1、Nowadays people rely increasingly________the Internet ________ information.
A.on; on B.upon; with C.on; of D.on; for
2、________ has been done to develop the habit of reading aloud in the morning, his pronunciation remains a serious problem.
A.In spite of that B.Despite what
C.Although he D.Though what
3、Opinions on this matter _____ from person to person.
A. vary B. disagree C. struggle D. argue
4、She lost heart since she failed in the exam. She felt_____about her future.
A.puzzle B.puzzling
C.puzzled D.puzzles
5、—Look at these tracks. It ________ be a wolf. I’m sure about it.
—You are right! We have to be careful.
A.may B.must C.can’t D.shouldn’t
6、In the US, not all universities are created ______ , and only some can truly pass as Ivy League (常青藤联盟), including Harvard, Yale, Princeton and so on.
A.equal B.professional C.global D.historical
7、Experts said it was ________ that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370(马航370) had changed course and turned back toward Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡).
A.obvious B.limited C.successful D.energetic
8、A lot of new wooden furniture, as well as some latest household appliances, ________ by the Smiths for their new house a week ago.
A. has been bought B. have been bought
C. was bought D. were bought
9、As there was not much chance to find good jobs in their hometown, a lot of young people tried to ________ their fortune in cities.
A. find B. find out
C. seek D. look
10、Though sometimes he makes mistakes, we can’t doubt his loyalty _______ the company.
A.in B.with C.of D.to
11、He spent quite some time trying to____what Kurt would be doing.
A.turn out B.reach out C.figure out D.look out
12、With the advantages________，home﹣made mobile phones have_________in recent years.
A.recognized； taken off
B.recognizing； taken on
C.recognized； taken up
D.recognizing； taken in
13、William Shakespeare is generally believed ______ all plays himself.
A.to write B.to have written C.writing D.writing
14、________ is the centre of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.
A.It’s the sun and not the earth B.The sun and not the earth
C.Being the sun and not the earth D.That the sun and not the earth
15、Unfortunately, when I arrived at the airport, Mr. Green ________. Therefore, we only had time for a few words.
A．has just left
B．was just leaving
C．had just left
D．just left
16、So long as you do what you can, no one will blame you ____________ you might fail in the future.
A. as though B. in case
C. now that D. even if
17、Man had used metals for centuries in _____ increasing quantities but they did not come to be employed in vast quantities until the Industrial Revolution.
A.extremely B.completely
C.naturally D.gradually
18、After the earthquake, the first thing the government did was to provide ______for the homeless families.
A. accommodation B. resources C. furniture D. recreation
19、Food production is important, but of ________ importance is taking care of the environment.
A. fair B. reasonable
C. equal D. proper
20、It remains a puzzle for scientists ______ pleasant smells do not reduce pain in men.
A. what B. why
C. how D. whether
21、Tom took a taxi to the airport, only _____ his plane high up in the sky.
A．finding
B．to find
C．being found
D．to have found
22、Young readers often find the novels of Dickens than Thackeray's.
A.far more exciting B.even much exciting
C.so more exciting D.a lot much exciting
23、However hard I tried, I couldn’t ______ my meaning to the people around me.
A.let out B.give away C.get across D.put on
24、— Do you know where David is? I couldn’t find him anywhere.
— Well. He ________ have gone far — his coat is still here.
A.shouldn’t B.mustn’t C.can’t D.wouldn’t
25、_______ to pick me up at 10 o'clock and drive me to the station?
A. Are you convenient B. Do you convenient
C. Is it convenient for you D. Is it convenient of you
26、 For five days, Edmonton’s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that’s the traditional togetherness(友爱) that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through songs.
This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. “People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation,” Riedel said. “It’s really easy to relax, and it’s great seeing family and friends have fun together.” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone’s musical interests.
With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地) for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back.
The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it’s easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close.
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8.
【1】The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to _______.
A.gather people with different musical tastes
B.remind people of the real sense of folk music
C.exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk music
D.collect old stories of folk music
【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years.
B.It’s hard for people to appreciate Blues.
C.It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.
D.People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.
【3】We can learn from the passage that _______.
A.people can get tickets easily for the festival
B.the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
C.driving one’s own car to the festival is highly recommended
D.bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday
27、 Last weekend in Washington, D.C. 30 young researchers from across the nation were preparing for a competition. In a sense, all were winners already. After all, each had to beat out hundreds of others for the chance to arrive in the final. But only one competitor would take home the top prize: an educational award worth $25,000. Finally, Alaina Gassler, 14, won the top prize.
Alaina was one of the 30 finalists from 13 states who competed in the ninth yearly Broadcom MASTERS competition. Alaina and the other finalists had to be in sixth, seventh or eighth grade to attend the competition. What’s more, their research had to be judged within the top 10 percent of all projects. As usual, those projects all fell within the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Fifteen of the finalists took home major awards. For the first time this year, 60g% of the finalists were women.
Alaina developed a system whose goal is to improve driving safety. “Congratulations to Alaina, whose project has the possibility of reducing the number of traffic accidents,” said Maya Ajmera, president of Science and the Public, the organization that created the competition.
Alaina goes to school in West Grove, Pennsylvania. “I didn’t think I’d win an award this big.” she said. For her project, Alaina developed a system that could reduce blind spots for drivers. Such areas can hide objects or other cars from a driver’s view, and thus easily lead to accidents.
Alaina’s system depends on a camera fixed on the front part of the passenger-side window. It can monitor (监视) things a driver can’t see. The camera records a video of what it’s seeing and at the same time sends it to a projector (投影仪) fixed over the driver’s head. That projector plays the video on a screen, which is fixed on the passenger-side roof support. In this way, the blind spots are decreased.
【1】What do we know about the competition?
A.It encourages teamwork. B.It is meant for college students.
C.It encourages theory exploration. D.It is a fierce national competition.
【2】What is special about this year’s competition?
A.More winners stand out. B.More girls perform better.
C.All of the projects are more useful. D.Half of the competitors are awarded.
【3】How does Alaina Gassler feel about her prize?
A.Surprised. B.Satisfied. C.Encouraged. D.Puzzled.
【4】What plays the biggest role in Alaina Gassler’s system?
A.The projector. B.The monitor. C.The camera. D.The screen.
28、Dear Dad,
Today, I spent a lot of time selecting and reading the Father’s Day cards at the shopping mall. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really wanted to say to you.
You'll soon be 84 years old. Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together. I haven’t always been with you on Father’s Day, but I’ve always been with you in my heart. You know, Dad, there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap(代沟). You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.
The Father-Daughter Conflict shifted into high gear(档位) when you taught me to drive the old Dodge while I decided I would drive the Chevy whether you liked it or not. To my surprise, when the police officer sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen, you were so tolerant(宽容的) about it because I had thought that would probably be the worst night of my life.
Our relationship greatly improved when 1 married a man you liked,and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left. Somewhere along the line, the generation gap disappeared. I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine.
But the strangest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn’t immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and weak behind the wheel of that huge car. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.
I guess what I’m trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today. Honoring a father on Father’s Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking. It’s about loving someone more than words can say, and it's my wish that it never had to end.
I love you, Dad.
Love,
Jenny
【1】How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?
A．Guilty.
B．Nervous.
C．Frightened.
D．Disappointed.
【2】We can learn from the text that Jenny and her father ________.
A．have been getting along very well
B．kept in touch by writing to each other
C．are separated due to the generation gap
D．had a hard time understanding each other
【3】Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?
A．She didn’t expect to meet with him there.
B．She seldom saw him driving that huge car.
C．She had never realized his being old and weak.
D．She had never seen him driving so slowly before.
【4】Jenny wrote his father this letter to ________.
A．express her gratitude to him
B．tell him about their conflicts
C．say sorry for her being stubborn
D．remind him of the early incident
29、 Jane Goodall was born in Bournemouth, England, on April 3, 1934. As a child, she had a natural love for the outdoors and animals. When Jane was about eight she read the Tarzan and Dr. Dolittle series and, in love with Africa, dreamed of traveling to work with the animals.
Finally, at age 23, she left for Nairobi, Kenya. There, Jane met famed Dr. Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, who offered her a job at the local natural history museum. She worked there for a time before Leakey decided to send her to the Gombe Stream Game Reserve in Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees. He felt her strong interest in animals and nature, and her knowledge as well as high energy made her a great candidate to study the chimpanzees.
In December 1958, Jane returned home to England and Leakey began to make arrangements for the expedition (考察), securing the appropriate permissions from the government and raising funds. In May 1960, Jane learned that Leakey had gained funding from the Wilkie Brothers Foundation.
Jane arrived by boat at the Gombe Stream Game Reserve on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika with her mother. The early weeks at Gombe were challenging. Jane developed a fever that delayed the start of her work. Finally, an older chimpanzee named David Greybeard, began to allow Jane to watch him. As a high ranking male of the chimpanzee community, his acceptance meant other group members also allowed Jane to observe. It was David Greybeard whom Jane first witnessed using tools. Excited, she telegraphed Dr. Leakey about her observation. He wrote back, “Now we must redefine ‘tool,’ and ‘man,’ or accept chimpanzees as humans.”
Jane continued to work in the field and, with Leakey’s help, began her doctoral program without an undergraduate degree in 1962. At Cambridge University, she found herself at odds with senior scientists over the methods she used — how she had named the chimpanzees rather than using the more common numbering system, and for suggesting that the chimps have emotions and personalities. She further upset those in power at the university when she wrote her first book, My Friends, the Wild Chimpanzees, aimed at the general public rather than an academic audience. The book was wildly popular, and her academic peers were outraged. Dr. Jane Goodall earned her Ph.D. on February 9, 1966, and continued to work at Gombe for the next twenty years.
【1】It can be inferred from the passage that ______ .
A.Jane was the first to discover chimpanzees use tools
B.a journey to Kenya rooted Jane’s deep love for animals
C.Dr. Leakey easily raised funds from the Wilkie Brothers Foundation
D.Jane’s work at the Gombe Stream Game Reserve went along smoothly
【2】What is the academic peers’ attitude towards Jane’s first book?
A.Extremely puzzled. B.Genuinely pleased.
C.Really angry. D.Truly sensitive.
【3】What does the underlined sentence imply in paragraph 5?
A.Jane’s study of chimpanzees received no support from scientists.
B.Jane’s method inspired more scientists to make further discoveries.
C.Jane’s achievements quickly attracted attention from senior scientists.
D.Senior scientists disagreed with Jane’s method in observing chimpanzees.
【4】What message is mainly conveyed in the passage?
A.Passion and hard work can make a difference in scientific research.
B.Cooperation is the key to making significant discoveries.
C.Challenging senior scientists is a must in gaining fame.
D.High energy counts in achieving great success.
30、 I developed a crush on a cute woman I met in a pet store. She led a very___________lifestyle and we did not have much to talk about. But somehow none of this seemed to_________. I enjoyed being with her and I felt a sparkle in her presence. And it seemed to me that she enjoyed my_________as well. When I learned her birthday was coming up, I decided to ask her out. On the threshold of calling her, I sat and looked at the phone for about half an hour. Then I dialed and hung up_________it rang. I felt like a high school boy, bouncing between_________anticipation (期待) and fear of rejection. A voice from hell kept telling me that she would not like me and that I had a lot of_________asking her out this Saturday. But I felt too enthusiastic about being with her to let the_________stop me._________I got up the nerve to ask her. She thanked me for calling and told me she was not_________on that day. I felt shot down. The__________voice that told me not to call advised me to give up before I was____________embarrassed. __________there was more inside of me that wanted to come to__________. I had feelings for this woman, and I had to express them. So I bought her a pretty birthday card on which I wrote a__________note. I walked around the corner to her pet shop. As I approached the door, that same disturbing voice ________me, “What if she doesn’t like you? What if she__________you?” Feeling vulnerable, I stuffed the__________under my shirt. I decided that if she showed me__________of affection, I would give it to her; if she was cool to me, I would leave the card__________. This way I would not be__________and would avoid rejection or embarrassment.
【1】A.simple B.modern C.different D.casual
【2】A.affect B.matter C.work D.develop
【3】A.company B.absence C.joke D.affection
【4】A.before B.after C.until D.while
【5】A.patient B.active C.excited D.anxious
【6】A.reasons B.time C.nerve D.chances
【7】A.fear B.trick C.expectation D.difficulty
【8】A.Fortunately B.Gradually C.Consequently D.Eventually
【9】A.possible B.acceptable C.suitable D.available
【10】A.kind B.same C.fearful D.wise
【11】A.deeply B.repeatedly C.further D.nakedly
【12】A.But B.So C.And D.Otherwise
【13】A.solution B.reality C.understanding D.life
【14】A.honest B.poetic C.complex D.grateful
【15】A.cautioned B.convinced C.rang D.pushed
【16】A.accepts B.appreciates C.rejects D.questions
【17】A.hand B.card C.love D.secret
【18】A.gifts B.words C.symbols D.signs
【19】A.unread B.hidden C.mysterious D.behind
【20】A.at a loss B.without doubt C.in disguise D.at risk
31、
The meaning of silence varies among cultural group. Silence may be 【1】, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every 【2】 with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs. Many native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of 【3】 among people, just at some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore when a person from one of these culture is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be 【4】 is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these culture, silence is a call for 【5】.
Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with 【6】 among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show 【7】between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority（权威）rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.
Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the 【8】 meanings of silence wen they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own persona and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not 【9】 too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing 【10】 of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.
32、假如你是李华，你在英国的笔友Peter写信来询问你在生活中最值得尊敬的人是谁。请你给他写一封回信，内容应包括：
1.你尊敬的人是谁；
2.他或她的主要事迹；
3.你尊敬他的理由。
注意:1．词数100左右;
2．可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。