1、I have given up my flat in Paris because I am going to live ______ in London.
A.temporarily B.permanently C.contemporarily D.tentatively
2、She is now determined to push further and keep on going ________ she once felt like giving up.
A.where B.as C.in case D.now that
3、Your question _____ he didn’t inform you earlier has not yet been answered, _____has aroused our curiosity.
A. which;which B. why;it
C. that;it D. why;which
4、I felt left ____________ at the party because no one seemed to notice me.
A.alone B.behind C.for D.out
5、Lucy pretended to be cheerful,____________ nothing about the argument.
A.says B.said C.to say D.saying
6、______ she has earned her PhD, she wants to find a job with higher pay.
A. As if B. Now that
C. Even though D. In case
7、The Internet gives people the chance to have information they need ________ to them quickly and cheaply.
A.to deliver
B.being delivered
C.delivering
D.delivered
8、George once told me that he would visit our house,but,for various reasons,he ________so far.
A.didn't B.hasn't C.hadn't D.wouldn't
9、Last week, we visited the Three Gorges Dam, ________ is one of the world’s largest power.
A.which
B.that
C.where
D.what
10、We must help people to find houses outside the city, but __________, we must remember that some city people want to remain where they are.
A. virtually B. equally C. definitely D. naturally
11、When it comes to the speed of response, a small firm can ___________a big company.
A.outnumber
B.outgrow
C.outlive
D.outdo
12、The experience of being teased and bullied may stay with the victims for___ life and cause all kinds of social problems at _____later age.
A. a; a B./; a C. the; / D./; the
13、She is working hard all day long,which will surely________ her success in her future work.
A.result from B.contribute to
C.benefit from D.stick to
14、The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but every meal can serve at least two people and is under ¥10, so not only is it ______ but practical as well.
A. adaptable B. adjustable
C. adoptable D. affordable
15、The boy ________ to clean the window again.
A.were made
B.are made
C.was made
D.made
16、 —Has James arrived at the hotel?
—No, he ______ by fans for photographs at the airport.
A. has surrounded B. would surround
C. was surrounded D. is being surrounded
17、We needed a new cupboard for the kitchen. So Peter made ______ from some wood.
A. it B. one C. himself D. another
18、After completing the training, I, together with my classmates, ____ to the town that was far from the city.
A.were sent B.was sent C.have been sent D.has been sent
19、What is bothering Obama is how to improve medical care to benefit people. __________, how to create health care system that helps people is his present-day trouble.
A. In other words B. On the other hand
C. On the contrary D. As a matter of fact
20、It took the ambulance about ten minutes to get to the __________ of the accident and the injured were sent to the hospital very quickly.
A. scene B. scenery
C. picture D. view
21、All you have is what you bring with you
I've always felt a need to be prepared for whatever situation I've found myself in.
My mother once took me to a store when I was seven years old.She and I got to the checkout counter, and she realized she had forgotten a couple of things on her shopping list.She left me with the cart and ran off to get what she needed.
"I'll be right back." she said.
She was gone just a few minutes, but in that time, I had loaded all the things on the belt and everything was rung up.I was left staring at the cashier, who was staling at me."Do you have money for me, son?" she said."I'll need to be paid." -
I didn't realize she was just trying to amuse herself.So I stood there, ashamed and embarrassed.
By the time my mom returned, I was angry."You left me here with no money! This lady asked me for the money, and I had nothing to give her I"
Now that I'm an adult, you'll never catch me with less than $200 in my wallet.I want to be prepared in case I need it.
I've always admired people who are over-prepared.In college, I had a classmate named Norman.One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead projector and in the middle of his talk, the light bulb (灯泡) on the projector blew out.We would have to wait ten minutes until someone found a new' projector.
"It's Okay." he announced."There's nothing to worry about."
We watched him walk over to his bag and pull something out.He had brought along a spare bulb for the Overhead projector.Who could even think of that?
I often told my students, " When you go into the wilderness, the only thing you can depend on is what you take with you." And essentially, the wilderness is anywhere but your home or office.So take money.Pack a light bulb.Be prepared.
【1】Why did the cashier ask a seven-year-old boy to pay for the purchases'?
A.The boy was shopping by himself.
B.The boy's mother asked her to do so.
C.The cashier was playing a joke on him.
D.The boy's mother was away for something else.
【2】Why was the boy angry with his mother?
A.His mother left him alone.
B.He lost face in front of the cashier.
C.His mother forgot to buy something.
D.He had just quarreled with the cashier.
【3】Why did Norman bring a spare bulb with him?
A.He was always well-prepared.
B.His presentation was about bulbs.
C.He knew the classroom equipment was of poor quality.
D.He predicted the bulb on the projector would blow out.
【4】What do the two stories tell us?
A.Accidents happen almost every day.
B.Money is the key that opens all doors.
C.In fair weather, prepare for a rainy day.
D.Chances favor those who are well-prepared.
22、For light sleepers
Millions of people have trouble falling asleep each night, which is why Light Sleeper was created.
Developed in the United Kingdom, Light Sleeper's makers say it can help a person fall asleep and also help a person fall back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night.
Light Sleeper works by projecting (投射) a light onto the ceiling while the person is lying down. The idea is to watch the light, because the light moving in a circle has a relaxing effect.
One of the advantages of the product is that it won't disturb other people in the room. The product can be easily moved and will switch itself off after 30 minutes to save power.
Stop the snoring (打鼾)
Here's a new product designed to slow down the frequency and level of your snoring. The Snore Stopper has a sensitive instrument that will detect when you're snoring. Once it does that, it will send a very mild electronic signal to your wrist. This consequently changes your sleeping position to stop you from snoring. The Snore Stopper; won't cause any damage to your body.
Get your true colors
Photoshop features a pen that will copy the color settings of what you are monitoring onscreen to use as a color in your program. Now an off-line product allows you to pick a color when not using the computer software.
The Color Picker is a concept pen. After placing the pen against an object, the user just presses the scan button. Color sensors (感应器) inside the pen send information to a box, which then mixes red, green and blue to produce the desired ink color.
Keep it fresh
More high technology products are showing up in the kitchen. A new Bagel dome (圆顶形物) advertises that it will keep your baked goods fresher for longer periods of time. The product, which is able to remove air, works for bread rolls, cakes and other perishables. To use it, you just push a button at the top.
【1】How can Light Sleeper help a person fall asleep?
A. Its light makes people feel calm.
B. It doesn't make any noise.
C. It is fixed on the ceiling.
D. Its light moves fast.
【2】What do we know about the Snore Stopper?
A. It will cause slight damage to a person's body.
B. It will wake a person up once he starts snoring.
C. It can make sure a person doesn't snore all night.
D. It can make a person snore less by changing his sleeping position.
【3】The Color Picker will probably be used while you're .
A. using the computer
B. drawing pictures
C. collecting information
D. designing a program
【4】The underlined word "perishables" in the last paragraph refers to foods which .
A. are easy to keep
B. go bad easily
C. are rich in vitamins
D. keep you thin
【5】It can be learned from the passage that .
A. the Color Picker is convenient to use
B. Light Sleeper was designed by an American
C. the Bagel dome mainly serves as decoration
D. few people would like to try the Snore Stopper
23、Our room was on the second floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night. I used to take long walks along the water. The food in town was wonderful and the people were very friendly. The area was very quiet and peaceful, and fairly deserted.
The last evening of our vacation, however, we all heard strange footsteps following closely behind us as we were walking up to our room in the holiday centre. We turned around and noticed a fairly young man moving very rapidly across the beach and getting closer to us. He was tall and wore a baseball cap. We couldn’t see his face and he was approaching us very rapidly. The man’s actions made my dad very nervous. Dad warned us that we’d better try to make it to our hotel room as quickly as possible. I didn’t like my dad’s voice; I could hear fear in it. It was late and we were all alone. We didn’t have any cell phones on us. I never saw Dad as worried as he was then and I knew that something was terribly wrong. The sense of fear started to overwhelm Mom and me. We had had such a good time in town. Now, the night was rapidly turning into a dangerous situation.
We could hear the man’s footsteps getting closer. Dad’s face was almost pale. The so-called intruder (侵入者) had moved nearer and nearer when all of a sudden, the nearby vending(自动贩卖) machine started going crazy and spitting out cans of soda! The noise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight. My parents were shaking, but we all turned around to see who had put money into the vending machine downstairs, and actually saved us, but no one was around at all. Not a soul.
It’s one vacation I will never forget.
【1】Where did the author spend her vacation?
A. Near a lake. B. At the seaside.
C. In a village. D. In a mountain.
【2】What happened on the last evening of their vacation?
A. They were followed by a stranger.
B. Their cell phones were missing.
C. Their money was stolen.
D. They lost their way.
【3】The underlined word “overwhelm” in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A. control B. move C. excite D. impress
【4】What helped them get out of the trouble?
A. Their quick action.
B. Other people’s kind help.
C. The young man’s warning.
D. The noise from the vending machine.
24、 Some 117 years after the Wright brothers made the first powered flight on Earth,NASA has repeated the accomplishment on another planet.
Carried to Mars in the belly of the Perseverance rover, the Ingenuity helicopter lifted off last week from the surface of the Red Planet to an altitude of about 10 feet, hovered for some 30 seconds, turned 96 degrees, and then gently landed. Six days later, on May 3, the drone flew the length of a football field, hitting a top speed of 4.5 mph. That 1 minute 20 second flight was an incredible technical achievement, reports The New York Times.
The red planet has significant gravity, about one-third that of the Earth’s. The Martian atmosphere is less than 1 percent as dense as Earth’s, so there is virtually no air for a helicopter’s rotor blades to push against and generate lift. During Martian daytime, the planet’s surface receives only about half the amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth during its daytime, and nighttime temperatures can drop as low as minus 90 degrees Celsius, which can freeze and crack unprotected electrical components. To enable Ingenuity to fly, NASA made the $85 million craft exceptionally light-it weighs 4 pounds-and fitted its body of tissue-box size with two 4-foot-wide carbon-fiber rotor blades. They spin five times faster than those of a conventional helicopter. To survive the freezing Martian nights, it must have enough energy to power internal heaters.
Ingenuity will make two more test flights before scientists focus on Perseverance’s primary mission: searching for signs of past microbial life in ancient Martian lake beds. NASA hopes to send more-sophisticated drones to Mars that will be able to carry scientific instruments and reach and study areas inaccessible to wheeled rovers. “What the Ingenuity team has done is to give us the third dimension,” says Michael Watkins, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “They freed us from the surface now and forever in planetary exploration.”
【1】What can we learn about the Ingenuity helicopter from the passage?
A.It hovered for 30 seconds in May.
B.It lifted off from the surface of the Earth.
C.It has been damaged by the low temperature on Mars.
D.It hit a top speed of 4.5 mph during the second flight.
【2】Why is the flight of the Ingenuity helicopter an incredible technical achievement?
A.Because flying on Mars is far more difficult than that on Earth.
B.Because it helped NASA send another 2 drones to explore Mars.
C.Because it is the first time that a drone has landed on Mars.
D.Because the drone will make two more test flights.
【3】What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Helicopters.
B.Temperatures.
C.Blades.
D.Heaters.
【4】What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To promote a new leading-edge technology.
B.To inform us of a recent progress in technology.
C.To evaluate the performance of the drone on Mars.
D.To analyze the data collected during the exploration.
25、My Hero in Life
Adam H. is very tall for his age, with brown hair, green-brown eyes, and a bright smile painted on his face. He always says “I'm not into fashion!” whenever I scold his ________ choices. Most days you will see him wearing a worn tee-shirt of a vacation spot my ________ has traveled to, and athletic sweat pants or ________ jeans. His voice is warm and sweet, some quality making it almost impossible to ________ I can not tell you how much I love that kid.
Everyone can remember the person in their grade that was ________ daily. Normally it in Adam who in ________ or indirectly being hurt without his even knowing it, or knowing all too well that there is something wrong. He does have something ________ with him, but I would never say that is wrong or his ________ When you live with someone who ________ from autism (自闭症), it is a very different concept.
Adam has autism, but most days I don't ________ think about that. I only know how lucky and how much I have ________ by having Adam as a brother.
I have experienced a lot in my life through Adam. Some days when I wonder how I am able to continue, a little ________ warms my soul to ________ through the dark. Adam is that light for me. He is ________ in many more ways than one. He gives me ideas to grow off of and to build onto. Adam is my brother, my ________ in life, and I love him very much.
【1】
A.food
B.clothing
C.haircut
D.car
【2】
A.family
B.friends
C.class
D.colleagues
【3】
A.shining
B.expensive
C.faded
D.imported
【4】
A.overcome
B.figure
C.appreciate
D.describe
【5】
A.taken care of
B.looked forward to
C.lived up to
D.made fun of
【6】
A.kindly
B.temporarily
C.naturally
D.directly
【7】
A.funny
B.wrong
C.charming
D.annoying
【8】
A.fault
B.personality
C.life
D.dream
【9】
A.comes
B.escapes
C.grows
D.suffers
【10】
A.even
B.often
C.yet
D.just
【11】
A.lost
B.thought
C.changed
D.written
【12】
A.boy
B.light
C.love
D.luck
【13】
A.get in
B.travel on
C.stay away
D.take off
【14】
A.sick
B.interesting
C.special
D.unforgettable
【15】
A.hero
B.brother
C.competitor
D.power
26、假如你是李华,你校交换生Peter打算加入你所在的汉服社团(Hanfu Club),请你给他回一封电子邮件。要点如下:
1.欢迎他的加入;
2.介绍社团一些活动。
注意:1. 词数:100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
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I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Li Hua