1、It is thought that the epics we know today are the result of generations of story-tellers__________on the material until finally,__________, someone wrote it.
A．passing… somewhat
B．passing … somehow
C．having passed… whatever
D．passed … anyhow
2、Addressing these important issues will benefit not only the army, but ________ is often the case, the entire country.
A．as
B．which
C．that
D．if
3、The little girl was _______ when she heard the ________ news.
A．disappointed ; disappointed
B．disappointed ; disappointing
C．disappointing ; disappointing
D．disappointing ; disappointed
4、The day is not far off ______ people can travel under the sea.
A．that
B．where
C．when
D．which
5、The temple is kept _________ it was 3000 years ago.
A. what B. as
C. which D. that
6、Only after the driver was sent to hospital ________ how seriously he was hurt in the accident.
A．we knew
B．we had known
C．had we known
D．did we know
7、Football does not require words, but it can ________ walls and bring people together on and off the field.
A．put down
B．pass down
C．turn down
D．break down
8、I’m determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A.as though B.in case C.even if D.now that
9、 What is ________ at all is _____ well.
A. worth doing ; worthy to be done
B. worthy doing ; worth to be done
C. worth being done ; worth of being done
D. worthy of being done ; worthy doing
10、You should________a personal account before you enter this system.
A．exchange
B．register
C．impress
D．design
11、It was with great joy ________ he went to Shanghai to work as a volunteer there.
A. because B. before C. since D. that
12、John showed me the photo and said, “This is the very gallery _______ we visited last month, not the factory _______ father worked last year.”
A．which; that
B．that; that
C．that; where
D．which; where
13、We won’t give up ___________ we should fail ten times.
A.even if B.since
C.whether D.until
14、You’d better write down her phone number before you _______ it.
A.forget B.are forgetting C.forgot D.will forget
15、It was back home after the experiment.
A. not until midnight did he go B. until midnight that he didn’t go
C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight when he didn’t go
16、He was dropped from the committee because he wasn’t _______.
A．pulling his own weight
B．on the edge of his seat
C．letting off steam
D．ticking all the right boxes
17、Nowadays, the number of women working in the clothing industry .
A．is increasing B．has been increasing
C．have increased D．are increasing
18、----when on earth will the bus come? We have been waiting here for what seemed long ages.
----- Look , ___________.
A. There comes the bus B. There is the bus coming
C. There the bus comes D. There is coming the bus
19、The weather of Kunming is better than of Tianjin.
A. this B. that
C. one D. it
20、—I love the internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the net.
—________. Few of them would become our real friends.
A. That’s for sure. B. It’s not the case.
C. I couldn’t agree more. D. I’m pleased to know that.
21、It was in the classroom ______ we had the economics class ______ I found my smart phone.
A．that, where
B．that, that
C．where, that
D．where, where
22、Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.6 billion people lack basic _____.
A．typhoon
B．evacuation
C．avalanche
D．sanitation
23、Look! There is _______ over there. Do you know him?
A.a 8-year-old boy B.an 8-year-old boy
C.a 8-years old boy D.an 8-years old boy
24、See if you can understand the following. _______, you can look them up in the dictionary.
A．If any
B．If possible
C．If needed
D．If not
25、Students should take part in community activities they can gain experience for growth.
A.which B.that C.to which D.in which
26、How to Make the World a Better Place
When you think about people who have made the world a better place, you probably think of famous scientists or great leaders. 【1】 Ordinary people like you and me can also help a lot. An act of kindness can bring a smile to a person’s face even if only for a moment.
Give away your money. Choose charity that has meaning for you. For example, if you want to help hungry children, you can try to find an international organization that provides food for those in poor areas. 【2】
Share your knowledge. If a friend needs skills in a certain area, offer your advice. Perhaps she is struggling to set up a computer, and you know how to do that. Offer whatever ability you have, but always remember to be polite.
Help a stranger. Your small actions can brighten the day of others. Hold the door for someone whose hands are full. 【3】 Give your seat on the bus to an old man. The key is expecting nothing in return for your acts of kindness.
【4】 Show the people close to you how much you care about them. Tell them they mean a lot to you. Make a beautiful gift for a friend. Take your husband to his favourite fun place if he has had a hard week. Tell your children how much they mean to you.
Be grateful to others. 【5】 Thank the waiter. Do you have a very good neighbour who is always there when you need her? Tell her how much you appreciate her being in your life.
A．That is not all the truth.
B．Care about those you know.
C．Help the blind cross the street.
D．You should know what love means.
E．Every cent you give away will mean a lot.
F．Have you had good service in a restaurant?
G．You should learn to express gratitude to others.
27、In times of stress, particularly when the water gets too warm, the coral(珊瑚)erupts the algae(海藻), and the coral turns white, causing a state called coral bleaching(漂白). Just a few degrees of heat can lead to coral bleaching, putting the coral on a path to starvation and death.
Driven by climate change, marine heat waves are becoming one of the greatest threats to the existence of coral, which is important to the ocean ecology. But in some rare good news researchers have discovered coral can recover from bleaching even before a heat wave ends, suggesting it has the potential to survive long heat waves. Coral was thought to survive only if a heat wave lasted just a few weeks.
But no one had studied this process during a longer heat wave. Then in 2015, Julia Baum, a marine ecologist at the University of Victoria, began a survey of two common species: brain and star coral around Kiritimati in the central Pacific Ocean. They checked the condition of the coral as the heat wave struck and disappeared.
Starting in May 2015, the temperature rose about 1 ℃ within 2 months. As expected, coral that housed heat-sensitive algae bleached sooner than those housing the heat-tolerant kind of algae. As the water continued to warm, even heat-tolerant algae erupted.
Many brain and star coral on Kiritimati recovered from bleaching while the water was still unusually warm. Baum said, "The unexpected recovery provides new hope, because it means that even under lasting heat waves, there's a path forward for some of them."
An unusual feature of the recovery is that brain coral that started out with heat-sensitive algae had a higher survival rate(82%)than coral that began with heat-tolerant algae(25%). "That finding is surprising," said Baum, expecting that heat-tolerant algae would be better suited for helping coral survive a heat wave. But during a longer heat wave, it might be more advantageous to start with a heat-sensitive algae.
【1】What results in coral bleaching?
A．The white algae.
B．The coral's death.
C．An attack of waves.
D．A rise in ocean temperature.
【2】Why did Baum begin the survey?
A．To prove that coral can stop climate change.
B．To study how coral bleaching comes about.
C．To figure out whether coral survives long heat waves
D．To explain why coral bleaching is a big threat to coral
【3】How did Baum feel about the finding?
A．Ashamed.
B．Confused
C．Worried.
D．Astonished.
【4】What can the finding be used to do?
A．Protect the ocean environment.
B．Reduce coral bleaching.
C．Grow more different algae.
D．Regulate the heat wave.
28、Every Saturday, Zhang Xinsheng travels two hours for a movie date with friends, navigating (导航) Beijing’s subway system with his white stick and a speaking map that tells directions on his mobile phone.
Zhang lost his sight in his early 20s due to a particular disease. After going blind, he discovered a love for cinema at the “ talking film ” club, where volunteers give vivid narrations (叙述) to blind audiences. “ After I listened to a film for the first time in 2014, it felt like a new world opened up for me. I felt I could understand the film despite my blindness, ” he said.
Dozens of blind moviegoers come to the Saturday screenings organized by Xin Mu Theater, a small group of volunteers who were the first to introduce films to blind audiences in China. They don’t adopt modern techniques. A narrator describes face-to-face what is happening on screen, including facial expressions, unspoken signs, the setting and clothing. They receive and send what would otherwise be missed, like a sudden change of scenery from falling leaves to snow that shows the passage of time.
In July the group screened A Street Cat Named Bob — a story of a cat ( Bob ) that helps a homeless man ( James ) in London quit drugs and become a best-selling author. Narrator Wang Weili described what was happening on screen, “ There is snow falling over London, a city in England. It’s a little like Beijing but the buildings aren’t that tall. A man is watching James as he sings on a street corner with Bob. ” There was absolute silence as he spoke. No one whispered or ate snacks — instead, the audience listened attentively.
Wang started the “ talking film ” club in 2005 with a small flat-screen TV, a second-hand DVD player and about 20 chairs. His 20-square meter temporary cinema was always packed.
Explaining films to blind audiences is no easy task, especially if the plot has historical or imaginary elements that audiences are yet to experience.
【1】What can we know about the “ talking film ” club?
A．It was founded by some blind people.
B．It explains films to blind listeners on site.
C．It chooses the films about blind people’s lives.
D．It encourages blind people to serve as volunteers.
【2】Which of the following can describe the method used by the film narrators?
A．Advanced.
B．Extraordinary.
C．Time-saving.
D．Low-tech.
【3】Why was the film A Street Cat Named Bob mentioned in paragraph 4?
A．To state a rule.
B．To review a film.
C．To give an example.
D．To make a survey.
【4】What does the author think of narrating films to blind audiences?
A．It can be challenging.
B．It is short of fund support.
C．It skips some historical factors.
D．It requires volunteers to be imaginative.
29、Try something new at home and abroad
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TOURS IN 2022
Slant of Light: Dutch and Flemish Old Masters in the Netherlands and Belgium, September 2022
Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco, October 2022
Celebrating Life, Death and Rebirth in Mexico, October 2022
TOURS IN 2023
Friend of All That Lives: Ganges River Cruise, January 2023
Renaissance Venice, March 2023
Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Paris Café Culture, May 2023
Tracing Homer’s Footsteps in Greece, May 2023
Into the Wild: Gros Morne, Newfoundland, June 2023
Quiet Revolutions: Literature of Quebec, September 2023
Literary Iceland: From Ancient Epic to Modern Novel, September 2023
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【1】If you are a newcomer for the online seminar, how much discount will you enjoy?
A．75%
B．25%
C．45%
D．15%
【2】If you are free in May in 2023, which tours could you choose?
A．Quiet Revolutions: Literature of Quebec and Shifting Boundaries: Literature of Morocco
B．Renaissance Venice and Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Paris Café Culture
C．Thinking Space, Drinking Space: Paris Café Culture and Tracing Homer’s Footsteps in Greece
D．Tracing Homer’s Footsteps in Greece and Renaissance Venice
【3】Where does the text be taken?
A．Encyclopedia.
B．Magazine.
C．Textbook.
D．Novel.
30、 The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of ______ and it was raining heavily. I could not ______ the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my ______ . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were halfway home. It was the last time I felt ______ to him.
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this ______ . I was proud of it, for I felt ______ and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought comfort from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, ______ me scratching (乱吐，勾抹) the paper. Then he said,“This kind of writing needs ______ .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”
I follow his ______ for the next two words, but as I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the ______ way. His advice did not improve my writing but our ______ . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his ______ in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a scholar(学者). People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are ______ to improve you anything for your future .Your have to get ______ to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his expectations , I have _____ it through high school and through college.
A．graduation
B．employment
C．college
D．school
A．from
B．resist
C．follow
D．break
A．dormitory
B．door
C．desk
D．bed
A．close
B．near
C．happy
D．relaxed
A．gap
B．thought
C．action
D．accident
A．lonely
B．depressed
C．independent
D．comfortable
A．helping
B．directing
C．watching
D．blaming
A．skill
B．patience
C．time
D．practice
A．introduction
B．manner
C．spirit
D．advice
A．difficult
B．slow
C．efficient
D．fast
A．relationship
B．friendship
C．thought
D．life
A．schooling
B．life
C．hope
D．expectation
A．tired
B．glad
C．useless
D．ready
A．an education
B．a rich boyfriend
C．a well-paid job
D．a good writing
A．succeeded
B．got
C．made
D．found
31、阅读下面材料,根据首字母提示在空白处填入单词的正确形式。
Celebrated all around the world, festivals have a wide range of o【1】, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous f【2】, and important events. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. This important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been g【3】 in. People celebrate to show that they are g【4】 for the year’s supply of food. The harvest festival in ancient Egypt f【5】 a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports. Customs play a s【6】 role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. For example, lighting fireworks is one of the t【7】 traditions in Chinese Spring Festival to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. Recently, to avoid air pollution, it is banned in many big cities. Moreover, with many online shopping websites and social media apps boosting, festivals are celebrated more and more c【8】 leading to people's different ideas about it. Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect people's wishes, b【9】, faiths, and attitudes to life. They are o【10】 that we need to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while.
32、某英语刊物正在进行有关旅游的征文活动，请根据以下提示，以Travelling为题目，用英语写一篇短文，以便向该刊投稿。
1．旅游好处很多：领略大自然以及其他城市的美丽风景；呼吸新鲜空气；结交新朋友；放松自己，强身健体；
2．旅游常见问题：天气因素；被人偷；可能受伤；
3．旅游的准备工作：了解天气情况；找个旅伴(travelling companion)相互照应；小心谨慎；避免意外。
注意：
1. 内容必须包括以上所有要点；
2. 可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯；
3. 词数：120左右。