1、We cannot figure out _______ quite a number of insects, birds, and animals are dying out.
A. that B. as
C. why D. when
2、—What do you think of your boss?
—He is easy-going most of the time, but sometimes he ________ be hard on us.
A. should B. might C. can D. must
3、--- May I speak to Mr. Smith?
--- I am afraid not. He is at a meeting now. It's not _____________
A.reliable
B.convenient
C.beneficial
D.available
4、Green hand as he is, his lack of experience is ________by a willingness to learn.
A.bewildered B.balanced
C.delighted D.presented
5、He apologized _________ late.
A.to his teacher to arrive
B.to his teacher for arriving
C.at his teacher to arrive
D.at his teacher for arriving
6、Doctors and nurses bear the responsibility for _______ the infected patients.
A.tending B.claiming C.settling D.intending
7、Boeing China says it is working with its airline customers and is ready to support them after a nearly 7-year-old Boeing B737-800 passenger jet of China Eastern Airlines, with 132 people on board, ________ in the mountains of southern China on Monday.
A.being crashing
B.to crash
C.crashed
D.to have crashed
8、I don’t know much about the new reform except _______ a sound social security net (社会安全网) should be built.
A.that B.whether C.what D.where
9、How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward _______ at last.
A.to has come B.having come
C.to having come D.has come
10、They finally arrived at ________ used to be a farmland twenty years ago.
A. where B. when C. which D. what
11、I _________ my driving test but I didn’t operate carefully.
A.should pass B.may pass
C.might have passed D.might pass
12、Either the judge or the lawyers ______ wrong on the case at that moment.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
13、____________ by his behavior, I said all this to my best friend.
A.Disappointing B.To disappoint
C.Disappointed D.Being disappointed
14、We ____________ have proved great adventurers, but we have done the greatest march ever made in the past ten years.
A.needn’t B.may not
C.shouldn’t D.mustn’t
15、The question of ______ English will keeping on changing in the future is easy _________.
A.if; to answer B.whether; to be answered
C.if; to be answered D.whether; to answer
16、She turned up, _________ in pink.
A.dressed B.dressing C.to be dressed D.to dress
17、The writer and poet________ to give us a speech on English study next week.
A.are B.is C.was D.will be
18、Forty days from now, the young athletes from all over China ____ part in the 2nd Youth Sports Meeting in our city.
A. will be taken B. would be taken
C. would be taking D. will be taking
19、The financial crisis(危机) and the suffering ________ has caused have a great influence on the whole world.
A.they B.it C.which D.what
20、—Mom,I can't see any point in working hard at all the subjects at school.
—Come on,dear. Years of hard work will surely ________ in the future.
A.make sure B.pay off
C.pay for D.pay back
21、He was lying on the grass, his hands _____ under his head.
A. crossing B. crossed
C. to cross D. having crossed
22、The manager’s order was that the names______ to in his report _______ to Mr Brown immediately.
A.referred; be e-mailed B.referring; should be e-mailed
C.referred; were e-mailed D.was referred; must be e-mailed
23、I often think of my old friend Henry, most of _____ letters I still keep.
A.his B.who C.whom D.whose
24、All the people in the hall held their breath, ________ for the great moment.
A.to be waiting B.being waited C.waited D.waiting
25、All the tourists ________ about the bad service in that restaurant.
A.complained B.expressed C.contained D.explained
26、December can be a very cold month in many parts of the world. 【1】 You can also take advantage of the cold weather by booking a vacation that will allow you and your family to get outdoors for some entertaining winter sports. Either way, there are plenty of options for December travel.
Beach: 【2】 They go to other parts of the country to enjoy warmer temperatures and clean beaches. Choices for tropical climates include oceanfront hot spots in places like Florida, California or Hawaii. Investigate(调查) some flights and hotels well in advance of your trip. 【3】
City: Even if you don't celebrate the holidays during December, taking a trip to a city around this time can be a lively, enjoyable experience. 【4】 Although it is by no means a tropical(热带的) escape, the sight of the decorated streets should be enough to warm your heart. Take advantage of holiday sales with your family by spending a day to wandering around the shops on fashionable Fifth Avenue .
Mountain: A trip to a mountain could be just the ticket for your December trip. For example, leaving for a hot spot like Vail, Colorado, home of the second largest ski mountain in North America. Rent a cozy house and bring along several friends and family to fill the space, share the rent and have a wonderful time. 【5】 It can be skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, or tubing. And if you can't be bothered to take part in these sports, sit down by the fire with a relaxing cup of hot cocoa.
A.It is very cold in winter.
B.People enjoy travelling around in December.
C.This helps you choose travel destinations(目的地) as well.
D.Try new sports if you don't already have a favorite.
E.Many people are much like the birds flying south for winter.
F.One mustsee city during the month of December is New York.
G.If you reside(居住)in one of these areas, book a getaway to a warmer climate.
27、When a heavy rain hit Beijing one afternoon in May, for many the first thing to do was to rush for cover. For photographer Yang Dong, however, his first thought was to take his camera. The next morning, Yang got up at 2:30 am and drove to the Great Wall. Arriving at the foot of the mountain an hour and a half later, Yang started to climb with all his photography equipment. Before sunrise, Yang had already set up his camera, hoping to catch an impressive moment when the Great Wall would be partly hidden in the clouds. With a large amount of patience, he got what he came for.
“After heavy rain or snow, the next morning is the best time to find a sea of clouds around the Great Wall,” Yang says in a phone interview. The 28-year-old became popular on the Internet sharing the stories behind his photographs of the Great Wall over the past five years, with his stories being viewed more than 150 million times. One Internet user comments: “Only repeatedly measuring the Great Wall step by step can he know which angle (角度) is the most beautiful. I have never met such a professional photographer like him.”
He is known as the Great Wall photographer, and his stories are well-known among the fans. What’s more, he was invited to play a lead role in the documentary (纪录片) Loving the Great Wall issued in January, and was also the spokesman for the 2019 China Great Wall International Foto Week.
【1】When a heavy rain came, Yang Dong ________.
A.got up early
B.rushed for cover
C.drove to the Great Wall
D.got ready to take photos
【2】What is the best time to take a picture of the clouds?
A.The morning after sunrise.
B.The afternoon after rain.
C.The next morning after rain.
D.The evening before snow.
【3】What’s the attitude of the Internet user towards Yang Dong?
A.Admiring.
B.Doubtful.
C.Disappointed.
D.Uncertain.
【4】What can we learn about Yang Dong from the last paragraph?
A.He was considered as a successful actor.
B.He gained some achievements in his field.
C.His stories were famous around the world.
D.He became the spokesman of the Great Wall.
28、 Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn’t want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. "There it is," he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."
【1】The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph means ________.
A. interest B. pain
C. happiness D. worry
【2】Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?
A. The young man’s seat was far from the window.
B. The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family.
C. The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree.
D. The young man was sure that his family would accept him.
【3】For which of the following reasons might the young man be worried?
A. His family hadn’t visited him for a long time.
B. His family would not remember him.
C. His family hadn’t written to him frequently.
D. His family might not allow him to go home.
29、Herman Melvile, the writer of the famous whale story Moby Dick, once wrote that humpback whales were “the most lighthearted of all the whales.” Known to be intelligent animals and can be seen working together to hunt schools of small fish, humpbacks are a favorite of whale watchers everywhere. And, if you listen closely, you might even hear one singing.
Marine (海洋) biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years. While recording whale songs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback. In the water, Chadwick heard the whale’s songs in a way he never heard them before. “Suddenly, I no longer heard the whale’s voice in my ears,” he said. “I felt it inside my head and bones.”When swimming with the whale, Chadwick could see that the whale was aware of him, but not alarmed by his presence. Up in the boat, Darling recorded the whale’s song, which can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more. Actually, they are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.
Darling says that only male humpbacks sing, but for unknown reasons, it was previously thought that they sang to attract females, but scientists showed this was incorrect when they played recordings of whale songs in the ocean and the female whales did not respond. Another idea is that male humpbacks compete with each other using songs, just as other male animals on land do using their horns or sharp teeth.
Researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national songs. They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time—from one year to the next, or even over a single breeding season when they produce young.
Another member of the research team, photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment he had while interacting with a humpback. While he was snorkeling(潜水) some distance from the huge animal, it approached him until it was just a few metres away. It then gently carried Nicklin towards its eye with a flipper(鳍肢), as if examine him. Obviously, the urge to understand a different species goes both ways.
【1】What is this passage mainly about?
A.How to record the humpbacks in the ocean.
B.How humpbacks communicate with people.
C.Humpback songs and what they might mean.
D.the career of a man who is interested in humpbacks.
【2】When the scientists played songs in the ocean, ________.
A.the songs attracted fish
B.no female whales came
C.male whales became angry
D.male and female whales came together
【3】What is NOT true about humpback whales?
A.Their songs are short and simple.
B.Only male humpback whales sing.
C.Humpback whales are very friendly.
D.They are popular with whale watchers.
【4】What do Chadwick and Nicklin have in common?
A.They were afraid of whales.
B.They swam with the whales.
C.Their jobs are to take photos of the whales.
D.They are marine biologists studying whales.
30、 Sadiman,a 67-year-old man,single-handedly restored an entire forest to save his village from hunger. He is a(n)_______ in Dali village,Indonesia. The Gendol hill was seriously deforested because of widespread logging(伐木)activities and a series of forest fires that took place in the 1960s. The extreme deforestation made the Gendol River. _______,leading to serious water crisis.
He came up with the _______ to restore the hill when he was working there to make _______ meet. Sadiman started to _______ banyan(榕树)trees on about 500 hectares of the forest. He has been doing this for the last 21 years all by himself and his sacrifice is _______ surprising. His poor _______ conditions didn't stop him spending his hard-earned money _______ the seedlings for plantation to restore the forest. A banyan tree seedling _______ about $5. 00,which was much money for him. To meet this __________,Sadiman began to plant clove(丁香)tree seedling in his yards. Ten clove tree seedlings were worth a banyan tree seedling. Sadiman's devotion was beyond. __________,yet he was called a "crazy person" and some of his seedlings were __________ pulled out of the ground by irresponsible people. __________,this didn't stop him from planting the seedlings.
Non-stop since the early 1990s,Sadiman has __________ on planting trees and taking care of them to ensure they grow strong and healthy. __________ his continuous hard work,the forest has started to recover. More and more springs and streams have been __________ to provide a reliable water supply for the area. People are becoming __________of the importance of the forest in the bigger __________. The Gendol Hill,once wild,now returns to its former glory by one man and his action to __________ the whole region from drought(下旱)and __________. He truly is a one man army!
【1】A. salesman B. farmer C. reporter D. official
【2】A. polluted B. dirty C. dry D. wide
【3】A. project B. suggestion C. opinion D. idea
【4】A. ends B. chances C. goals D. plans
【5】A. cut B. protect C. plant D. inspect
【6】A. exactly B. gradually C. likely D. simply
【7】A. housing B. living C. health D. spirit
【8】A. gathering B. growing C. buying D. raising
【9】A. reached B. cost C. remained D. occupied
【10】A. challenge B. standard C. activity D. request
【11】A. reality B. question C. fact D. hope
【12】A. even B. thus C. just D. still
【13】A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
【14】A. lived B. relied C. moved D. kept
【15】A. Instead of B. As for C. Thanks to D. Apart from
【16】A. recovered B. cleaned C. applied D. expected
【17】A. sure B. proud C. fond D. aware
【18】A. forest B. picture C. task D. business
【19】A. separate B. forbid C. save D. get
【20】A. floods B. disease C. storms D. starvation
31、课文填空
At the ancient Olympics,by【1】 the athlete were all men and they had to compete 【2】 no clothes.Single women were allowed to take part in their own 【3】,at a separate festival in honour of Hera,the wife of the Greek god Zeus.Today,both male and female athletes from around the world can take part,no matter what nation they come from. The 【4】Olympic were first held in 1896,in Athens.It was a Frenchman,pieere de Coubertin,who brought the Olympics back to life.He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in 【5】Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream.Among them are many well-known athletes.
32、假定你是李华,与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店,因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1. 表示歉意 2. 说明原因 3. 另约时间
注意:1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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