1、Although you ______ find bargains in London, it’s not generally a cheap place to shop.
A.should B.need C.must D.can
2、As a Chinese, we are proud to this precious traditional Chinese culture.
A．pass by
B．pass away
C．pass down
D．pass to
3、Time tries friends fire tries gold.
A.when B.as C.like D.what
4、With the world ______ fast, we have something new to face every day.
A. change B. changing C. changed D. to change
5、Mr. Smith was very sad to find the TV set he had had ______ went wrong again.
A. to be repaired B. it repaired
C. it D. repaired
6、He is one of the students ______ selected to take part in the context.
A. whose is B. which are C. as is D. who are
7、The government will force companies to ______ any possible measures to reduce air pollution.
A. adapt B. adopt C. advocate D. appeal
8、 ---Have the arrangements for the concert next Saturday been all _______?
---Not yet. We haven’t found a free hand.
A. in store B. in trouble C. in turn D. in place
9、You are lucky to escape ________.
A．punishing
B．to punish
C．to be punished
D．being punished
10、My computer is out of _________ order all of a sudden. Could you do me________ favor and type the plan for me right now?
A. the; a B. the; 不填 C. 不填; a D. 不填; 不填
11、He has been busy with his work the whole day, _____ has made his girlfriend unhappy.
A．which
B．it
C．that
D．what
12、The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ______ to the digital resources of the library.
A. way B. passage
C. approach D. access
13、The thief was ________ of stealing goods in the market in the court.
A．informed
B．ahead
C．accused
D．suspected
14、(2016·北京)Why didn’t you tell me about your trouble last week? If you ________ me, I could have helped.
A.told B.had told
C.were to tell D.would tell
15、Not until he retired from teaching two years ago ______ having a holiday abroad.
A. he dad considered B. had he considered
C. he considered D. did he consider
16、Since the baby milk powder was found to be polluted, there has been universal doubt _____ other food products are safe _____.
A. that; to eat B. whether; to be eaten
C. whether; to eat D. that; to be eaten
17、The pain is beginning to lift, and I am beginning to feel a peace ________.
A．descend upon me
B．probe into me
C．tell me off
D．throw light on me
18、It is clear that no use can be made _________ radium _________ we don’t know clearly its characteristics.
A.from; if B.of; unless C.from; unless D.of; if
19、Hardly________ that the early identification of those children’s special educational needs________ such a huge difference to them.
A．he believed; made
B．did he believe; made
C．he believes; had made
D．did he believe; had made
20、If you _______hard then, you ______ in the comfortable officer now.
A. had studied;would be sitting
B. study;are
C. have studied; would be sitting
D. studied; are sitting
21、 a large salary rise already, Sarah is thinking of buying a new apartment.
A. Receiving B. Having received
C. received D. To receive
22、It is ______ that the noise around us is a(n) _______ to our health and well being.
A. preventable; precaution B. denial; existence
C. undeniable; hazard D. vital; culprit
23、Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, ________ I will always treasure.
A. that B. one C. it D. what
24、Mary felt ________ from the outside world, since the Internet connection isn’t available in the island.
A. cut off B. put out C. cut out D. put forward
25、It was a really ___________ experience. Afterwards everybody was very ___________.
A. terrifying; shocking B. terrified; shocking
C. terrified; shocked D. terrifying; shocked
26、An ageing society is one in which the population of people over the age of 60 is increasing. This is a social problem. Can we solve it with the help of robots?
Researchers are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to determine whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck,an expert in human animal relationship ,and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal assisted study concerning the influence of robotic dogs on old people’s depression, physical activity, and left satisfaction. ”No one will argue that an older person is better off being more active, challenged, or stimulated(刺激),”Edwards points out.” The problem is how we promote (促进)that, especially for those without friends or help. A robotic dog could be a solution.”
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, researchers will collect baseline data for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the researchers will review the data to determine if it has inspired any changes in the life of its owner.
”I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy year old lady, ”When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has a mind of his own.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The researchers say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
”At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says.” But it’s amazing how quickly we have given up that belief.”
”Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels. Or heart rhythms. AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate older people’s minds.”
【1】Which of the following can be the best title?
A.Dogs and the Old
B.Medical Examination and the Old
C.Robots Serving the Old
D.Dogs Needn’t Feeding
【2】The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to____ .
A.understand human animal relationship
B.make lonely old people’s life better
C.find the causes of old people’s loneliness
D.promote the animal assisted research
【3】What is the advantage of AIBO over live dogs?
A.It is easier to keep at home.
B.It can help the disabled people.
C.It responds to all the human orders.
D.It can watch TV with its owner.
【4】The author seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may .
A. cure certain diseases
B. keep old people active
C. change people’s beliefs
D. look more like real dogs
27、Can you think of three words that are completely unrelated to one another? What about four, five, or even ten? According to an international team of researchers from McGill University, Harvard University and the University of Melbourne, this simple exercise of naming unrelated words and then measuring the semantic distance (语义距离) between them could serve as an objective measure of creativity.
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uses the Divergent (发散的) Association Task(DAT), a four-minute, 10-word test to measure one aspect of creative potential.
The DAT was originally designed by Jay Olson, a recent PhD graduate from McGill’s Department of Psychiatry, inspired by a childhood game involving thinking of unrelated words. He wondered whether a similar task could serve as a simple and elegant way to measure divergent thinking, or the ability to produce various solutions to an open-ended problem.
While studies of creativity and its nature are not new, relatively little is known about the process itself. “Creativity is fundamental to human life,” explains Olson, who is now a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard. “The more we understand its complexity, the better we can foster (培养) creativity in all its forms.”
The method is an easier and simpler way to test creativity. Using the DAT, the researchers asked participants to name 10 words that were as different from each other as possible. A computational algorithm (计算算法) would then estimate the average semantic distance between the words. The more related the words were, (“cat” and “dog”) the shorter the semantic difference would be, compared to less related words (such as “cat” and “book”).
The team’s first study highlighted the links between semantic distance and two commonly used creativity measures (the Alternative Uses Task and the Bridge-the-Associative Gap Task). This was applied to a later study with 8,500 participants from 98 countries, where the semantic distances changed only slightly by demographic variables (人口统计变数), suggesting that the measure can be used across different populations.
“Our task only measured a small part of one type of creativity,” says Olson. “But these findings enable creativity assessments across larger and more diverse samples with less bias (偏差), which will finally help us better understand this fundamental human ability.”
【1】What do we know about the DTA from the text?
A．It involves thinking about related words.
B．It asks participants to solve open-ended problems.
C．It can test a person’s divergent thinking.
D．It was created by Jay Olson in his childhood.
【2】What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?
A．The importance of DTA.
B．The design process of DTA.
C．How Jay Olson’s study was carried out.
D．How to measure a person’s creativity.
【3】What conclusion can we draw from Jay Olson’s studies?
A．Semantic distance should be estimated more accurately.
B．Jay Olson’s study could help improve creativity.
C．The DTA method is only for native English speakers.
D．DTA is a reliable method to help study human creativity.
【4】Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．The Principle of DTA
B．How to Foster Creativity
C．The Importance of Creativity
D．A New Way to Measure Creativity
28、I parked outside the grocery store that weekend, still tired after another stressful week of work. I’m an accountant, and it was the middle of busy season, which meant tight deadlines and crazy hours. A long weekend was coming up, and a friend suggested that I relax at a nearby woman recover center. I moved through the passageway with my shopping cart, hurrying to beat out a few others who were heading for the already long checkout line. It took me more than an hour to finish the shopping.
When I got back to my car, groceries in hand, I found a note on my car. In beautiful handwriting and blue ink, the writer explained that her car had scraped(刮擦) my Honda Civic when she pulled into the space next to mine. “I’m sorry!” she wrote, and added her insurance policy(保险单) number and cell phone number. At the bottom, she signed her name, Elyse.
What an honest person！I was quite surprised. Few people act like that nowadays. Most people would have just driven away. A few weeks later I got the estimate for the repair: $1,500! There’s no way she’ll pay this much, I thought. I picked up that note with the beautiful blue script and dialed the number, ready for an argument.
“Hello?” Elyse answered cheerily. “Hi, you left a note on my car?” I began. But even when she heard how much the bill was going to be, Elyse still sounded just like she had in her note, so friendly—and calm. How was it possible for her to be like that? I wondered. Believe it or not, I got the money for the repair.
When the busy period at work finally passed, I decided to go to the recover center that my friend had suggested. I had my doubts if it would help, but it couldn’t hurt, right?
Checking in at the front desk, I looked through the guest book, looking for a blank spot to write my name. Finally, I reached the last page. There, at the top, in the same perfect handwriting that she had used in her note to me, was Elyse’s name.
【1】The author got her car scraped when she was _______.
A．parking her car outside the grocery store
B．doing some shopping in the grocery store
C．driving to the grocery store
D．on her way to the woman recover center
【2】From the passage we learn that ________.
A．Elyse is a woman who is difficult to deal with
B．anyone who scrapes others’ car should write down his name and address
C．the grocery store where the author did shopping was not busy
D．the author didn’t expect Elyse could pay for the repair voluntarily
【3】Which of the following description about the author is correct?
A．She is an accountant and usually very busy.
B．She is always too busy to make any friends.
C．She is quite selfless and likes helping others.
D．She is poor and always trying to get money from others.
【4】Which of the following word can replace the underlined word “estimate” in Paragraph 3?
A．A fixed amount.
B．A repair price.
C．A guessed amount.
D．An exact price.
【5】From the end of the story we may infer that _________.
A．Elyse is the boss of the woman recover center
B．the author would return the money for the repair to Elyse
C．the author is eager to learn perfect handwriting from Elyse
D．the author may meet Elyse and they might become friends
29、 In her 17 years working at Rollins College in the US, there have often been students who have appeared in Anca Voicu’s office and confessed (坦白) they have no idea what to do with their lives once they graduate. That’s why the economics professor decided to add career planning to her class, even starting before young people step onto a college campus.
Throughout this semester, Voicu’s real-world economics class has visited about 100 Winter Park High students. It has asked them to think about everything from picking the right major (专业) to the job market and the cost of higher education.
“They have to balance what they need to do and what they love to do,” said Rollins freshman Nicholas Kay, 18.
During their final class of the semester, Kay and his classmates reflected on what it was like helping younger versions (版本) of themselves explore the future. Voicu expects to continue the class so she can collect data (数据) to see if working together is making a difference.
“These kids were only eight months younger than me,” said Rollins freshman Blake Buell, an 18-year-old business management major.
The high school students also went on a tour of the Winter Park college, seeing what life was like on campus, how admissions worked and what a dorm room looked like. They asked
Rollins students questions including “How does the food taste?” and “What are classes like?” Winter Park sophomore (二年级学生) Sebastian Zendejas, 15, said it was eye-opening and helped him to understand how college could be.
“I don’t want to have a bunch of (大量的) debt when I’m leaving college,” said Zendejas, who plans to study business.
The lessons that showed students’ job availability were something many had never thought about before, said Tim Arnold, one of the four Winter Park High teachers involved in the project. The students also took personality tests to see where they might fit best.
Looking at the data and realizing how many good jobs there were in the science, technology, engineering and math fields made some of Voicu’s students feel better. “I should really stick with this,” said computer science first-year student Brandi Moore, 18.
【1】Anca Voicu decided to add career planning to her class mainly to _____ .
A.establish the connection between economics and real-world problems
B.help students get to know and think about their future
C.show students what life was like on campus
D.collect some data to make a difference
【2】Which of the following did Anca Voicu’s class involve?
a. Getting high school students to consider how much college costs.
b. Teaching students how to socialize at college.
c. Giving high school students a taste of life on campus.
d. Showing data about job availability.
A.ab B.cd
C.abc D.acd
【3】We can infer from Brandi Moore’s words that _____ .
A.she felt the personality test worked well
B.she would love to retake Voicu’s class
C.she is now more confident in her major
D.she had had serious doubts about her major
【4】This article was written mainly to _____.
A.describe Voicu’s new class
B.give advice on career planning
C.remind readers of the importance of early career planning
D.show how colleges can help students with their future plans
【5】From the article, we can learn that _____
A.it is wise to choose what we are most interested in as a major
B.the course benefits high school students more than college students
C.career planning requires the help of teachers and college students
D.it’s important to make a well-balanced choice when making career plans
30、I walked into a restaurant and ordered some food. After 20 minutes a group of guys came in and ordered theirs.
To my _________, these folks got served first. I watched as they began to eat and laugh _________. I even overheard one of them bragging (吹嘘) about how he was _________ to everyone in the restaurant and I felt _________. Unable to stand it anymore, I called the _________.
He explained to me, “Yours is a special order, being prepared by the _________ chefs themselves. Their orders were _________ prepared by students on assignment; please have some juice as you wait.”
I _________ and waited. Shortly after that, my meal was served by six chefs. Unknown to me, the owner of the restaurant, who _________ to be an old long lost friend of mine, __________ me when I entered and decided to __________ me. She changed my simple meal to a five‐star meal. The group at the other __________ were shocked. They couldn’t stop __________. Suddenly they were the ones __________, asking why they didn’t get that kind of __________ and meal.
Such is life! Some people are __________ you, eating and laughing at you. You __________ mockery (嘲笑) and are waiting __________, wondering why it takes so long to break through. The owner of the world has seen you and doesn’t want you to be served a quick meal like those __________ of you. You are waiting long because yours is a(n) __________ meal, which costs time to prepare.
【1】
A．astonishment
B．excitement
C．relief
D．embarrassment
【2】
A．bitterly
B．rudely
C．joyfully
D．roughly
【3】
A．remembered
B．connected
C．recommended
D．introduced
【4】
A．encouraged
B．inspired
C．moved
D．teased
【5】
A．waiter
B．boss
C．cashier
D．chef
【6】
A．strict
B．top
C．careful
D．junior
【7】
A．fully
B．slowly
C．cautiously
D．hurriedly
【8】
A．calmed down
B．sat down
C．lay down
D．broke down
【9】
A．seemed
B．managed
C．happened
D．pretended
【10】
A．saw
B．tracked
C．welcomed
D．heard
【11】
A．trap
B．surprise
C．move
D．terrify
【12】
A．desk
B．corner
C．table
D．side
【13】
A．eating
B．staring
C．helping
D．spying
【14】
A．greeting
B．walking
C．whispering
D．leaving
【15】
A．service
B．order
C．food
D．drink
【16】
A．from under
B．from among
C．on top of
D．ahead of
【17】
A．accept
B．tolerate
C．refuse
D．imagine
【18】
A．automatically
B．sincerely
C．enthusiastically
D．patiently
【19】
A．taking advantage
B．making use
C．making fun
D．taking account
【20】
A．valuable
B．unique
C．expensive
D．special
31、Canada is a multicultural country, with a large size but a small 【1】. And it is s【2】 by water on three sides. Most Canadians live within 320kms of the USA 【3】. Many people have the idea that they can cross the 【4】(大陆) in less than five days , but they are wrong.
Canada has rich 【5】(自然) resources, such as wood, fresh water and minerals. The trees are extremely tall, some 【6】 over 90meters. When you cross the Rocky Mountain, you may 【7】 sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. If you're 【8】 enough to meet the Calgary Stampede, you'll see many wild animals and many cowboys, who have a g【9】 for working with animals, from all over North America. Of course, if you go to Canada, you can't miss the Lawrence River and the most 【10】(富有的) and biggest city, Toronto.
32、假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你的英国朋友George要来北京，其间他想参加中国传统文化方面的选修课，来信希望你能推荐一个课程，请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 你推荐的课程；
2. 该课程的内容；
3. 你推荐的理由。
注意：词数100左右；
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