
C.shoot up D.stick up
4、Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be _______ respected.
A.especially B.naturally C.normally D.equally
5、—Would you please____________ that book on the floor?
—OK!
A．pick up
B．make up
C．take up
D．turn up
6、The person who ________ advantage of the girl ________ a disadvantage didn’t gain an advantage ________ her.
A.made; in ; over B.took; at ; on C.took; at; over D.made; at; over
7、6.I don’t like the newspaper __________ people’s love of scandal(丑行）
A.catering to B.catered to C.fitting in D.fitted in
8、The Marvel (漫威) Cinematic Universe or MCU for short is the shared place ________ all 22 films featuring the comic book characters are set.
A．which
B．that
C．when
D．where
9、His election campaigns were infamous for their cruelty — he often made sure that those who did not vote for him would never vote again — but the ________ of his involvement has never been clear.
A．vision
B．vulnerability
C．depth
D．misconception
10、Mary and her friends _____ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help the homeless people at the Christmas party.
A.came up with B.put up with C.caught up with D.kept up with
11、——What a big letdown it is to have missed such a good opportunity!
——Don’t worry. Something better will ________ .
A．go by
B．take on
C．in need
D．come along
12、Lydia really regrets____ out of high school. She has really had to struggle to make a living because of that decision.
A.drop B.to drop C.dropping D.dropped
13、The plan has to be ________ to meet the real situation.
A．adjusted
B．adapted
C．produced
D．refounded
14、I looked up and noticed a snake ______ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast, ______ scared me away.
A. wound, which B. wound, that
C. winding, which D. winding, that
15、Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface yet only 2% of it is_____ as a source of fresh water.
A.invaluable B.accessible C.valuable D.reasonable
16、With a lot of difficult problems ________, the manager felt worried all the time.
A.settled B.to be settled
C.settling D.to settle
17、-So delicate a gift！Who on earth gave it to you？
-It's from my boy friend，if you___________ know.
A.should B.must C.would D.shall
18、—How about your journey to Mount Emei?
—Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way.
A．slowed down
B．broke down
C．got down
D．put down
19、Both men were happy to ________ from contemporary life, seeking a harmonious relationship with nature in the quietness of their lives.
A．dispose
B．withdraw
C．tremble
D．acknowledge
20、It’s the test system，________ the teachers，that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students.
A．other than B．or rather
C．rather than D．more than
21、Some parents might find learning at home to be ________ beyond additional bonding with their children
A.beneficial B.stainless C.relevant D.terminal
22、—The light in the office is still on.
— Oh I forgot _______.
A.turning it off B.turn it off C.to turn it off D.having turned it off
23、Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she ______ since her marriage to Father.
A．shoulders
B．shouldered
C．is shouldering
D．has been shouldering
24、____ I'm mistaken, I've seen that tall man at a party before.
A． If B． As
C． Unless D． When
25、This hill is ________ that small one.
A．four times high than
B．four time the height of
C．four times higher than
D．four times as higher as
26、Saturday, March 24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This our first trip to Thailand. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising. The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on the water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday, March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life ---no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say " hello “. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
【1】Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.
B．The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
C．The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
D．The writer will take a bus to Chiang Mai.
【2】The people in the village of Chiang Rai______
A．are friendly to others
B．like speaking English
C．hope to live in the cities
D．live a very busy life
【3】What is the best title for the whole diary?
A．My First Travel
B．The Outside World
C．Traveling in Thailand
D．My Trip to Chiang Mai
27、 These young men were a different kind of prisoner from those we had seen before. They were brave, hostile and aggressive they would not take orders, and shouted “Amandla！” at every opportunity. Their instinct was to confront rather than cooperate. The authorities① did not know how to handle them, and they turned the island upside down. During the Rivonia Trial, I remarked to a security policeman that if the government did not reform itself, the freedom fighters who would take our place② would some day make the authorities miss us. That day had indeed come on Robben Island.
In these young men we saw the angry revolutionary spirit of the times. I had had some warning. On a visit with Winnie a few months before, she had managed to tell me through our coded conversation that there was a rising class of discontented youths③ who were violent and Africanist in beliefs. She said they were changing the nature of the struggle and that I should be aware of them.
The new prisoners were shocked by what they considered the inhuman conditions of the island, and said that they could not understand how we could live in such a way. We told them that they should have seen the island in 1964. But they were almost as sceptical of us as they were of the authorities. They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice weak and unassertive (不果断).
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists④, as moderates⑤. After so many years of being branded a radical revolutionary, to be seen as a moderate was a novel and not altogether pleasant feeling. I knew that I could react in one of two ways: I could scold them for their disrespect or I could listen to what they were saying. I chose the latter.
Then some of these men, such as Strini Moodley of the South African Students Organization and Saths Cooper of the Black People’s Convention, came into our section, _________.
Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came and asked me as a favour to address the young men. He wanted me to tell them to behave themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life. I told him that I was not prepared to do that. Under the circumstances, they would have regarded me as a follower of the authorities.
(---adapted from “Long walk to freedom: The autobiography of Nelson Mandela”)
【1】We may infer from the passage all of the following EXCEPT that ___________.
A. an angry massive revolution was probably on its way
B. these young men were willing to cooperate in face of difficulties
C. many were concerned about the influence these young men could make
D. the author’s activities were strictly monitored
【2】One sentence is missing in the blank of the passage regarding the author’s following reactions.Which of the following reactions do you think he would have?
A. I tried to calm them down and talked them into behaving.
B. I reported to the officers about their dissatisfaction.
C. I asked them to tell us about their movement and beliefs.
D. I just turned a deaf ear to the young men.
【3】Several phrases have been underlined and numbered in the passage; which two of them actually refer to the same people?
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ⑤①
28、I guess I always knew about the little fish treat, but this past summer it was all I could see. Pipin and Nemo were flying through hoops (圈), dancing with the trainer, and we were all applauding (鼓掌) -- the little kids were excited. That’s when the trainer, rewarded Pipin and Nemo with a fish. Each time they successfully performed a trick, they’d get an immediate reward.
These animals weren’t really dancing, of course. They were performing a series of movements that they knew would have a fish. It’s such a good show because the sea lions look like they’re having such fun.These talented performers who love to be in front of people seem almost human.
Somewhere in our life Journey, we all have a sea lion moment. You see how you’ve spent years jumping through hoops, not because it’s really who you are, but because you’ve always done it and you will get reward for your performance. But when you’ve done that for ten or twenty years, you start to ask yourself, “Who am I working for? What do I really believe?” Suddenly you see it: you’ve spent almost all your life taking direction from other people. They’ve told you what to believe in, what to work for, how to live your life. You don’t want to end your life like George. George is speaking to his son Ted, who cannot follow in his father’s steps. He wants to leave college and head off on his own way. “Dad, I can’t stand it any more,” the boy says. “Maybe it’s all right for some kids. Maybe I’ll want to go back some day, but now, I want to do what I want to and become myself.” George, seeming old, says, “I’ve never done a single thing I’ve wanted to in my whole life!”
The Good - Bye Gate brings us naturally to a second passage, leading from being dependent to being self. You start to find out that where there is supposed to be a self, there really isn’t.
【1】The sea lions were pleased to perform in front of people because they ________.
A．can get food as a reward that way
B．wants to win the trainer’s favor.
C．wants to get others’ applause
D．will be punished if it refuses it
【2】While watching the sea lions’ performance the author ________.
A．couldn’t help shouting and dancing
B．recalled the similar scene of last year
C．realized an important life philosophy
D．was happy to see them living freely
【3】By saying “we all have a sea lion moment”, the author means that ________.
A．anyone can make it as long as they work hard
B．we can also get rewarded if we do something well
C．sometimes we don’t do what we want to
D．every human being also has his happy moment
【4】Which can be the best title for this passage?
A．Get rewarded
B．Now I Become Myself
C．No Pains, No Gains
D．Summer Vacation Fun
29、Some events have been added to the 2024 Olympics, with surfing, breakdancing and sport climbing among the recent additions. With them come a group of terms that are foreign to the French language. For some French-language purists, it’s too much to bear to rely on English to praise surfers on their “noseriding”-standing on the front of the board. They’ve decided they need a French solution.
The French government has created a team of language experts devoted to promoting the national language. They will meet periodically over the next couple of years to identify and define new sports terms. The French battle against the influence of other languages isn’t new. In 1994, the Toubon law was passed, forcing the use of French in all government publications, contracts and advertisements. Yet it contained several loopholes, which allow brands and companies to extensively use English. As a result, anglicisms are becoming more obvious.
Julie Neveux, linguistics professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, said anglicisms are “sometimes estimated at just under 5% of the present vocabulary, but they are disturbing because they show that we follow an economic and cultural model other than our own.” They are particularly present in sports competitions and events, during which athletes from around the world are used to communicating in English. “Sport was one of the first areas to be globalized,” said sports historian Michael Attali, “This phenomenon has strengthened English as the official language.” Despite their best efforts, no committee has successfully prevented English from infiltrating everyday language. By the time French officials agreed on a translation and its definition, the English version has already spread throughout the nation, “Similar committees have been put in place in the past, but nothing has changed so far,” said Attali.
“There are far fewer anglicisms in French than there are French words in English.” said Neveux, adding these exchanges should not be seen as a threat. “All living languages exist by borrowing from each other. Languages only exist thanks to their impurity.”
【1】What will a team of language experts do?
A．Promote the spread of French in the world.
B．Decide upon some new sports terms.
C．Bring English and French together.
D．Make French much purer.
【2】What’s the result of previous efforts to stop English from infiltrating French?
A．Unimportant.
B．Successful.
C．Fruitless.
D．Unmentioned.
【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．English is more popular than French.
B．All languages should be preserved.
C．The exchanges between two languages can be avoided.
D．Neveux is positive about the impurity of language.
【4】Where can we probably read the passage?
A．In a newspaper.
B．In a travel guide.
C．In a biography.
D．In a fiction novel.
30、Mr. Steven was a comic actor in his city, who was popular with audience. One day, he went home by subway. When he arrived home, Mr. Steven was surprised as he found somebody’s gold watch had _________appeared in his pocket.
He was puzzled, _________ to guess how this rather expensive thing could get into his pocket. Since Steven had no _________ , he couldn’t find the answer. So the actor made up his mind to take the watch to the police station. The next day the answer to this _________ was found. A postman _________ to Steven an anonymous (匿名的) letter.
“Dear Mr. Steven”, it said, “It is _________ that you wonder who is writing this letter. I am a professional _________ . Yesterday I managed to steal from somebody a _________ gold watch when I was in the subway. But then I _________ you in the subway, and instantly I decided to give it to you as a gift. So I __________ put the watch in your pocket.”
The policemen tried hard to find this elusive (神出鬼没的) pickpocket, but all their efforts were __________. The thievish Steven admirer __________ the thin air. The police didn’t succeed in returning the stolen property to the true owner of the gold watch as it couldn’t find him anywhere. They made a __________ to return that ill-fated watch to the comic actor.
The story was so __________ that it became popular in one day. It became known among the press and in no time __________ the headlines in the newspapers of the city. Soon after this sensation in mass media, Steven received another __________. There was no address and no names. It said “Dear Mr. Steven, about a year ago I was in the subway and someone stole my gold watch. I was very __________ about that, but now I have known that the thief had __________ it to you. I want you to __________ it. I am a big fan of yours, so that is why I’m also sending you a gold chain that would __________ the watch.”
【1】
A．expectedly
B．incredibly
C．fortunately
D．horribly
【2】
A．trying
B．managing
C．refusing
D．pretending
【3】
A．skill
B．equipment
C．clue
D．explanation
【4】
A．cause
B．adventure
C．accident
D．riddle
【5】
A．enveloped
B．delivered
C．folded
D．displayed
【6】
A．amazing
B．abnormal
C．apparent
D．vital
【7】
A．journalist
B．comedian
C．robber
D．pickpocket
【8】
A．costly
B．fake
C．valueless
D．fashionable
【9】
A．noticed
B．mentioned
C．remarked
D．overlooked
【10】
A．casually
B．secretly
C．publicly
D．aimlessly
【11】
A．at random
B．under control
C．in vain
D．for certain
【12】
A．turned up
B．showed off
C．crashed into
D．vanished into
【13】
A．decision
B．comment
C．conclusion
D．analysis
【14】
A．common
B．original
C．moving
D．cheerful
【15】
A．outlined
B．released
C．captured
D．deserted
【16】
A．name
B．gift
C．watch
D．letter
【17】
A．delighted
B．annoyed
C．thrilled
D．puzzled
【18】
A．presented
B．sold
C．awarded
D．lent
【19】
A．sell
B．return
C．keep
D．abandon
【20】
A．tie
B．replace
C．exchange
D．match
31、 It’s not unusual to be caught in your life. When you get caught in a moment, you should remember that somewhere out there, someone always comes along with a pocket full of ________.
Yesterday I spent all my coins and dollar ________ on little deeds I had ________ breakfast because I got up late. Because of the mad rush, I forgot my ________.When I was on my way to ________ my lunch, a person in need asked me if I could ________ him some cash, so I decided to lend him first.
So, then later in the evening, I was heading home ________ waiting for dinner. However, I got a(n) ________ from my mum saying that she was to work ________ and wouldn't be able to prepare dinner for me. Even though there was no ________ in the house, I told my mum not to worry because I would ________ find myself something to cat.
While I was still ________ this sudden set of changes in my food options for the day, I passed a young man with a broad smile________ samples (样品) of cookies at a supermarket, he gave me a packet and said. “How about you ________ some more for school tomorrow?” ________ that, I returned a warm _______ to him and opened up my bag. He gladly filled it with 20 packets. I was ________ .
Whether you call it luck or fortune, I ________ wanted to say that somewhere out there somebody came along carrying a pocket of hope in his ________ and shared a piece of it with me! Somebody out there will one day do________ for you!
【1】A.hope B.chance C.luck D.food
【2】A.checks B.cash C.change D.bills
【3】A.had B.left C.skipped D.taken
【4】A.lunch B.keys C.purse D.bag
【5】A.serve B.cook C.prepare D.buy
【6】A.give B.pay C.spare D.show
【7】A.disappointedly B.gratefully C.willingly D.anxiously
【8】A.note B.call C.response D.announcement
【9】A.well B.hard C.late D.alone
【10】A.food B.electricity C.cookies D.money
【11】A.quickly B.surely C.hurriedly D.hardly
【12】A.introducing B.processing C.making D.seeking
【13】A.finding out B.putting up C.handing out D.giving off
【14】A.taking B.exchanging C.supplying D.adopting
【15】A.In response to B.Opposed to C.Owing to D.Contrary to
【16】A.welcome B.smile C.laughing D.affection
【17】A.confused B.worried C.puzzled D.excited
【18】A.simply B.nearly C.normally D.seriously
【19】A.coat B.mind C.packet D.heart
【20】A.a lot B.much C.the same D.some
32、The fourth-graders walk up to a mirror — one after another — at a school in southwest Atlanta.
“I’m a good person!” a boy _______ a face mask adds.
Another boy follows, “I’m strong and _______,” before hurriedly walking away. In the background, their teacher, Acker, holds up the mirror in front of the kids and _______ them on. “Yes! Louder! Love it!” she calls out.
Acker teaches science at Gideons Elementary School, and she’s on a _______ to boost her students’ confidence and _______. The kids returned to school this month after a year of virtual learning, and said their _______ words every morning before class starts.
Acker _______ this with her 5-year-old daughter since she developed verbal language skills, and loved how they both felt _______. “The best part about doing the affirmations is the feeling after I say them,” Acker says. “And the feeling I see my students feel or that they _______ after they do it. Their attitude is better, their self-confidence is ________ and we have a better day.”
Mental health issues are ________ among children nationwide as they struggle with ________, uncertainty and pandemic. Many adults report that the pandemic has been hard on their mental health. For kids, some experts say, it has become a(n) ________.
And more so this year, kids “need all of the kindness and compassion we can ________,” says Dr. Marcuetta, a psychologist.
Children develop their ________ based on how grown-ups speak to them, making teachers a key influence and positive affirmation a crucial first step, she adds.
【1】
A．playing
B．wearing
C．making
D．finding
【2】
A．mean
B．indifferent
C．independent
D．common
【3】
A．keeps
B．fixes
C．calls
D．cheers
【4】
A．promise
B．mission
C．way
D．permission
【5】
A．self-love
B．sympathy
C．self-discipline
D．wisdom
【6】
A．surprising
B．positive
C．unique
D．unreliable
【7】
A．denied
B．shared
C．practiced
D．concluded
【8】
A．afterward
B．forward
C．eventually
D．initially
【9】
A．express
B．reply
C．create
D．question
【10】
A．suspected
B．checked
C．lifted
D．separated
【11】
A．rising
B．improving
C．moving
D．leading
【12】
A．personality
B．imagination
C．curiosity
D．anxiety
【13】
A．opportunity
B．success
C．choice
D．crisis
【14】
A．think
B．offer
C．rid
D．hide
【15】
A．languages
B．arguments
C．doubts
D．beliefs
33、After typhoon, I went to the disaster-stricken area to look after rescued animals. There I met Lucy, another _________.
Lucy operates an animal _________ center. When I came to her website, I _________ a picture of Victor, a dog. I asked Lucy about Victor. She told me that she rescued Victor from a _________ man who’d thrown him around or put him into a tiny box. Victor had _________ on Lucy’s lap for several hours while she assured him he was safe and _________ to find him a loving home.
I decided to _________ Victor. I renamed him “Chase” for his _________ for chasing everything. Months later, Chase’s love for people and his _________ nature led us to earn a therapy-dog certification and start a __________ program at the local ________.
Kids read out to Chase to __________ their skills. Sometimes, even a kid who is __________ with reading will be comfortable doing so to a dog.
One little girl jumped up and down when she saw Chase entering the library. Her joyful enthusiasm made me __________ . When Chase greeted’ her with a __________ , she clapped and said, “Look, Mommy, he’s bowing!” Chase gave her his undivided __________ while she read him a story. When her time was up, she signed up to read again.
I’m grateful for everything about Chase that made this girl jump so __________. I hadn’t __________ him to bow; he’d bowed naturally. I’d known the library visits would be about helping kids learn to read. But I hadn’t realized what a __________ builder those visits would be for kids who were shy or didn’t fit in. Chase was also a wonderful ambassador (形象大使) for dogs—teaching kids to be loving and __________ to animals.
【1】
A．journalist
B．teacher
C．doctor
D．volunteer
【2】
A．health
B．rescue
C．treatment
D．recovery
【3】
A．studied
B．took
C．viewed
D．commented
【4】
A．noble-minded
B．ill-willed
C．bad-tempered
D．kind-hearted
【5】
A．trembled
B．depended
C．slept
D．barked
【6】
A．promised
B．managed
C．failed
D．pretended
【7】
A．support
B．adopt
C．accompany
D．meet
【8】
A．hope
B．talent
C．desire
D．passion
【9】
A．gentle
B．boring
C．competitive
D．ambitious
【10】
A．writing
B．comforting
C．reading
D．learning
【11】
A．library
B．school
C．hospital
D．nursery
【12】
A．manage
B．examine
C．search
D．practise
【13】
A．arguing
B．dealing
C．struggling
D．working
【14】
A．weep
B．smile
C．think
D．stay
【15】
A．bow
B．gift
C．wave
D．hand
【16】
A．benefit
B．interest
C．affection
D．attention
【17】
A．sadly
B．truly
C．happily
D．properly
【18】
A．asked
B．trained
C．invited
D．chosen
【19】
A．experience
B．confidence
C．appreciation
D．fortune
【20】
A．rude
B．familiar
C．loyal
D．caring
34、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.
"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much
35、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.
B
Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.
C
Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.
36、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
My daughter
(A story told by a father, a famous actor)
My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.
I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.
We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.
I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.
We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.
I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.
We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.
37、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
In Congress, July 4, 1776
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.
We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
38、校戏剧队(School Drama Troupe) 经过三个月的排练，近期将推出一场英文短剧 (playlet)，是根据沙翁的著名悲剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》（Romeo and Juliet）改编的。该剧将在下周与广大师生见面。请用英文为本次活动写一则海报。要点如下：
1．该剧富有新创意，很值得观看。
2．演员、导演和其他工作人员一律由学生自己承担。
3．演出时间：周四（5月15日）下午3：00。地点： 音乐厅。
4．届时将请广大师生评选最佳演员。假如您的看法与最终结果一致，您将获得意外惊喜。
5．请大家热情参与。
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39、假设你是李华,你的家乡剪纸艺术负有盛名,你写了一篇英文宣传稿,想请外籍教师Mike帮助润色。请根据提示,用英语给Mike写一封求助信。内容包括:
1. 求助事由;
2. 求助内容;
3. 表达感激。
注意：1. 词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I’m writing in the hope that you will be kind enough to do me a favor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
40、假定你晨光中学的李津。你校的英文社团正在举办“How can we reduce garbage pollution”的征文活动。请根据以下提示，用英文写一篇短文投稿。
(1)介绍垃圾污染的现状；
(2)提出减少垃圾污染的措施(不少于两点)；
(3)谈谈你对减少垃圾污染的看法。 注意:
(1)词数不少于 100；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
How can we reduce garbage pollution
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41、假如你是李华，一周前在某实体商店买了一件运动衫，洗了之后，严重掉色，并且缩水。去店铺和店员交涉，店员态度恶劣。请就此事给该店总经理写一封投诉邮件。内容包括：
1.投诉原因。
2.你的要求。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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