1、Reading good books can ______ a man’s inner life.
A.enlarge
B.encourage
C.entitle
D.enrich
2、A reader can enjoy an indirect experience without any of the dangers or stresses _________.
A.involved B.involving C.to involve D.to be involved
3、The “Chinese Dream” is _______ dream to improve people’s well-being and ____ dream of harmony, peace and development.
A.the; a B.a; a
C.a; the D.the; the
4、He finally ___________ his dream of becoming an artist.
A.accomplished B.accused C.arrested D.attended
5、When Jane realized how rude she was to Jenny, she was filled with _______ and apologized several times.
A. anxiety B. anger
C. surprise D. shame
6、His strong sense of humor was _____ make everyone in the room burst ____ laughing.
A.so as to…into B.so as to…out
C.such as to…into D.such as to…out
7、He is _________ for the accident.
A.blamed
B.blaming
C.blame
D.to blame
8、The driver decided to________ to catch up with the red car ahead.
A.sweep up
B.slide into
C.squeeze out
D.speed up
9、I want to buy a Haier washing machine, for they have a high ____ for good quality and low price.
A.tradition B.reputation C.decoration D.function
10、Some scientists don't deny the existence of aliens ,but further evidence is still needed to _____ it.
A. compromise B. confirm
C. commit D. concern
11、Fishing is Tom's favourite hobby and it ________ most of his spare time.
A.observes
B.occupies
C.offers
D.spends
12、It was ______ of you not to disturb us.
A. rude B. considerate
C. impolite D. cruel
13、My friend never mentioned ________ in the city before.
A. living B. having been lived C. to live D. lived
14、Smoking in places where it is not allowed is an example of bad ____________.
A. habits B. activities C. manners D. movements
15、The medicine takes effect in the __________ stage of treatment, but the effect declines when it is taken for several months.
A. potential B. instant
C. original D. initial
16、________ counts most is that you hold an optimistic attitude.
A.When
B.Why
C.What
D.That
17、—What was it that caused the party to be put off?
—______ Tom delayed sending the invitations.
A.That
B.What
C.When
D.Which
18、__________ to our small flat, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
A. Compare B. Compared
C. To compare D. Having been compared
19、The truth________the factory would break down made all the workers shocked
A.of which B.that C.about that D.what
20、They do not provide a _______ energy supply.
A. stubborn B. stainable
C. sustainable D. containable
21、It is a pity nonsense the papers print, some people always believe it.
A. whatever B. whichever
C. however D. whenever
22、—Look! What are the Browns busy with?
—Well, Mrs Brown is cutting the grass; ____, her husband is planting the roses.
A. rather B. instead C. thus D. meanwhile
23、Dolphins are said _____ friendly animals.
A. to be
B. be
C. to have been
D. being
24、The _______ on his face told me that he wasn’t satisfied with my answer.
A.impression B.sight
C.appearance D.expression
25、She jokes that this is the reason her family moved here, when in fact it was because her father was fired to ___________.
A.march down the halls B.run a computer-chip plant
C.keep us both occupied for hours D.picture her snapping gum
26、High school is difficult for everyone whether you want to admit it or not. You are going through an awkward time. But joining a club will be beneficial to you.【1】.
Meeting new people
Joining a club is a great way to meet new people, especially if you are new to the school. 【2】. Even if you are the most different person, you are supposed to develop a relationship with at least one person in the club.
College applications
【3】. going and trying new things is something that looks real well on any application. Being known as outgoing is a very highly looked at trait, and it shows that you are willing to put yourself out there, be determined, and best of all, try new things.
【4】
Most teens go to schools, then come home and spend the rest of the day in front of the television or phone, but activities prohibit this. Teens are also very impressionable and if they fall into the wrong crowd, they could fall into consequences such as drug use, or other problems. Clubs are a great way to spend time with good people.
Long term benefits
Things such as meeting and speaking to new people, keeping and eye on the time, and being organized are things you will use every single day of your lives. 【5】. but they will all trace back to the moments and skills you learned in your high school club.
A.Good use of your time
B.Learning more knowledge
C.Here is why joining a club is beneficial
D.Another benefit of joining a club is to ensure that you get to a top college
E.You will use these skills in different settings whether you realize it or not
F.Another really nice thing is that it looks really good on college applications
G.Joining a club forces you to interact with peers that have similar interests as you
27、Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future ? While express mail representing efficiency and speed is prevalent(盛行的)in China , there is another type of mail appearing as a new business : “ Future Mail ” . “ Future Mail ” service can make people slow down and let them understand the meaning of “ time ” in another way . And “ Future Mail ” letters are “ reminders of affection , friendship and love ”.
Lin Xiaofan , a senior high school student in Hefei , wrote a letter to her mother in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day . Feng Xiao , a youth who feels pressure despite of some achievements in her career decided to write a letter to herself on her 25th birthday and have it delivered five years later on her 30th birthday through a “ Future Mail ” . She expressed her thoughts about her present life and her expectations for the future to encourage herself to face up to the challenges of her life with courage .
While “ Future Mail ” is gaining popularity , some people are concerned about what happens if the postal address of the receiver changes or if the company goes broken before letters are delivered . Actually , customers required to complete an acceptance form and make an assessment so they can be compensated if their letters or goods are lost or damaged .
Most of the business’s customers are college students and young white-collar workers . Psychologists said young Chinese might be given a vent(发泄)to their negative feelings through the service . Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letters so they can experience the connection between “ past ” and “ present ” while they receive the letters . It can help people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .
【1】The underlined word in Para . 3 probably means .
A. paid B. changed C. bought D. repaired
【2】Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. People can express their thoughts and feelings to themselves or others through a “ Future Mail ” .
B. The “ Future Mail ” business is not perfect .
C. Only young people accept the new “ Future Mail ” service .
D. “ Future Mail ”service can let people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .
【3】You can read this article in newspaper’s part .
A. sports . B. science
C. leisure(闲暇) D. policy
【4】Which is NOT the purpose of Feng Xiao’s letter ?
A. To encourage herself to face up to the challenges .
B. To express her thoughts about her present life .
C. To express her expectations for the future .
D. To remind herself of something she must do .
【5】The best title of this article should be .
A. The Different Kinds of Letter
B. “ Future Mail ” Business Taking off in China
C. The Advantage of “ Future Mail ”
D. The Letter in Future
28、 BEING an astronaut sounds cool, doesn't it? In space, they get to do some pretty amazing things, like floating in zero gravity(重力).
However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can't do because of their weightless environment, and that's very sad. What's worse, they can't even let their sadness show – because it's impossible to cry in zero gravity.
Of course, astronauts can still produce tears. But crying is much more difficult in space, reported The Atlantic in January. Without gravity, tears don't Flow downward out of the eyes like they do here on Earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go—they just stick to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. "Tears," he said, "don't fall off of your eye... They just kind of stay there."
Besides making your Vision unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on Earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that's not the case in space. The space environment dries out astronauts' eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. "My right eye is painful like crazy." Feustel told his teammate during the walk.
Since gravity doesn't work in space, astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears. Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait—"When the tears get big enough they simply break free of the eye and float around," astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic.
There are lots of small things—things like crying – that we are so used to on Earth. We usually take them for granted, until they become a problem in a totally different environment, like space. There, astronauts can't talk to each other directly. They also can't eat or drink in normal ways. They can't even burp (打嗝), because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomach. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up (呕吐) everything in their stomach, according to the UK National Space Center.
Thus, perhaps it's only space explorers who can honestly say: "Gravity, you're the best."
【1】What can we conclude from paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. Astronauts are unable to feel sad in space.
B. Astronauts produce fewer tears in space.
C. Tears produced in space flow down more slowly.
D. Tears produced in space don't flow downward.
【2】What effect do tears have on astronauts?
A. They cause physical pain.
B. They bring comfort to them.
C. They make their vision clearer
D. They float around and cause trouble.
【3】What can the astronaut do to get rid of the tears?
A. Rub his eyes against his helmet to let the tears float forward.
B. Rub his eyes by hand to let the tears float around.
C. Get the tears big enough to fall off of his eyes.
D. Get the tears big enough to break away from his eyes.
【4】When of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. In the sky, you can't burp
B. Better life with gravity
C. In the sky, you can't cry
D. No Gravity, no tears
29、It is generally believed that we are getting cleaned when we step under a shower. We are, but we’re also giving a home to lots of tiny little creatures we didn’t even know about. A shower head carries thousands of bacteria called Mycobacterium. These can cause problems like coughs and tiredness, and a general feeling of being sick. When you turn on the water, the bacteria go from the shower head onto and into your body.
This is a finding of Norman R. Pace and his team at the University of Colorado, in the US. Pace's team looked at 45 shower heads in nine American cities. They discovered that 30 percent of them had large amounts of flying Mycobacterium.
But Pace said that they pose few threats to the health. Only those with a weak immune system might need to worry.He told the New York Times that the bacteria are not as unpleasant as might be thought. He said that having a shower is no more dangerous than anything else we do in the morning.
But for those who feel sick about the idea of all those microorganisms (微生物), he had some advice. Let the water run for 30 seconds before getting into the shower. Why? The number of bacteria is smaller than that when the water is just turned on. If that seems like a waste of water, he added that you could also change your shower head every few months.
However, Pace had good news too. He has also been testing the air in US subways. Apart from iron particles (粒子), which are ground off the track by the wheels of trains, subway air is fresh. The reason is that a train’s movement pumps fresh outdoor air into the tunnels.
【1】From the finding of Norman R. Pace, after taking a shower, we might cough or feel tired because ________.
A. it’s easy to get a cold when taking a bath
B. the shower head carries many bacteria causing illness
C. we don’t get cleaned while showering
D. we don’t get a weak immune system
【2】We can learn from the third paragraph that ________.
A. the bacteria always threat people’s health
B. there is no need to fear microorganisms for people with strong immune system.
C. the bacteria always threat people’s health when people have a shower
D. it is better to do some exercise in the morning than have a shower.
【3】What contributes to fresh air in US subways?
A. The train’s movement. B. Iron particles.
C. Train wheels. D. Air conditioners on the trains.
30、When I was a kid, Dad and I would go for long walks together. Sometimes we'd spy ______along the way-a penny here, a dime there. ________ I picked up a penny, he would ask, “Is it a wheat?"It always thrilled him when we found one of those ________ coins produced from 1909 to 1958, the year of my birth. On one of these walks, he told me he often ________ of finding coins. I was amazed. "I always have that dream too!" I told him. It was our secret connection.
One gray winter day in 2002, not long after his ________, I was walking down Fifth Avenue, feeling ________ and lonely, and I suddenly found myself in front of a church, where Dad had been working there, but I hadn't ________ for a long time. When I walked into it, I heard the hymn (赞美诗) was A Mighty Fortress is Our God.
That's Dad's ________, one we'd sung at his funeral. Hearing this again, I burst into _____. After the service, I stepped onto the sidewalk--and there was a penny. I ________ to pick it up and turned it over, and ________ enough, it was a wheat!
That started it. Suddenly wheat pennies began ________ on the sidewalks of New York everywhere. I got most of the ________ years: his birth year, the year he graduated from college, the year he ________ my mom, the year they got married…
One Sunday, when I was walking up Fifth Avenue, I ________ a penny in the middle of a crossing. It was a ________ street; taxis were speeding by--should I ________ it? I just had to get it. A wheat! But the penny was ________, and I couldn't read the date. When I took out my magnifying glass lo see it clearly, there was my birthday. As a journalist, I'm in a profession where doubting is a necessary ________. But I found 21 wheat pennies in the year after my father died, and I don't think that's a(n) ________.
【1】A. cash B. coins C. cents D. currency
【2】A. Whenever B. However C. Before D. After
【3】A. light B. apparent C. special D. unclear
【4】A. thought B. suspected C. connected D. dreamed
【5】A. death B. disappearance C. illness D. division
【6】A. sad B. bored C. lost D. desperate
【7】A. reached B. visited C. attended D. entered
【8】A. memory B. happiness C. impression D. favorite
【9】A. laughter B. tears C. song D. angel
【10】A. ran B. bent C. fell D. returned
【11】A. sure B. certainly C. shabbily D. curiously
【12】A. turning down B. turning up C. turning away D. turning out
【13】A. serious B. pleasant C. important D. familiar
【14】A. met B. married C. loved D. left
【15】A. caught B. picked C. spotted D. took
【16】A. wide B. lucky C. empty D. busy
【17】A. observe B. risk C. find D. make
【18】A. magic B. new C. worn D. precious
【19】A. devotion B. advantage C. conduct D. virtue
【20】A. accident B. incident C. evidence D. coincidence
31、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Sustainable fashion, also called eco fashion, is part of the growing design philosophy and trend of sustainability, the goal of which is to create a system which can be supported indefinitely in 【1】 of environmentalism and social responsibility. Sustainable fashion is part of the large 【2】 of sustainable design where a product is created and produced with consideration to the environmental and social impact it may have throughout its total lifespan, including its “carbon footprint”. Fashion designers are now re-introducing eco-conscious methods at source through the use of environmentally friendly materials and 【3】 responsible methods of production.
There are some organizations 【4】 on increasing opportunities for sustainable designers. The National Association of Sustainable fashion Designers is one of those organizations. Its purpose is to assist entrepreneurs with growing fashion-related businesses that create social change and respect the environment. Sustainable designers provide specialized triple bottom line education, training, and 【5】 to tools and industry resources that advance creative, 【6】 and high impact businesses. The organization’s mission is to create social change through design and fashion-related businesses by providing education, training and programs that are transformative to the industry and to 【7】 cooperation, sustainability and economic growth.
According to Earth Pledge, a non-profit organization (NPO), nothing can better 【8】 the necessity of supporting sustainable fashion than the fact that at least 8,000 chemicals are used to turn raw materials into textiles and 25% of the world’s pesticides are used to grow non-organic cotton. This is 【9】 to cause irreversible damage to people and the environment and is in a sense linked to the 【10】 of certain species.
32、假如你是李华,为了帮助北方受到暴风雪袭击地区的受灾群众重建家园,你校举办了校园爱心义卖活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:
1.活动时间、地点及参加人员;
2.活动过程;
3.活动反响。
注意:1.词数80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
A Charity Sale for the Snowstorm-Stricken Areas
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