1、Do you believe ______________ true ______________ you find high wages, you generally find high prices?
A.that;that
B.that;that what
C.it;when
D.it;that where
2、The idea of suspended coffee, originating in Italy, has become an international internet ________ with coffee shops all over the world participating in the movement.
A.sensibility
B.sensitivity
C.sensation
D.sense
3、Victor is a man of few words but with a sense of humor. We all like him very much.
A.delightful
B.delightfully
C.delighted
D.delightedly
4、John opened the door. There he had never seen before.
A. a girl did stand B. a girl stood
C. did a girl stand D. stood a girl
5、Some parents don’t allow their kids to use mobile phones, but it’ll become increasingly difficult, especially when all their friends have that ________.
A.leisure
B.thrill
C.stuff
D.supply
6、 Film has a much shorter history, especially when _____ such art forms as music and painting.
A. having compared to B. comparing to
C. compare to D. compared to
7、Try ________ they might, they could get no water, for it was too far down in the pot.
A.since
B.as
C.while
D.although
8、I’m sorry, but I can’t help _____ the house with so much homework to do.
A.to clean
B.cleaning
C.cleaned
D.being cleaned
9、The book I have chosen is Fu Lei's Family Letters,________ Fu Lei shared his views about art and life.
A.that B.where C.which D.who
10、The government declared that they would not negotiate ________ terrorists.
A.with
B.about
C.to
D.for
11、“The Mozart effect” is a study described in 1993 in Nature _______ aroused public interest about the idea _______ listening to a classical music somehow improves the brain.
A. that; which B. what; why
C. who; that D. which; that
12、When I turned back, I noticed again there was no _________of him in the mirror.
A. picture B. shadow
C. reflection D. figure
13、After quite a long time ride, we _____ arrived in our destination city, which is famous for its widespread maple trees.
A.consequently B.faithfully C.flexibly D.eventually
14、A strong man will cry, but will not ________ in the towel.
A.give
B.get
C.miss
D.throw
15、________ day in and day out enabled Stephen Curry ________ his skills.
A.Practising; Sharpening
B.To practise; to sharpen
C.To practise; sharpening
D.Practising; to sharpen
16、These new teaching methods will definitely help improve students’ ___________ and interest.
A. motivation B. occupation C. movement D. negotiation
17、Lack of proper exercises is a major _______ for the patient to regain his health soon.
A .bandage B. cure C. barrier D. medicine
18、Only in recent years ______ begun to realize that wild dogs, kept within bounds, often do better than harm.
A.people have B.do people have
C.have people D.people who have
19、According to the picture, ______, you can go there.
A.when you want to have a rest
B.when you want to buy something
C.when you want something to drink
20、China opened its door to the outside world in 1978. ________ that had far-reaching effects.
A. Did a new development come then B. Then came a new development
C. Came then a new development D. Then did a new development come
21、_______ makes the books so important is ______ they appeal to readers of all ages, they create a special literary bond between parents and children.
A. As; because B. It; that
C. What; that because D. That; what
22、It is believed that if a book is ______, it will surely ______ the reader.
A.interesting; interest
B.interested; interesting
C.interested; interests
D.interest; interesting
23、He criticized the repressive methods ______ by the country’s government.
A.employed
B.engaged
C.existed
D.edited
24、The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, _______ families saw a rise in female breadwinners.
A. if B. as
C. because D. though
25、Not all competition is _____ benefit to the consumers.
A.on
B.about
C.from
D.of
26、 You’ve put on your nice clothes, your hair comes out just right, and someone tells you how great you look. But instead of enjoying the praise, you find it difficult to give a response. So, why can a compliment be so hard to accept?
“Many people have trouble accepting compliments. Sometimes, it’s tied to social anxiety. It can also be caused by feelings of low self-esteem, or by going through life without experiencing positive feelings of being grateful,” explains Lisa Schuman, a New York-based social worker. “Besides, if you’re feeling anger towards someone and they give you a compliment, you may find it hard to believe.”
Have you ever met a person who couldn’t respond well to someone’s well-meaning, kind words and had to escape from the conversation? Social anxiety disorder is not just a catch-all phrase; it’s an actual condition. People with it can really struggle with both giving and getting compliments. They may cast off kind words about themselves because they don’t feel worthy of getting them. This leads to a bad cycle of reducing self-esteem and even more social anxiety.
Even for people who don’t suffer from this disorder, compliments can sometimes lead to embarrassment, especially if you’re feeling unsure of yourself in the moment. And it’s a very rare person who never feels uncomfortable some of the time, either at parties or during close conversations. But learning how to accept compliments is an important social skill that everyone can benefit from, whether they experience social anxiety occasionally or often.
Studies have shown that self-knowledge and self-esteem are the two main influences on our social interactions. We actually bring our own feelings about ourselves into each conversation we have. Everyone has a poor self-esteem day every now and then. If we get a compliment on such a day, it’s hard to believe —— and pretty much impossible to accept. So even a pure-hearted, well-meaning and honest compliment is going to land on us like a lie. Then how can we properly deal with others’ compliments in that case?
【1】What do Lisa Schuman’s words suggest?
A.People often feel uneasy about being praised in public.
B.Everyone needs compliments to build their self-esteem.
C.Various causes can make it a real struggle to accept praise.
D.Many people have trouble accepting their own appearances.
【2】What does the underlined phrase “cast off” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Pick up on. B.Get rid of. C.Turn over. D.Argue for.
【3】What does Paragraph 3 intend to show?
A.The bad effects of social anxiety disorders.
B.The reasons for giving others more compliments.
C.The difficulties of strangers in praising each other.
D.The process of developing a social anxiety disorder.
【4】What is implied in Paragraph 4?
A.Social skills are essential for a rich life.
B.Most people have more or less social anxiety.
C.Few people will experience embarrassment at parties.
D.Close conversations are helpful in reducing social anxiety.
【5】What will probably be discussed in the following paragraphs?
A.How to have high self-esteem all the time.
B.What kind of compliments is the most acceptable.
C.Why people feel unsure of themselves in some moments.
D.How to respond well to compliments on a low self-esteem day.
27、Outside an art museum in Topeka, Kansas, some kids are playing happily in what looks like a large Hobbit House while others are walking through the house's woven (编织) archway into a twisted twig (嫩枝) tower. The tower, made entirely of sticks, is a sculpture built by Dougherty.
Dougherty has created more than 200 stick sculptures all over the world. “I design my sculptures to look like they've always been there,” he says. And he likes people to get involved in his work. If they arrive during the three weeks he takes to build a sculpture, he lets them build, too. “ I want my work to help people enjoy nature.”
As a child, Dougherty learned to love nature while traveling through the woods. He would spend hours bending sticks into shelters for his brothers and sisters. When he grew up, he majored in art and learnt to make sculptures with clay. But it was too heavy to make the lines and shapes he imagined.
One day, he watched thin, young trees waving in the wind. They reminded him of the sticks he built shelters with as a boy. Soon after, he began his first creation made out of sticks.
To begin a sculpture, Dougherty digs holes and buries tall young trees in the ground for support. Then he weaves (编织) smaller sticks around them. He uses strings to hold and bend the twigs while he's weaving. When he removes the string, the sticks stay in place. It usually takes four tons of sticks to build a sculpture, and Dougherty chooses materials that would otherwise be wasted.
Dougherty's sculptures last two to four years. But even after that, they serve a purpose. The wood is cut up into tiny pieces called mulch (覆盖料), which makes soil rich and helps new plants grow after it breaks down.
【1】The description of kids playing in Paragraph 1 functions as ________
A.a brief introduction to the museum.
B.a vivid lead into the sculptor.
C.a lively advertisement of artistic work.
D.a clear display of the architecture.
【2】What can we infer about Dougherty from the passage?
A.He would like to invite visitors to build sculptures with him.
B.He likes using twigs to change the sticks before weaving them.
C.He is likely to waste tons of sticks and other materials.
D.He is devoted to the construction of all kinds of sculptures.
【3】What does the underlined pronoun “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Sculpture.
B.Wood.
C.Soil.
D.Mulch.
【4】What can be the suitable title for the passage?
A.Bending sticks into sculptures.
B.A friendly companion.
C.Protecting the environment.
D.A natural art museum.
28、If you missed the best books last year, there’s time to catch up between new releases.
Four Hundred Souls
A unique collection, Four Hundred Souls is a new way to learn history. Ninety African American writers each wrote the 400-year history using a five-year period. Each writer chose their own method ranging from short stories to sharp arguments. The works were edited by X. Kendi and N. Blain. Read together, it’s a story of history from 1619 told through varying perspectives and styles.
Set Boundaries, Find Peace
From the desk of licensed cousultant and relationship expert Tawwab, Set Boundaries, Find Peace should be required reading for every people-pleaser. The guide defines the term “healthy boundaries” within the context of real communication and backed by research and best practices in cognitive behavioral therapy (认知行为疗法). It is a must-read for the overburdened work- from-home employees always working.
Harlem Shuffle
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle is a historical fiction novel set in 1960s Harlem. The initial impression is a crime novel against the background of historic New York City. But as the pages turn, the underlying family story reveals commentary on morality and social power. With the pace of a crime novel and the depth of a psychology essay, it’s a book that’s sure to keep you going once you get into it.
The Other Black Girl
With a television adaptation with Hulu already signed, The Other Black Girl, the first novel from New York author Harris, is set in a shared workplace where two black colleagues face increasingly tense conditions that rapidly threaten more than their careers. The work is quick- paced and surprising the entire way with dark comedy about workplace politics.
【1】What is special about Four Hundred Souls?
A.It takes 400 years to finish.
B.It is a collection of art works.
C.It tells history from diverse angles.
D.It is a reflection of the entire history.
【2】Which book deals with moral issues?
A.Four Hundred Souls.
B.Set Boundaries, Find Peace.
C.Harlem Shuffle.
D.The Other Black Girl.
【3】What do Set Boundaries, Find Peace and The Other Black Girl have in common?
A.They are related to workplace burden.
B.They are about racial discrimination.
C.They are in the style of dark comedy.
D.They are based on the new research.
29、 There are many interesting stories about Chinese fans in historical records, novels, and legends.【1】He was a famous military strategist(军事战略家)during the Three Kingdoms Period, and the banana leaf fan belonging to Princess Iron Fan, a fictional character in the classic novel Journey to the West.
【2】For example, men of letters preferred folding fans; military strategists preferred feather fans; girls of noble families liked circular fans while ordinary people usually used palm leaf fans.
The reason why fans evolved into artwork was largely related to men of letters, who liked to paint or write poetry on fans, and gave them to their friends as gifts.【3】That eventually led to fans becoming artwork.
It has been popular to draw fans or write poems about fans, and paint or write on paper fans. There is a story about Wang Xizhi, known for his Chinese calligraphy(书法). Wang once saw an elderly lady selling fans. The business was not so good. She looked very upset, so Wang decided to help her. 【4】One seeing Wang's calligraphy on those fans, people all competed to buy them, which sold out very quickly.
It has been popular to paint on fans since Tang Dynasty, and it became even more popular during the Song and Yuan dynasties.【5】
For thousands of years, Chinese people never stopped innovating fan design, and adopted different materials such as bamboo, palm tree leaves, wood, paper, feathers, silk and bones. They made fans of many shapes, such as circular and square shapes.
A.They asked for better decoration of fans.
B.Feather fans are famous because of Zhu Geliang
C.Wang Xizhi taught the old woman to draw on fans
D.In ancient times, fans also served as the symbol of status.
E.Artwork on fans is also a unique type of Chinese painting.
F.Some famous ones are the goose feather fan held by Zhu Geliang.
G.He wrote a few characters on each fan and told the old woman to raise the price.
30、Sara Duncan, a mother of two and teacher from Fredericktown, Missouri, posted a picture on the Internet after she took her younger daughter lo the hospital together with her husband. Joe Duncan. The picture of the father sleeping on the hospital floor is causing a lively _________ about equal parenting.
Sara posted the picture _________, because she knew she didn’t give him enough _________ for how impressive he is as a husband and a father.
Sara _________ why she wanted to photograph the moment. Joe works as a technician and had just _________ a 12-hour shift (轮班) that night on March 23. Sara told him she wanted to bring their daughter to hospital after _________ she was breathing with great _________. Sara knew her husband was _________, and had to return to a morning shift a few hours later. But he was a very _________ person. He didn’t want his wife to __________ to their child on her own in the hospital. Sara said her child received small treatment and was __________ to go home after two hours. When she looked down on the ground, Sara __________ Joe had already fallen fast asleep. She looked at him thinking how __________ she was to him.
Sara’s post was __________ more than 31,000 times. She wrote: “Wives and their husbands __________ shared parenting roles and responsibilities, but the share isn’t always 50/50. Sometimes it’s 60/40, 70/30, or __________ 80/20. The everyday housework heavily __________ women. And husbands have to be __________ to spare no efforts.”
It’s important to discuss your expectations of __________ and responsibilities if parents and all people are to be valued __________ and if we’re going to keep moving forward in our culture.
【1】
A.criticism
B.introduction
C.discussion
D.disagreement
【2】
A.sincerely
B.honestly
C.hurriedly
D.awkwardly
【3】
A.imagination
B.recognition
C.limitation
D.opportunity
【4】
A.announced
B.apologized
C.explained
D.complained
【5】
A.completed
B.exchanged
C.prevented
D.considered
【6】
A.admitting
B.fearing
C.noticing
D.doubting
【7】
A.speed
B.pressure
C.confidence
D.difficulty
【8】
A.excited
B.exhausted
C.disappointed
D.astonished
【9】
A.fortunate
B.intelligent
C.responsible
D.special
【10】
A.respond
B.attend
C.contribute
D.reply
【11】
A.required
B.ordered
C.refused
D.permitted
【12】
A.discovered
B.understood
C.reported
D.remembered
【13】
A.helpful
B.polite
C.friendly
D.grateful
【14】
A.repeated
B.offered
C.shared
D.needed
【15】
A.hate
B.appreciate
C.ignore
D.suspect
【16】
A.even
B.never
C.only
D.still
【17】
A.hunts for
B.cheers up
C.turns to
D.falls on
【18】
A.willing
B.curious
C.interesting
D.unhappy
【19】
A.purposes
B.examples
C.solutions
D.roles
【20】
A.gradually
B.equally
C.privately
D.unfairly
31、根据课文内容,在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Finally, studying abroad provides a great opportunity to contribute to the development of our motherland. China’s global 【1】, with projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative, has【2】 us make connections across the world. 【3】, China needs more talented young people with a global perspective who are highly 【4】 with languages, have leadership and organisational skills, and have strong cultural awareness. Students 【5】 study abroad will develop such skills and abilities, and these in turn will provide them with better career opportunities.
32、阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一个完整的短文。
Agatha was in the library, reading the Girl Detective series, when she noticed something strange. Her best friends, Timmy and Florence, were talking to each other in whispers while keeping a good, safe distance from her! When she waved at them, they looked away.
Things only got stranger in art class. Timmy and Florence went to sit at a different table from Agatha busy painting and glanced at her when they thought she wasn’t looking.
Now, Agatha considered herself to be something of a detective. After all, she had read many detective stories for children and even had an old broken magnifying glass(放大镜)abandoned by her father. When the rest of the class went out for lunch, she slipped to Timmy and Florence’s table and examined it carefully with the magnifying glass.
There was paint, and red and pink construction paper. What could they be doing? This was definitely a mystery that needed solving!
After lunch Timmy and Florence chatted to her as if nothing was going on, but they kept smiling at her in a slightly strange way. Of course, Agatha could have asked them what they were up to, and they might have told her -but she wouldn’t have a chance to become a detective!
On the way home from school, Florence and her mum happened to walk ahead of Agatha and her mum. Agatha saw them go into the bookshop. Strange, again. Florence didn’t read much—no matter how many detective stories Agatha recommended to her!
The next day at school, Agatha kept an eye on her friends and tried to work out their mystery, but they seemed determined to keep things secret. She asked them if they would like to play with her after school, but they said they couldn’t because they were busy. Even more mysterious…
When Agatha’s mum came to pick her up after school, she was so lost in the unsolved mystery that she hardly noticed her busy father was coming along, which was unusual. When they arrived home, her father said she could go into the living room.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右:
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Opening the door of the living room, Agatha heard voices shout from darkness, “SURPRISE!”
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After eating the cake, Agatha got down to the business of opening her birthday presents.
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