1、The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons________for the day.
A.finished
B.were finished
C.had been finished
D.to have been finished
2、Was it on Saturday morning when it snowed heavily in Beijing we gathered at the gate of the university to go to the Great Wall by bus?
A. that B. which
C. where D. when
3、The number of people who own a car ______ in the past 10 years.
A.increases
B.has increased
C.increased
D.have increased
4、(2017·天津改编)A seminar leader shared her success story — she had not only 125 lost pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children. by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals project.
A. Surprised B. Amused
C. Influenced D. Disturbed
5、________ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.
A. To throw B. Thrown
C. Throwing D. Being thrown
6、The precious manuscripts were hopelessly________by long exposure in the cold,damp cellar.
A.damaged B.destroyed C.harmed D.ruined
7、The new product which was developed ____the customer demand will come into the market next month.
A. in response to B. in addition to C. in honor of D. in charge of
8、People take it for granted _______ there’s always time and opportunity to teach and learn all that they want to share and know.
A.why B.what C.that D.how
9、My grandparents _____ to live in the countryside rather than move to the town, because air and food there are fresh.
A.prefer B.hesitate C.happen D.threaten
10、Many people take pills to make sure they will achieve or maintain their desired weight ________ it will lower their life expectancy(寿命).
A. so that B. in that
C. even if D. as if
11、I looked up and noticed a snake ______ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast, ______ scared me away.
A. wound, which B. wound, that
C. winding, which D. winding, that
12、In winter, many women would like to apply the cream to their face and neck to keep moist (滋润).
A.申请
B.应用
C.涂抹
D.手压
13、 Marilyn’s dream of being a film star became a _____, which delighted her parents very much .
A. signal B. reality C. glory D. goal
14、Sky Hunter successfully captures the bravery of PLA soldiers, does Wolf WarineⅡ,but met with box office failure.
A. so B. which
C. what D. as
15、We need to master this technology immediately,______ we will fall behind.
A. but B. or C. so D. and
16、The problem was ________ could give him a hand.
A.how
B.why
C.who
D.that
17、 The lady in red ___ be over fifty! She looks so young.
A. must B. can C. can’t
18、Our school holds seminars for students at regular intervals ______ the potential of their future is explored.
A.when
B.where
C.that
D.who
19、Happiness is ________ you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.
A. what B. where what C. when what D. that
20、The headmaster, as well as the headteachers, believes it’s vital to ________ Internet’s influences on children from those of the family.
A.distinguish
B.update
C.approve
D.swallow
21、Being “outdoorsy” can stir up images of big beautiful national parks, snowy slopes or thick forests. 【1】. They don’t require the time, money or physical mobility of a big trip. Here are some steps you can take to get closer to nature.
Think of time in nature as a “multivitamin”—it’s best to take it every day. 【2】. If you’re spending hours staring at a computer screen, you might feel pretty exhausted afterward. But if you get breaks or even micro restorative moments by getting outside, you recover some energy to use that mental muscle so you can do things that are hard to do.
Find the people who enjoy the same activities. It takes some of the pressure off trying to explore the outdoors alone. 【3】In a world where we’re constantly flooded with images of what an “outdoorsy person” should look like, finding your people might feel like a challenge.
【4】. You can bring the outdoors into your world. We are a part of nature, and nature is a part of us-regardless of where we are.
Need a quick break from your “work screen time” for some “fun screen time”? There’s a nature fix for that: Check out the Find That Lizard game on your phone, where you have to find a lizard camouflaged (伪装) in its natural environment. 【5】You can barbecue in your yard or the park, or open a window to get some fresh air. These are great options if you’re living in a city, or if you’re on a budget.
A.Trying to get off screens?
B.Needing a low-budget outdoor break?
C.So nature is actually what you need to function well.
D.But smaller moments in nature have been just as valuable.
E.It’s also an important way to stay safe in more remote areas.
F.Getting your daily amount of nature is vital to your well-being.
G.Remember, you don’t have to be outdoors to experience nature.
22、If you have ever been left wondering why your emails are riddled(充斥着) with grammatical errors, or why you can never quite find the right phrase, it may be because you are typing with both hands.
Our vocabulary becomes richer and our writing style becomes more fluent when we type using just one hand, scientists have found. "Typing can be too fluent or too fast, and it can actually weaken the writing process," said Srdan Medimorec, the lead author of the study conducted at the department of psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada. "It seems that what we write is a product of the interaction(互动) between our thoughts and the tools we use to express them."
Using text-analysis software, researchers asked 103 university students to write essays under different conditions, using one hand to type and using both hands to type. The software was used to analyze(分析) elements of the essays, such as range of vocabulary, sentence complexity and the cohesion(衔接) of the writing.
Researchers found that participants' vocabulary became more advanced when they typed with one hand rather than two. The research team said that by slowing our writing down, typing one-handed allows more time for an internal (内在的) word search, resulting in a larger variety of words.
In contrast, fast typists might just write the first word that comes to mind. However, it is important not to slow typing down too much. Those who typed essays one-handed in the current study slowed down to about the speed of handwriting.
This is the first study to show that changing people’s typing can make their writing get better. The researchers suggested that the speed of writing could affect writing quality regardless of the tools used, whether they are computers, or pen and paper, although further research would be required to prove that idea.
【1】 The underlined “it” in the second paragraph refers to______.
A. the writing style
B. typing too fast or fluently
C. the vocabulary
D. which hand to use for typing
【2】 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The study was carried out in 103 universities.
B. The researchers drew the conclusion by interviewing students about their feelings in the writing process.
C. The typing speed should be as slow as possible.
D. There is no previous study related to the topic before.
【3】 What is the author’s attitude to the research according to the passage?
A. objective B. doubtful
C. critical D. supportive
【4】Which is the best title of the passage?
A. How to become a good writer?
B. Typing with both hands could make you a worse writer.
C. Slower typing, fewer mistakes.
D. Elements weakening the writing process
23、As an old-fashioned explorer, Paul Salopek sets out on foot to circle around the world. He is also a modern-day explorer. On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone — a telephone that connects to a satellite and can be used in many places where cell-phones don’t work.
The journey is long: 21,000 miles! It will take seven years to complete it.
Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico. He says he has always liked to travel and doesn’t like to rush. At the age of fourteen, he climbed Mount Whitney in California and crossed the state’s Sierra Nevada Mountains alone. When he was fifteen years old, he walked the length of Death Valley. He once rode a mule 2,000 miles through mountains in Mexico.
As a longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico. Now 51 years old, he plans to keep writing. As he travels around the world, he is writing stories about the people he meets and the way they live. He looks for how people find local solutions to big problems such as lack of food and water. He also records the sounds he hears and takes photos of the sky and the Earth’s surface.
The long walk started in the Rife Valley in Ethiopia in East Africa. Many consider East Africa to be home to the first humans, who lived 160,000 years ago.
Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas. As Salopek is walking, he is learning more about himself and all of humankind.
【1】The underlined phrase “on top of” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ______________.
A. at the top of B. in contrast to
C. in addition to D. on the basis of
【2】 The author develops the third paragraph mainly by ______________.
A. providing examples
B. making comparisons
C. making a careful analysis
D. following the order of time
【3】 According to the passage, Paul Salopek is a ______________.
A. doctor who likes carrying the small first-aid kit
B. journalist who likes traveling, exploring, writing and studying
C. writer who likes traveling, exploring and studying
D. photographer who is good at using satellite communication equipment
【4】What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Paul Salopek: Following Man’s First Footsteps
B. Paul Salopek: Reflecting People’s Real Lives
C. Paul Salopek: Going for a Seven-year Study
D. Paul Salopek: Looking back upon the Childhood
24、 On a bright summer morning, many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland. They are members of a competitive summer swim team. As they practice their strokes and cut seconds off of their times, they are getting lots of physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun. However, the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just health-related. Team sports also help to build many life skills.
The coach of the swim team is Paul Waas. He explains how swim team teaches the team members skills like discipline (纪律) and focus. “I think the discipline comes into play when you’re talking about focusing on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than just going up and down the pool the same way you have every time. So, when you can focus on what you’re doing right and what you can do better, then you’ll see the improvement. I think they see that from their peers and then it challenges them to do better themselves.”
But discipline and focus are just two of the life skills that team sports can teach. There is also responsibility, goal-setting and working within a group.
Again, here is Coach Waas. “I’ve had kids who, as 7-year-olds on the team, could barely pay attention in practice and were only interested in who was going first. And now they’ve come back as 8-year-olds and they’ve set some goals. And now they have things that they want to achieve. They see the record board and they want their name up there.”
These life skills can help a child later in life. An article published in the magazine Fast Company notes reasons why a company should consider employing former athletes. The writers argue that people who played sports in school are: focused on goals, strong communicators, team players, good at managing their time, and resilient-meaning they do not give up when things get difficult.
Some studies have found that team sports could be especially good for women. A series of studies by the company Ernst Young found that 90 percent of women in so-called “C-suite” positions (like chief executive officer, or CEO and chief financial officer, or CFO) at several major companies had played sports.
【1】What can we infer from paragraph 1?
A.Bright summer mornings are perfect for swimming.
B.Swimming can be beneficial to us more than in health.
C.Being admitted to a swimming team can be competitive.
D.Being on a sports team benefits children in many aspects.
【2】Which of the following will Paul Waas agree with?
A.Stress from peers makes kids discouraged.
B.Kids may get inspired by peers’ improvements.
C.Kids can make improvements once they join a team.
D.7-year-old kids in the swimming team can learn nothing.
【3】The author wrote the passage to ________.
A.analyze an upsetting social problem
B.advocate taking up various team sports
C.appeal to readers to care for sports safety
D.share with readers his personal experiences
25、I had not hugged a friend or a family member for more than two years.
I hadn’t had that ______ until recently when my sister-in-law came for a brief visit. For everyone’s safety, we met outside. Despite the ______ weather in January, her hug warmed me from the inside out. I realized how much I ______ embracing loved ones — the warmth that ______ long after our arms untwined (松开).
There was war in my home town in Bosnia, so I found every moment was full of ______. On one peaceful morning, I begged my mom to let me go outside after weeks wilting (蔫) indoors. She ______ agreed. I was outside for only 10 minutes ______ I was caught in an explosion. I ______ to my neighbor’s house for safety and threw my arms around her neck while my legs were ______ underneath me. She hugged me with both arms and ______ me into her house. I was still in her arms when the ambulance arrived.
______, I made a full physical recovery, but the emotional ______ never left me. Years later there was another explosion near my house, when my father was away to buy a loaf of bread. When he came back inside, I gave him the biggest hug ______, choked in tears as I held him tight.
That same night my parents managed to arrange my escape from our war-torn city. They desperately wanted at least some of my childhood to be ______. I was 16 and came to America on my own. A generous host family took me ______. Over next several months, I suffered ______. The only way I shared my feelings was by giving Oscar, their dog, a big ______.
Now, due to our pandemic lives, hugging a stranger is the ______ thing on our minds. For many of us, ______ hugging a relative or a friend comes with stress and anxiety because of risks and precautions (防范). I ______ that in the not-so-distant future we can safely hold one another again, a friend, relative, or a stranger.
【1】
A.love
B.courage
C.warmth
D.trust
【2】
A.cold
B.fine
C.mild
D.hot
【3】
A.regretted
B.hated
C.denied
D.missed
【4】
A.disappeared
B.remained
C.arrived
D.left
【5】
A.thrills
B.miracles
C.dangers
D.potentials
【6】
A.finally
B.hardly
C.immediately
D.simply
【7】
A.though
B.since
C.unless
D.when
【8】
A.walked
B.rushed
C.wandered
D.returned
【9】
A.aimless
B.hopeless
C.powerless
D.useless
【10】
A.dragged
B.invited
C.forced
D.persuaded
【11】
A.Hopefully
B.Painfully
C.Carefully
D.Thankfully
【12】
A.virus
B.scar
C.mark
D.cure
【13】
A.acceptable
B.admirable
C.imaginable
D.reasonable
【14】
A.normal
B.unusual
C.legal
D.exceptional
【15】
A.out
B.up
C.down
D.in
【16】
A.happiness
B.loneliness
C.calmness
D.eagerness
【17】
A.kiss
B.trust
C.hug
D.dream
【18】
A.last
B.best
C.first
D.most
【19】
A.ever
B.still
C.yet
D.even
【20】
A.warn
B.pray
C.swear
D.beg
26、假设你曾是一名失学儿童,名叫李华,你有幸得到在中国工作的Peter先生的资助得以重返校园。你给Peter先生写一封感谢信,内容如下:
(1)收到钱和书后重返校园,非常感激。
(2)在老师的帮助和鼓励下学习有了很大的进步,决定更加努力,未来要向Peter先生学习。
(3)再次表达感谢并盼望见到Peter先生。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.倌的开头和落款已给出,但不计入总词数。
Dear Mr.Peter,
I often think of you.How have you been recently?I'm Li Hua.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua