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1、—I am sure that Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
—I think so. He ________ for it for months.
A．is preparing
B．was preparing
C．has been preparing
D．had been preparing
2、______ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.
A. Far from B. Apart from
C. Instead of D. Regardless of
3、I table tennis so well; however, even so I lost the match with Ma Long yesterday.
A.play B.have played C.played D.would play
4、If you ask me whether I am with doing a lot of homework every day, I will say yes. But as a student, I have to do so at present.
A. satisfied B. encouraged C. pleased D. bored
5、New born babies are good sleepers. The amount of their sleep is________that of adults.
A．several times larger than
B．a few times the size of
C．as several times as
D．a few times deeper than
6、With alcohol and drugs _______ out of their life, the post990s young people now tend to develop healthier hobbies．
A．kicked B．to kick
C．having kicked D．kick
7、 The vegetable looking fresh in his field ______well. It’s often sold out immediately it appears in the market.
A. has sold B. has been sold
C. is sold D. sells
8、 —She’s really pretty, isn’t she? Her skin looks so baby smooth!
—Well, it’s just that she puts lots of make-up on her face.____
A. Sometimes I wish I could be as beautiful as her.
B. Actually, natural beauty comes from within.
C. I can’t believe she is still so pretty after giving birth to a baby!
D. Fortunately, she has a good income.
9、We cannot always ____the conventional customs handed down to us from the past.
A.perform B.possess C.observe D.support
10、As for the plan some agree while others don’t. I’m one of _____ opposed to it.
A. whom B. those
C. those who D. who is
11、A new learning center has been built in the school, ______ students to get to know the world more easily．
A．allow B．allowed
C．to allow D．allowing
12、— However busy Mary is, she will ______ some time for exercise every day.
— No wonder she is always so energetic.
A．set aside
B．put away
C．get over
D．take in
13、 I ________ my homework for four hours, but I am not sure whether I can hand it in tomorrow.
A. have done B. have been doing
C. had been doing D. had done
14、Our teachers always tell us to believe in__________ we do and who we are if we want to succeed.
A．why
B．how
C．what
D．which
15、As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can get hold of and catch every opportunity she meets up with so as to gain _____ progress.
A. mild B. widespread
C. steady D. Average
16、George Bush, the former US president, has taken up oil painting since he left the White House, revealing that painting _______ his relaxed lifestyle．
A．allowed for B．consisted in
C．stuck to D．contributed to
17、I have decided that the course of conduct(行动) I am following is _____ with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war.
A. compulsory B. conventional
C. controversial D. consistent
18、How long do you think it will be ______ another e-commerce giant comes out to exceed Alibaba?
A. when B. before C. since D. until
19、__________most people come here for skiing, there are plenty of other things to do．
A. Although B. Once
C. Since D. If
20、 Many people agree that there has never been a more splendid opening ceremony than ______ of the Beijing Olympic Games in history.
A. one B. what C. that D. it

21、City Marathons
The Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon. Since 1897, it has been held on Patriots’ Day, which is the third Monday of April. It’s very popular among long-distance runners, so it’s often very difficult to qualify for a spot. Unless you’re running to support charity, you will need to prove you're fast enough to participate.
The London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the most famed and important international marathons. The runners who compete in this race arc generally the world’s best endurance athletes. Usually taking place in the spring, the race is where a number of world marathon records have been made.
The Berlin Marathon
The Berlin Marathon organized its first race in 1974. It is typically held on the last weekend of September. In addition to being a world-class event, it is also considered one of the world’s fastest marathons. The flat course has resulted in world marathon records being broken on 11 occasions.
The Tokyo Marathon
The Tokyo Marathon is a newer event that made its first appearance in 2007. During its first run, there were 30,000 participants. In 2019, when the event was still open to the general public, there were over 330,000. It takes place in the early spring.
【1】According to the passage, which marathon has the shortest history?
A.The Berlin Marathon. B.The London Marathon.
C.The Berlin Marathon. D.The Tokyo Marathon.
【2】Noah is a professional marathon runner living in the UK. He travels across the Atlantic to compete in this race every spring, though. Which one is likely to be his choice?
A.The Boston Marathon. B.The London Marathon.
C.The Berlin Marathon D.The Tokyo Marathon.
【3】According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A.The London Marathon is considered to be one of the world’s fastest marathons.
B.Only those runners who are fast enough can participate in the Boston Marathons.
C.The reason why records have been broken in the Berlin Marathon is its flat course.
D.The Tokyo Marathon has the largest number of professional participants of the four.
22、“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达)．” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise．Here are some examples of rudeness．
Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet．To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward． It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds．When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone．We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with．What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email．
However, rudeness is never acceptable．Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you．If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it．Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting．
We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings．Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives．An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings．People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them．
【1】What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A. People can tell good from bad behavior．
B. Radar is able to observe human behavior．
C. People care little about their behavior．
D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior．
【2】Some people are less willing to deal with humans because__________．
A. they are becoming less patient
B. they are growing too independent
C. they have to handle many important messages
D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward．
【3】The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ___________．
A. Ridiculous
B. disgusting
C. acceptable
D. reasonable
【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. We should applaud good behavior．
B. Technology can never be blamed
C. We should keep pointing out mistakes．
D. Technology will take over lives one day．
23、The 2021 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his "compassionate insight of the effects of colonialism (殖民主义) and the fate of the refugee (难民)".
Gurnah is a Tanzanian writer who writes in English and lives and works in the United Kingdom. He was born in Zanzibar, the semi-autonomous island off the east African coast. Zanzibar underwent a revolution in 1964 in which citizens of Arab origin were persecuted (迫害). Gurnah was forced to flee the country when he was 18. He began to write in English as a 21-year-old refugee in England. He has written numerous works that pose questions around ideas of belonging, colonialism, displacement, memory and migration.
He is one of the most important contemporary postcolonial novelists writing in Britain today and is the first black African writer to win the prize since Wole Soyinka in 1986. Gurnah is also the first Tanzanian writer to win.
Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel committee, said that the Gurnah's novels abandon stereotypical descriptions and turn our eyes to a culturally diverse East Africa unfamiliar to many in other parts of the world.
Gurnah, who was in the kitchen when he was informed of his win, said that he believed it was a wind-up.
"I thought it was a prank (恶作剧)," he said. "These things are usually floated for weeks in advance, or sometimes months beforehand, about who are the runners, so it was not something that was in my mind at all. I was just thinking, I wonder who'll get it?"
"I am honored to be awarded this prize and to join the writers who have been superior to me on this list. It is overwhelming and I am so proud."
His longtime editor, Alexandra Pringle at Bloomsburg, said Gurnah's win was "most deserved" for a writer who has not previously received due recognition.
【1】Why is Gurnah awarded the Nobel Prize in literature?
A．He has rich experience of life.
B．He is a productive author.
C．He has gained popularity among readers.
D．He explores the suffering caused by war and colonialism.
【2】What do we know about Gurnah?
A．He lives in Zanzibar.
B．He is the first to win the Nobel Prize.
C．He used to be a refugee.
D．He adopts Arabic as his literary language.
【3】What was Gurnah's first reaction to his award?
A．Surprised.
B．Honored.
C．Delighted.
D．Proud.
【4】What did Alexandra Pringle think of Gurnah's win?
A．It depended on luck.
B．It was an overdue recognition.
C．It made East Africa known.
D．It was an unfair decision.
24、 Fire Capt. Kevin Lloyd arrived at the scene of a car accident in West Point, Utah, north of Salt Lake City. A pregnant woman and her screaming 2-year-old daughter were trapped in the car.
While his partner, Allen Hadley, was tending to the driver, Lloyd couldn't get the frightened girl to calm down. He saw she was holding several bottles of nail polish, and then he had a better idea. He asked her if she wanted to paint his nails. Soon she entirely lit up. At the same time, Hadley showed up to check on the scene.
Lloyd had calmed her down and was in the process of getting his fingers painted. Then Hadley just put his hand in there. The girl began to color his nails pink. By this time, she was not only calm, but she was also happy.
The girl's mother was not injured. She thanked them for helping her daughter feel better, and they all chuckled, looking at the firefighters' nails, and took some photos.
The firefighters brought the photos back to headquarters and showed them around. The department put them up on Facebook, and thousands of people responded, with many thanking the firefighters for going out of their way to calm down a frightened girl.
Fire Chief Mark Becraft said he had been surprised at all the attention. He said he was proud of his firefighters, and added that he had known members of the department who had done many things that weren't part of the job.
After the fact, Lloyd and Hadley had a small matter to tend to： the layers of polish on their nails. They bought a bottle of nail polish remover, and used almost all of it.
【1】Why was the 2-year-old girl frightened?
A.She was caught in an accident. B.Her mother was badly injured.
C.Her nails were hurt by the bottles. D.She was afraid of seeing firefighters.
【2】Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word "chuckled” in Paragraph 4?
A.Sighed. B.Shouted. C.Laughed. D.Hugged.
【3】Which of the following can best describe the two firefighters?
A.Knowledgeable. B.Comforting. C.Humorous. D.Courageous.
【4】What is the purpose of the text?
A.To ask us to learn to calm down in time of danger.
B.To speak highly of the warm-hearted firefighters.
C.To introduce the little girl who likes polishing nails.
D.To praise the two firefighters who learn to decorate nails.

25、I was born in India. My dad was a busy doctor, but the best thing he did was to______the Reader’s Digest. He didn’t read_____but the Digest and the Illustrated Weekly of India, because he said they were the only stylish magazines. We looked forward to the RD monthly, simply because we loved them. ______, the postman didn’t at all like the day he brought it. My siblings and I used to ______ him by pulling it from his hand, ______the packing and throwing that back in his bag.
We used to fight for the magazine so much that he nearly fell off his______once!
Realizing what a group of ______youngsters he had to encounter, he soon learned his lesson and always got off his bike______he rang the doorbell, especially on the day the RD had to be______!
It was only when I was 17 that I fully understood the ______ pages. I had an irritating habit of laughing out loud, which I did, in the______places. Once I was travelling to London with my parents. Lost in the jokes from Reader’s Digest, I burst out laughing. People were staring at me in ____ ; my parents were embarrassed, but I was____of all that, and just enjoyed reading my Digest.
______, I started reading all the articles in the RD, and I must say I truly enjoyed reading the magazine from cover to cover. I am now 65 years old. Reader ‘s Digest has ______over the years, but I have not stopped reading. I even got my own subscription.
【1】
A．cater to
B．tend to
C．subscribe to
D．stick to
【2】
A．nothing
B．anything
C．everything
D．none
【3】
A．Instead
B．Unfortunately
C．Occasionally
D．However
【4】
A．welcome
B．greet
C．comfort
D．scare
【5】
A．tearing off
B．tearing away
C．taking off
D．taking down
【6】
A．bus
B．car
C．truck
D．bike
【7】
A．aggressive
B．active
C．ambitious
D．adorable
【8】
A．after
B．until
C．before
D．when
【9】
A．fetched
B．delivered
C．brought
D．collected
【10】
A．sports
B．news
C．health
D．humor
【11】
A．right
B．quiet
C．wrong
D．noisy
【12】
A．despair
B．confusion
C．disappointment
D．fear
【13】
A．ignorant
B．sensitive
C．aware
D．conscious
【14】
A．Luckily
B．Gradually
C．Suddenly
D．Surprisingly
【15】
A．worsened
B．progressed
C．changed
D．quitted

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Wan Ming