1、Yuan Long Ping is known ______ his hybrid rice ______ an agricultural scientist.
A. for, as B. as, for C. for, to D. to, as
2、Mary is so quiet a girl that she seldom speaks in public places unless _____ to.
A. is spoken B. is speaking
C. speaking D. spoken
3、Don’t take too much of the medicine; It does you more harm than good if you _________.
A．have
B．take
C．like
D．do
4、—$300, and that’s my last offer.
—OK. It is a ________.
A. charge B. price
C. cost D. deal
5、---- The meeting is on Wednesday.
---- __________.
---- I said the meeting is on Wednesday.
A.Excuse me B.Never mind C.I beg your pardon D.All right
6、These masterpieces in the Louvre Museum reach out to us across the centuries ______ time itself were nothing.
A.even if B.even though C.as though D.only if
7、The bad weather after the earthquake _______ the difficulties in helping the homeless.
A．added up to
B．added up
C．added to
D．added in
8、The competition attracted over 500 players ____________8 different countries.
A.to represent B.represented C.representing D.who represents
9、Tom should not be sent to carry out the task for three reasons. ________, he hasn’t had enough experience.
A. For a start B. In other words
C. On the other hand D. At first
10、No one ____ be more warm-hearted; he has a heart of gold.
A. should B. can
C. might D. need
11、It suddenly _______ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.
A.took place B.happened C.occurred D.was occurred
12、It is you rather than he who _________ deliver a speech in the meeting tonight.
A.Is going to B.are going to C.was going to D.were going to
13、It often gets angry and will ________ anyone who goes close to it.
A.attract B.attach C.attack D.avoid
14、California has introduced tough new standards for harmful _________from vehicles.
A.emissions B.permission C.transmission D.admissions
15、Blaming yourself for what happened doesn’t make much sense. It’s time for you to ____.
A.turn out B.pick up C.put down D.move on
16、You’d better try kinds of ways to ________ you ideas________ to the audience and speak loudly to make yourself________ in a speech.
A．get...through, to hear
B．get...across, hearing
C．get...down, hear
D．get...across, heard
17、Great changes have taken place everywhere in the city. It is no longer _______ it was 20 years ago, when it was not developed.
A.what B.how C.that D.which
18、I was impressed _______ his huge feet ________ approximately 1 foot 8 inches.
A.in; measuring B.on; measured
C.with; measuring D.for; measured
19、The good thing about children is that they _____________ very easily to new environments.
A．adapt
B．appeal
C．attach
D．apply
20、He asked a lot of questions, most of ______ had nothing to do with his study.
A. that B. which C. them D. what
21、It has been difficult for Tom to since he broke his leg, which causes him to feel cut off from the outside world.
A. get around B. get over
C. get through D. get back
22、________ the peace between the two countries will lead still remains to be seen.
A.When B.How C.Where D.What
23、This _________ picture of the little shrimps is such a lovely example of his work.
A.delighted B.delight C.delightful D.delighting
24、They will fly to South Africa, ______ they plan to stay for half a month.
A.when B.where C.there D.which
25、The number of road accidents and the deaths _____ those accidents _____ over the past years.
A.resulting in; has increased B.resulting in; have increased
C.resulting from; has increased D.resulting from; have increased
26、Imagine you went to a restaurant with a date: had a burger, paid with a credit card, and left. The next time you go there, the waiter or waitress, armed with your profile data, greets you with, “Hey Joe, how are you? Mary is over there in the seat you sat in last time. Would you like to join her for dinner again?” Then you find out that your burger has been cooked and your drink is on the table. Forget the fact that you are with another date and are on a diet that doesn’t include burgers. Sound a little bizarre? To some, this is restaurant equivalent of the Internet. The Net’s ability to profile you through your visits to and interactions at websites provides marketers with an enormous amount of data on you—some of which you may not want them to have.
Are you aware that almost every time you access a website you get a “cookie”? Unfortunately, it’s not the Mrs. Reid’s type. A cookie on the Internet is a computer code sent by the site to your computer—usually without your knowledge. During the entire period of time that you are at the site, the cookie is collecting information about your interaction, including where you visit, how long you stay there, how frequently you return to certain pages, and even your electronic address. Fill out a survey to collect free information or samples and marketers know even more about you—like your name, address, and any other information you provide. While this may sound scary enough, cookies aren’t even the latest in technology. A new system called I-librarian Alexa—named for the legendary third century B.C. library in Alexandria, Egypt- does even more. While cookies track what you are doing at one site, Alexa collects data on all your Web activity, such as which sites you visit next, how long you stay there, whether you click on ads, etc. All this information is available to markets, who use it to market more effectively to you. Not only do you not get paid for providing the information, you probably don’t even know that you are giving it.
【1】In the restaurant story, the author may most probably think the waiter or waitress to be ________.
A．considerate
B．well-mannered
C．annoying
D．incredible
【2】The author makes up the restaurant story in order to ________.
A．show the good service offered in some Web restaurants
B．criticize some restaurants for too considerate service
C．show the Internet s ability to collect data on you
D．prove the great power of the Internet
【3】What can be learned about “Alexa” from the second paragraph?
A．Alexa is named after an ancient hero in Egypt.
B．Alexa is installed in libraries.
C．Alexa can collect all the necessary data on you.
D．Alexa can provide more data for marketers than a cookies.
【4】Which of the following words can best reflect the authors’ attitude to cookies and Alexa?
A．Critical.
B．Suspicious.
C．Objective.
D．Optimistic.
27、 Is there any evidence that the standard of English as a foreign language has improved in the years since the Second World War? Naturally, as it is the world language, more and mere people are taught it and use it. But do they speak it or write it or understand it better than their patents’ or grandparents’ generations?
Have standards declined? There is no objective way of answering this question. Tests of the traditional sort — compositions, precis writing, and so on — have always been subjective, so they cannot be used to judge whether people have got better or not over the years. But so-called objective tests are useless as a measure of progress too. They have not been used consistently (一贯的) in the same “concentration” over the period they have been in use, so there is no way of comparing exams “now” and “then”. Moreover, usually in the form of multiple choice questions, they do not, by and large, test the things that really count in mastering a language. Even comprehension is a partly “creative” activity in real life, as we have to think of possible meanings for ourselves rather than have them suggested for us from outside. And people can be trained in the techniques of multiple choice, while others fail the tests because they have been led astray (离开正道) precisely by their “suggestive” nature, so they are not really objective at all. We are left with only personal impression to go on.
My own is that, if anything, standards have declined somewhat in the last thirty or forty years, despite all the new theories, tools and techniques that have been developed. I am not alone in this judgment. In Sweden, for instance, Professors Johannes Hedberg and Gustav Korlen, two of the most experienced workers in the field; have on several occasions drawn attention to the lack of progress in the teaching of foreign languages since the late fifties. Yet Sweden is a sophisticated (先进的) society with extremely high educational and academic standards, and very concerned not to be cut off from the rest of the world. If such a country cannot achieve advances in the study of foreign languages, it is unlikely that many, if any, others have done so.
Japan is another community where remarkably little progress has been made in the learning of English. It is probably as important for Japan as for Sweden to master that language, and there is much academic effort put into linguistic (语言学的) research of various kinds. Yet the average standard of language learning is abysmally low, particularly for such a highly literate and educated society. This is no doubt in part the result of a vicious circle (恶性循环): many of the professors of English at Japanese universities are themselves incapable of speaking or writing or even understanding the language well.
【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?
A.Multiple choice questions are objective because people cannot be trained any techniques.
B.Sweden emphasizes the teaching of English without paying attention to other countries.
C.We have to depend on our own impression to judge the English standards.
D.Compositions are useful to test people’s English ability because people have to write out their viewpoints.
【2】The so-called objective tests cannot be used as a measure of progress because _______.
A.the people who design the tests are changing constantly
B.the tests do not always focus on the same thing
C.the way of scoring is not scientific
D.they contain too many reading comprehension questions
【3】The author’s attitude towards present English standards is _______.
A.negative B.indifferent (漠不关心的)
C.sympathetic D.positive
28、Thomas Panek has completed 20 marathons, however, he made history on Sunday at the New York City Half Marathon.
While visually impaired（视觉障碍）runners usually use human guides, Mr Panek became the first person to complete the race supported by guide dogs. A trio of Labradors - Westley, Waffle and Gus - each accompanied (陪伴) him for a third of the race. The team finished in two hours and 21 minutes.
Mr Panek, who lost his sight in his early 20s, showed that while he appreciated the support of human volunteers, he missed the feeling of independence. In 2015, Mr Panek established the Running Guides programme which trains dogs to support runners.
When selecting his companions for the race, Mr Panek chose siblings Waffle and Westley to join Gus, who is his full-time guide dog. “The relationship is really important. You can’t just pick up the harness (挽带) and go for a run with these dogs,” Mr Panek said. “You’re training with a team no matter what kind of athlete you are, and you want to spend time together in that training camp.”
Each dogs sets its own pace — Westley runs an eight minute mile, while his sister Waffle can cover the same distance in six minutes—and helps Mr Panek avoid obstacles such as kerbs（路缘）and cones (锥体). Each dog wears a special harness and set of running boots, to protect their paws.
Gus was chosen to run the final leg of the race and cross the finish line with Mr Panek. He retired from his duties as a guide dog at the end of the race.
According to Mr Panek, guide dogs give visually impaired people the freedom to “do whatever it is a sighted person does, and sometimes, even run a little faster than them”.
【1】In which way did Thomas Panek make history?
A．He set a new record of time in running the half marathon.
B．He is the first blind person who take part in the marathon.
C．He finished the competition with help of human volunteers.
D．He is the first blind person finishing half marathon with guide dogs.
【2】What can we learn about Thomas Panek?
A．He stopped running after he lost sight.
B．He enjoyed running with human volunteers.
C．He is the founder of the Running Guides programme.
D．He got the gold medal at the New York City Half Marathon.
【3】What do you know about the three dogs?
A．They didn’t get training before the race.
B．Westley runs faster than Waffle.
C．Gus is Panek’s full-time guide dog.
D．Westley retired after the race.
【4】The passage is ______.
A．an essay
B．a news report
C．a biography
D．a review
29、 Many Americans are busy preparing lists of what to give friends or loved ones. This season, people will be able to buy a cargo-carrying (载货) robot that follows them around like a dog. But it is unclear if the robot will be a popular gift.
Large companies like Amazon, FedEx and Ford have already been experimenting with sending delivery robots to homes across the United States. Now an Italian company is offering robots directly to consumers (顾客). The new robot, called “the Gita”, weighs about 23 kilograms and costs $ 3,250.
The robot's creators had short trips in mind when they designed it. “The Gita” is a “hands-free carrier" that can hold fruits, vegetables and other things as it follows its owner down the street. “The Gita” does not. require use of a telephone; it also does not use GPS technology or facial recognition.
Whether the robot will be a success is not yet clear. Tech experts say “the Gita” may fail. They hope the company finds more purposes of using it to contribute to its success. Examples include carrying tools around hospitals, factory floors or places where products are stored. The robots can carry up to 9 kilograms, So far, the best places to find the company' s six wheeled robot are US colleges: The University of Houston and the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Sadie Garcia is a student at the University of Houston. “I love them. I think they're so cute," she said, as one of the machines arrived carrying a sandwich for her in the dining hall. Garcia said she was so cold that she did not want to leave her room. Starship co-founder Ahti Heinla said his company once thought about selling the machines directly to consumers. But the business dropped the idea after discovering it would have to sell them for more than $ 3,000 each.
【1】What is"the Gita"designed to do?
A.Fight with other robots. B.Buy things for its owner.
C.Carry things for its owner. D.Help college students do homework.
【2】What do tech experts expect the company to do for“the Gita”?
A.Find more uses for it. B.Keep advertising it.
C.Improve its reaction rate. D.Encourage hospitals to use it.
【3】What stops“the Gita”from being sold directly to consumers?
A.The low quality. B.The high price.
C.The limited number. D.The poor performance.
【4】Where is this text most likely from?
A.A science magazine. B.A detective story.
C.A travel guide. D.A life diary.
30、 We have two dogs. We took in both after they were abandoned (抛弃) in the country. They will run off at any chance. _________ my yard is fenced (栅栏), I have to keep them chained (拴住) to avoid paying any fines for _________ them from the city pound (流浪狗收容所).
This morning as I was walking the first one out, the second ran past me quickly. I called for her to return, but she chose to _________ my words and headed off. Despite my best _________ at calm and peacefulness, having a dog disobey me did make me mad.
Anyway, when I drove to pick up my daughter from school I just _________ to mention that Cady might be _________. I added that if she was put into the pound, I would not be paying her _________ this time.
“_________?” my daughter asked. “Is it just the money?”
“Well, partly it’s the money. It will be probably over $100 _________ all is done. But mostly it is because I am __________ with her?” I __________ “I will not keep such a dog, never!”
I noticed that my daughter had her head turned away from me and had not said a __________ word for over 5 minutes.
“Why does this __________ you so much?” I wondered out loud.
My daughter said, “Dad, you just don’t __________ . If Cady is at the pound, since she is three years old and not __________ housebroken (训练好的), who would pick her? That means they will kill her.”
Then I __________ that the only reason I kept the dog in the first place was that we could not find a __________ for her and did not want her to be __________ by Animal Control. My __________ softened.
As we __________ the driveway, there stood Cady in the yard, tail wagging and ready for some supper.
Children are such incredible teachers!
【1】A.As though B.In case C.Now that D.Even though
【2】A.recovering B.removing C.representing D.relieving
【3】A.consider B.accept C.ignore D.grasp
【4】A.efforts B.devotions C.memories D.indications
【5】A.happened B.hesitated C.occurred D.attempted
【6】A.barking B.running C.rolling D.missing
【7】A.money B.fines C.bill D.debts
【8】A.So what B.Why not C.How about D.Since when
【9】A.after B.since C.before D.until
【10】A.sad B.angry C.worried D.embarrassed
【11】A.suggested B.realized C.promised D.insisted
【12】A.simple B.slight C.single D.suitable
【13】A.shock B.excite C.upset D.confuse
【14】A.interrupt B.mistake C.help D.understand
【15】A.even B.ever C.just D.only
【16】A.reminded B.remembered C.found D.sensed
【17】A.way B.home C.reason D.time
【18】A.destroyed B.picked C.raised D.fed
【19】A.mind B.feeling C.heart D.head
【20】A.broke into B.pulled into C.looked into D.ran into
31、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.
Chinese medical expert have warned that antibiotics （抗生素）are “ 【1】 overused” in hospitals, which may cause serious side-effects for the health of an entire generation.
According to the ministry, 70 percent of Chinese inpatients have received antibiotics, while the maximum number set by the World Health Organization is 30 percent. About 97 percent of 【2】 patients used antibiotics but research showed that a large number of them could avoid the need if hospitals conducted proper sanitation（公共卫生）measures.
Particularly, antibiotics are overused in the 【3】 of children. Nearly one third of the daily 10,000 outpatients at the Beijing children’s Hospital take intravenous drips（静脉输液）that largely contain antibiotics.
“Some doctors might lack proper training on how to 【4】antibiotics in a more precise way and avoid 【5】risks. Some simply want to play it safe,” said Zhu Zhenggang, president of Shanghai-based Ruijin Hospital.
The ministry 【6】 a nationwide campaign over the past six months to 【7】 the use of antibiotics. Vice Health Minister Ma Xiaowei admitted that the government faces great challenges as many public hospitals have 【8】 supervision on prescription（处方）safety under heavy pressure from patients.
Insiders also noted that the overuse of antibiotics was partly 【9】by profit-seeking pharmacy （制药）firms.
About 60 percent of the newly 【10】 medicines by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) last year were antibiotics. According to the SFDA, the country reported 690,000 cases of adverse drug reactions caused by abuse of medicine, including 600 deaths in 2010.
32、假定你是李华，在英国学习，打算向校报建议增设中国文化栏目，请根据以下要点给主编Mr. Black写一封信。
1.自我介绍；
2.开设栏目的原因。
参考词汇: 栏目column
注意:1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，已使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Black,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua