1、Instead of playing with his kids, he just sat on the bench because his back ________ badly.
A. wounded B. hurt C. injured D. harmed
2、After a long period of questioning, he admitted ________ the money eventually.
A.being stolen
B.to steal
C.to have stolen
D.having stolen
3、He drove so fast at the turn that the car almost went ____________ the road·
A. off B. on C. along D. behind
4、________to reach them on the phone,we sent an email instead.
A.Fail B.Failed
C.To fail D.Having failed
5、It doesn't make ______ difference whether he is in ______ favor of or against the plan.
A.a; a B.a; / C./; a D./; /
6、With scenic spots exploring new projects, ticket sales will no longer be the only source of______.
A.revision B.revenue C.revolution D.review
7、People are recycling many things which they away in the past.
A. had thrown B. will be throwing
C. were throwing D. would have thrown
8、________ ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation.
A.Virtual reality
B.Wearable tech
C.Field research
D.Natural selection
9、________ energy is generated from natural resources—such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and so on.
A. Recyclable B. Non-renewable
C. Rechargeable D. Renewable
10、You must look after your ______ and keep ______.
A.health; health B.healthy; healthy
C.healthy; health D.health; healthy
11、Bob has been working hard in an attempt to have his pay ______ as soon as possible.
A. arisen B. raised C. risen D. lifted
12、I don't want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do.
A.object
B.object complement
C.predicative
D.attribute
13、—Aren’t you going to buy that car? It is modern and comfortable.
—Yes, it is. But I can’t ____ such an expensive car now.
A. provide B. afford
C. offer D. supply
14、Amy ______ better last night, but she was a little nervous and didn’t reach her best standard.
A. could perform B. must have performed
C. should perform D. could have performed
15、On receiving a phone call from his wife ____she had a fall, Mr Gordon immediately rushed home from office.
A. says B. said
C. saying D. to say
16、—What do you usually do in the afternoon, Mrs. Smith?
— My afternoon ______ includes doing some shopping and walking my dogs.
A.appointment
B.action
C.routine
D.reservation
17、Laughter produces short-term changes in the function of the heart and blood circulation,_________heart rate and oxygen consumption.
A. increasing B. to increase C. having increased D. being increased
18、Between 1940 and 1959, overfishing in Alaska led to crashes in salmon populations so ________ that in 1953 the state was declared a disaster area.
A.appealing
B.severe
C.slight
D.vital
19、He kept a little notebook, in which__________ the names and addresses of his friends.
A.wrote B.was writing C.was written D.were written
20、Silk ________ one of the primary goods traded along the Silk Road by about 100 BC .
A.had become
B.was becoming
C.has become
D.is becoming
21、While your pet fish may appear to be unaware of your presence, chances are that it knows you extremely well and can probably even identify you from a crowd of human faces!
To test if this was accurate, some scientists decided to study archerfish(喷水鱼). These animals don’t have a sophisticated(复杂的)brain that is necessary to recognize the slight differences between human facial features.
They began by presenting four archerfish with images of two human faces. Initially, the fish spit at both. However, they soon learned spitting water at the one selected by the researchers earned them a food treat. After that, they focused primarily on that image. The researchers then took the experiment one step further by introducing 44 other human faces to the mix.
To the researcher’s astonishment, the trained archerfish were able to recall the learned image almost 81% of the time. And this accuracy improved to 86% when the researchers made the identification even harder, by replacing the colored photos with a set of black and white images and hiding the shape of the head.
The results of the study suggest that though having tiny brains, archerfish may have developed high visual discrimination abilities. While it is contrary to the previous theory that a sophisticated brain is necessary to recognize human faces, the researchers believe they do not recognize faces by recalling complex facial information like gender and identity, but more likely by discriminating between detailed patterns. Even so, the fact that these archerfish could “remember” those faces demonstrates that they have an impressive memory for details that lasts much longer than the originally-thought 3 seconds!
This is not the first time researchers have realized how “smart” fish are. Previous studies have shown that fish can recognize those fish they have “socialized” with previously, and even recall complex three-dimensional maps of their surroundings.
【1】What is the purpose of the study?
A.To describe archerfish are easy to teach.
B.To tell people archerfish like to be rewarded.
C.To prove archerfish can recognize human faces.
D.To show archerfish can easily develop a habit.
【2】Why did the researchers use black and white images?
A.They could get these images easily.
B.Archerfish got tired of color images.
C.They wanted to make the task more difficult.
D.These images wouldn’t get ruined by water.
【3】What conclusion did researchers draw in the study?
A.Archerfish have a 3-second memory.
B.Archerfish could distinguish detailed patterns.
C.Archerfish have a special form of communication.
D.Archerfish could remember complex facial information.
【4】What can we infer from the text?
A.Fish are social animals.
B.Fish are as clever as humans.
C.Fish are able to tell different shapes.
D.The results shocked the researchers.
22、It’s common to hear about residents(居民)running into conflicts with urban coyotes(郊狼)in America. Usually it’s because of run-ins with pets, or coyotes getting too close around people in parks or yards. But sometimes a conflict arises for more surprising reasons.
In one San Francisco neighborhood, trouble appeared for the newspaper delivery man when his papers started going missing. He started getting calls from upset clients that their paper wasn’t being delivered, but he knew full well he had delivered one to their doorstep. Shortly after the calls began, he discovered something completely unexpected. He watched as the neighborhood coyote played with a newspaper on a grassy hillside. He videoed her throwing the paper up in the air, sliding down the hillside on it, and running around with pages. It turns out she was repeatedly stealing papers off certain porches shortly after he delivered them, just to play!
Rather than getting mad, the delivery man’s solution was to throw out a paper just for her, launching it onto the grassy hillside she frequented(常出入于)before she had a chance to bite one from a front porch. She had her morning toy, and he stayed out of trouble with his clients .I met the delivery man by chance early one morning while watching the coyote, and I listened to his story. To prove its truth-and maintain the morning ritual(惯例)-the delivery man threw a paper out on the grass. Sure enough, the coyote came running down the hill to play with it.
San Francisco’s coyotes are only just now being studied, and a small population living in the Presidio has been monitored. Many other cities also have new or ongoing studies of urban coyotes. As the clever animals become permanent residents of cities across the continent, learning more about them is a critical step in finding solutions to coexisting with them. For one newspaper man, at least, that coexistence comes at an affordable price: an extra copy of the daily newspaper.
【1】What do we know about the coyotes from Paragraph 1?
A.They are easy to get close to.
B.They often live far from people.
C.They cause great harm to people.
D.They’ve been seen a lot around the city.
【2】What happened to the delivery man?
A.He got fewer newspaper orders.
B.He was attacked by an urban coyote.
C.He got complaints about missing papers.
D.He showed great interest in urban coyotes.
【3】The author describes the delivery man’s behavior to stress ________.
A.his love for his job
B.his care for the coyote
C.his trouble brought by the coyote
D.his success in solving the problem
【4】Which of the following might the author agree with?
A.We should learn to live together with animals.
B.We should drive animals out of the city.
C.We should train and control animals.
D.We should monitor animals closely.
23、Why can’t some people even get an inch of what they dream of becoming? Blame it on pure dreaming and lack of setting goals for achieving their dreams.
Setting goals is very significant part of accomplishing and positive actions. It is like scaling (攀爬) a 200 feet construction and marking in the early hours on what feet you would like to reach at this specific period.
People who set goals literally generate(形成) a map of their goal settings in life, marking where they should start, where to pause, where to study a bit, and where and when to end. Once this map comes into being, it allows the map drawer to check where he is in the scheme(安排) of things and whether or not he is making some planning that will take him closer to his goals.
By setting goals, people will know how they are doing and what they should be doing to get their goals or dreams in life. They will know if they can relax or if they have to double their efforts when they are falling short of what is expected of them.
Goal setting means a person is proactive in dealing with challenges that may affect his plans. Being proactive means one is able to outline possible difficulties that may happen as well as the solutions(解决方法)to these difficulties. By doing this, a person is not easily scared or defeated when challenges happen because he has already prepared for them. He knows they can happen and he has prepared a solution or strategy when that time comes.
Setting goals will enable people to track their progress in whatever hard work they set out to do. It will help people become more confident in themselves and more motivated to get their plans.
【1】The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. explain the difference between the two goals
B. show the importance of setting goals
C. tell us how to set and achieve one’s goals
D. tell us setting goals makes one confident
【2】The underlined word “proactive” in paragraph 5 may have the closest meaning to “________”.
A. positive B. careful C. brave prepared
【3】According to the author, one had better ________ in making a goal in life.
A. take an active attitude
B. create a scheme as a whole
C. consider the possible troubles
D. check where he is frequently
24、For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship (实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far behind.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example ,encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job
experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is_____In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.
【1】In the author’s opinion, German high school leavers ______.
A. enjoy more career-related courses than that of US
B. need more career advice from their schools
C. perform better in exams than American students
D. are less brought into contact with the working world
【2】According to Robert Schwartz, high school students should _________.
A. directly carry on higher education
B. get contact with the working world
C. focus on their performance in exams
D. not miss out on the summer job experience
【3】The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean “______”.
A. incredible B. motivating
C. impressive D. discouraging
【4】What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Remarks on recent US high school education reform
B. Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers in US.
C. The lack of career-based education in US high schools.
D. The severe situation of unemployment in US.
25、In our living room, we have a bookshelf. We call it the “_________treasury” because any of our guests can take any book from it and_________any book to it. Our home often hosts events with hundreds of different people passing through it. But no one_________where the books come or go; It’s all based on trust.
These books are typically of the_________types——from Jack Canfield’s Chicken Soup For the Soul, self-help books like Power of Now, to Romain Rolland’s The Biography of Celebrity. I can’t really_________ what I’ll find on a particular day.
The other day, I_________on a red book. It _________ because it had special little white hearts on it and no title. I checked out Page one. It read a hand-written inscription in black ink…
TO: DJ Burrowes
From: Grandma and grandpa Burrowes
I quickly opened up a_________ page in the book. I spotted a quote, with a crossed out word written in the seemingly_________handwriting of elderly Grandma or Grandpa Burrowes. Then I couldn’t wait to ____________ the inside.____________, every page had a hand-written quote by DJ’s grandparents. It was a (n)____________of Grandparents’ quotes going back over many years! They had given it to their grandson and now, DJ had given it to us. It was this gift that____________all of us!
A couple of weeks back, DJ decided to leave America to go on an open-ended trip to China. Before leaving, he came for an____________at our place, putting this book on the shelf without letting us know. He offered his silent____________in this way for what he benefited from our sharing. We stood in awe of the Burrowes for what they left us.
【1】
A.shared
B.secret
C.virtual
D.personal
【2】
A.lend
B.read
C.rent
D.contribute
【3】
A.replies
B.tracks
C.guesses
D.minds
【4】
A.inspiring
B.professional
C.definite
D.creative
【5】
A.ignore
B.limit
C.predict
D.doubt
【6】
A.kept
B.chanced
C.touched
D.depended
【7】
A.turned up
B.ended up
C.stood out
D.took place
【8】
A.correct
B.blank
C.random
D.familiar
【9】
A.shaky
B.awful
C.funny
D.strange
【10】
A.accept
B.explore
C.choose
D.reflect
【11】
A.Unexpectedly
B.Hopefully
C.Possibly
D.Thankfully
【12】
A.tradition
B.direction
C.impression
D.collection
【13】
A.comforted
B.caught
C.connected
D.attracted
【14】
A.adventure
B.event
C.honor
D.order
【15】
A.ambition
B.sympathy
C.promise
D.gratitude
26、“双十一”现在已经成为购物的节日,在这天,人们纷纷在网上购物,寻找自己喜爱的商品。以下是关于“双十一”来源和发展,请就此写一篇短文。
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