1、The great writer ________ all her books to the school library yesterday.
A.gave away B.gave up C.gave out D.gave back
2、_______ your advice, I wouldn’t be in such an embarrassing situation now.
A. If I followed B. Should I follow
C. Had I followed D. If I could have followed
3、The happy ________ of children playing in the garden disappears, and it is quiet again.
A． spot B． view
C． scenery D． scene
4、______ herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children.
A. Occupying B. Occupied
C. Being occupied D. To be occupied
5、Whenever I read the old letters, _____ was fairly often, sweet memories warmed my heart.
A. who B. which C. when D. that
6、—Have you informed your dad of the suggestions given by the expert?
— Of course. ____ I came home.
A. So long as B. If only
C. Any time D. The moment
7、Beijing No.4 High School is reported in the newspaper ________ its 110th birthday last month.
A. to celebrate B. having celebrated
C. being celebrated D. to have celebrated
8、After years of hard work, his dream of travelling around the world _________.
A．came true
B．realized
C．made progress
D．get through
9、The campaign is ________ only partially successful, so we have to keep on working hard.
A. at last B. at latest C. at least D. at best
10、I don’t think what he said is ______ to the topic we are discussing. He has missed the point.
A. sensitive B. relevant
C. senior D. primitive
11、_______the virtual world of Real Cine， the headsets even have small openings _______ smells to match the environment.
A． Adding to； give out B． Added to； give off
C． To be added to； giving off D． To add to； giving out
12、There is a beautiful Chinese song called I Came Over the Ocean to See You. Why not do that in reality on this Valentine’s Day? Keep your plan a secret and ______suddenly.
A. show up B. cut in
C. show off D. cut down
13、After driving for five hours, they arrived at they thought was the place they had been dreaming of.
A．what
B．that
C．which
D．where
14、The subjects of the Dunhuang murals ________ from religious stories to scenes of everyday life.
A．vary
B．distribute
C．motivate
D．facilitate
15、 Give my regards to your parents when you _____ home.
A. will call B. call C. have called D. called
16、These competitors are expected to push their own boundaries and______world levels.
A. watch out for B. look up to C. set sights on D. make up for
17、Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything it is poured
A.whenever B.that C.on which D.wherever
18、As ________, we will gather at the foot of Baiyun Mountain near our school at 8:00 am this Saturday.
A．scheduling
B．schedules
C．scheduled
D．to schedule
19、Is this hotel ________ you said we were to stay in your letter?
A. in which B. what C. that D. Where
20、Mary often shares her deepest thoughts and fears with friends through WeChat, as if they chatting in her living room.
A.were B.are C.had been D.has been
21、 Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.
AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £118.15.
If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid — or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time — check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.
STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.
Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.
GET ON A BIKE London’s “Boris bikes” have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.
Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).
【1】The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may ________.
A.help travelers pass time
B.attract lots of travelers to the UK
C.allow travelers to make flexible plans
D.cause travelers to pay more for living
【2】“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably ________.
A.a hotel away from the train station B.the tube line to Covent Garden
C.an ideal holiday destination D.the name of a travel agency
【3】The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat ________.
A.lies on the ground floor
B.is located in central London
C.provides cooking facilities for tourists
D.costs over £100 on average per day in late September
22、Children may learn new words better when they learn them in the context of other words they are just learning—according to a new research from the University of East Anglia.
Researchers investigated how 18–24-month-olds learn new words—in the context of words they already know well and those they don’t. The findings help explain how children learn new words and suggest a new way that parents and carers could help boost language development.
Previous research suggests that when children hear a word they do not know and see an object they have never seen in the context of some objects that they can already name, such as a toy or a ball, they guess that the new word refers to the new thing.
Dr. Larissa Samuelson from the university wanted to know if the strength of a child’s knowledge of familiar things—how well they know what “cars” or “balls” are, for example—mattered for learning new words and remembering them. They asked 82 children to take part in the study and carry out two experiments among them. And then they got some really surprising findings.
“We had expected that a stronger knowledge of familiar words would be better for learning new words, but we found the opposite was true.” Dr Samuelson said. “This new study suggests another way we might be able to help boost children’s ability to remember new word-object links – by teaching them in the context of other things that they are just learning.”
It seems counterintuitive, but it is perhaps because the less well-known items don’t compete with the new words as much. If they learn new words in the context of playing with well-known items such as a ball or book, they don’t process the new word as much.
【1】What is the purpose of the new research?
A．To challenge the findings of previous studies.
B．To observe the process of children’s learning.
C．To better understand children’s word learning.
D．To compare children’s different learning styles.
【2】What can be inferred from Dr. Samuelson’s words?
A．Their findings are out of expectation.
B．Their research should focus on children.
C．We should be more patient with children.
D．We need to provide guidance on learning.
【3】What does the underlined word “counterintuitive” mean in the last paragraph?
A．Consistent.
B．Encouraging.
C．Impractical.
D．Unreasonable.
【4】What does the text mainly tell us?
A．Less familiar words help children learn better.
B．Word-object links contribute to better learning.
C．New research finds the secrets of raising children.
D．Children learn better with the help of their parents.
23、 As the hot tears rolled down her face, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The words reverberated ( 回 响 ) in my mind: Widowed or divorced?
“Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “My husband died five months ago today.”
“I’m so sorry,” I said. “I needed it to fill out your credit application.”
“Don’t worry about it, honey,” she said. “If I never thought about it, I would not remember the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of marriage, each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word ‘love’.”
I began to deal with her credit application, words hung in the air. My mind was not focused on the task, and I was unsuccessful in my first few attempts. After I finally completed it, she continued in a heart-to-heart. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger.
“Have you ever been married?” she asked.
I couldn’t help but laugh. I hadn’t even thought about getting married. Besides, I looked nothing like a married woman.
“Ah, no,” I replied. “I’m only 16.”
“Sixteen?” she murmured (嘟囔).“That’s a great age, an age of lessons. There’s so much worth learning.”
She then spoke in a whisper, sharing the one lesson that I will carry with me the rest of my life. “Never, ever take anyone for granted . If you are in love with someone, let it be known as often as you feel it. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry. The ridiculous arguments you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”
I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me.
【1】The author asked the woman the question out of______.
A.necessity B.kindness C.curiosity D.respect
【2】 What can we know about the woman?
A.She broke up with her husband. B.She got married 50 years ago.
C.She was angry with the author. D.She was thankful to the author.
【3】According to Paragraph 5, the author failed in her first few attempts to do her work probably because ______.
A.she was regretful for asking the question
B.she was not very familiar with her job
C.she was thinking about what the woman said
D.she was wondering what the woman would say next
【4】What lesson did the author learn from the woman?
A.Take others seriously. B.Never speak to a stranger.
C.There is so much worth learning D.There is nothing more important than love.
24、 Due to a scheduling accident, one Waffle House worker was left alone to run the entire restaurant on a Sunday night.
Ethan Crispo was just one of about 30 hungry customers who wanted food at midnight. After sitting at his table for a while, he noticed there was just one upset employee available to take orders, cook food, clean tables and manage the cash register.
The 24-year-old patron was losing hope of ever getting a meal. The employee who was recognized only by his name tag reading “Ben”-seemed to be on the edge of panic until Crispo saw him speaking to a male customer in a blue shirt sitting at the counter. After a brief conversation, Ben handed him an apron (围裙) and the man got to work washing dishes.
“It was a transition so smooth. I initially assumed it was a staff member returning to his shift,” Crispo told AL.com. “It wasn’t. It was a kind stranger.”
A couple of minutes later, a woman in high heels and a stylish dress walked behind the counter to make more coffee. She then took a few orders before resigning herself to clearing tables. Suddenly, a third customer in a red shirt marched over to help as well, though Crispo failed to catch his name or take a photo of the man at work.
The term “customer service” took on a whole new meaning that night. “It was the most fascinating thing,” Crispo said. “It was just one of the wildest instances of really, really cool people just coming together. It made a difference to many people that night. Certainly, their actions made an impact on me,” he added. “Humanity isn’t just good－it’s great.”
【1】What does the underlined word”patron”probably refer to?
A．The employer of the Waffle House.
B．Ethan Crispo.
C．Ben.
D．A beggar wanting food at midnight.
【2】Why did the male customer in a blue shirt go to wash dishes?
A．He was a staff member returning to work.
B．He intended to try new “customer service”.
C．He wanted to give the only worker a hand.
D．He liked to do something before getting his meal.
【3】What can we infer from Crispo’s words?
A．A new term “customer service” was created that night.
B．The strangers were paid to help in the Waffle House that night.
C．Many cool people went to the Waffle House to have a party that night.
D．The customers who were willing to offer help showed great humanity.
【4】The author wrote the passage in order to
A．show an example of humanity at its finest
B．describe the strangers who helped Ben
C．define what good humanity is
D．show appreciation for the waiter’s hard work
25、When amputee (被截肢者) runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma says her motto is, “I can do hard things,” she is not joking. She has completed 104 marathons in 104 days, _________a prosthetic (假体的) leg.
Hunt-Broersma, 46,_________her 104th marathon on April 30, near her home in Phoenix, Arizona, breaking an unofficial world record along the way. Brick Runners, an organization that supports_________who raise money for_________, even designed one of her favorite T-shirts, which reads, “Strong Has Many Forms.”
Hunt-Broersma, who is from South Africa, lost her leg below the knee to cancer when she was 26 years old. She ran the first of her 104 marathons on January 17, 2022._________,100 in as many days, to_________non-disabled runner Alyssa Amos Clark’s 2020 record of 95. But in March, after non-disabled British runner Kate Jayden unofficially broke Clark’s record with 101 marathons in 101 days, Hunt-Broersma knew she’d _________to run at least 101.
As she did her_________42.2-kilometer runs, Hunt-Broersma’s social media popularity grew, and she raised over US $67,000 to help other amputee runners_________the prosthetic arms and legs they need. These can cost over US $10,000, and__________insurance companies don’t usually __________them.
Hunt-Broersma said she hoped to__________people everywhere to push themselves to do challenging things even if they have__________.
Guinness World Records said it knew about Hunt-Broersma’s 104 marathons, and that it would take 12 to 15 weeks to look at the__________before the record can be__________by it.
【1】
A．damaging
B．using
C．holding
D．adjusting
【2】
A．finished
B．scheduled
C．considered
D．abandoned
【3】
A．coaches
B．employers
C．athletes
D．doctors
【4】
A．bookstores
B．universities
C．hospitals
D．charities
【5】
A．Occasionally
B．Suddenly
C．Initially
D．Strangely
【6】
A．beat
B．adore
C．keep
D．memorize
【7】
A．fail
B．refuse
C．need
D．pretend
【8】
A．monthly
B．daily
C．weekly
D．yearly
【9】
A．repair
B．design
C．produce
D．buy
【10】
A．traffic
B．property
C．unemployment
D．health
【11】
A．pay for
B．take over
C．appeal to
D．adapt to
【12】
A．permit
B．force
C．warn
D．inspire
【13】
A．ambitions
B．disabilities
C．potentials
D．mistakes
【14】
A．adventure
B．attitude
C．display
D．evidence
【15】
A．made
B．improved
C．confirmed
D．broken
26、假定你是学生会主席李华，你校的交换生Bob已学习中国象棋长达一年，特发邮件向你询问将由学生会举办的中国象棋大赛的情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1．举办比赛的目的；
2．比赛的时间和地点；
3．建议他报名参加并说明理由。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：中国象棋大赛Chinese Chess Contest