1、I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day.
A. had taken up B. would have taken up C. have taken up D. takes up
2、Human life is regarded as part of nature and the only way for us to survive is to live ______ nature.
A.in honor of B.in need of C.in touch with D.in harmony with
3、_______for the wrong turning on the highway, I would be having dinner with my friends now.
A.Had it not been B.Were it not C.It had not been D.It were not
4、Failure is part of life; it’s wrong for parents to protect their children from the knowledge ______ they have failed.
A. where B. when C. that D. how
5、John thinks it won’t be long ______he is ready for his new job .
A.when
B.after
C.before
D.since
6、Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places_____ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.
A. which B. where C. when D. who
7、I writing the paper as scheduled, but my mother’s illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me.
A. am to have finished B. was to have finished
C. was to finish D. ought to finish
8、The newly-built subway is always crowded with passengers going home from market, most of them _____ heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables.
A. carried B. to be carried
C. to carry D. carrying
9、I decided to do a random act of kindness last year. And ______ that the person I would end up helping most would be myself.
A. I little knew B. little did I knew C. little did I know D. little I knew
10、It is confirmed that a person can not be actually pleased if ___ he appreciates doing is ignored by the company as of no value.
A. when B. that C. what D. where
11、-What if the rainstorm continues?
-Come on guys! We have to meet the _______ whatever the weather.
A. standard B. demand
C. deadline D. satisfaction
12、–Long time no see! Where have you been?
--I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.
A. stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying
13、The sales of houses in our city fell by 40 percent last month, and it will be 48 percent ______ we don’t count low-price houses provided for poor residents.
A.as B.unless C.if D.before
14、Hawking believes the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _____ life has developed gradually.
A. that B. why
C. where D. whose
15、Most of the money for the reconstruction of the quake-stricken town has been allocated by the
government, the rest ______ from the coming charity concerts.
A. to be collected B. having been collected
C. being collected D. to have been collected
16、Lily is so ______ . She is always making you feel you can talk quite naturally to her.
A.critical
B.available
C.magnificent
D.dramatic
17、Much disappointed as he is in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.
A. to have failed B. failed
C. having failed D. failing
18、 --- Excuse me, where is the Hilton Hotel?
--- Go straight ahead and turn right, You _____miss it. It's a huge building.
A. needn't B. can't C. mustn't D. wouldn't
19、Our head teacher decides to put ________ he thinks is fat and strong in the front of the queue in tug—of—war(拔河).
A.whoever B.anyone C.whomever D.those
20、— The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year?
— Yes. That’s ______ I have compromised with the flat owner.
A. what B. where
C. how D. when
21、Tibetan New Year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in Tibet and is celebrated for 15 days, typically falling in February or March.【1】The celebrations include a range of customs and traditions that reflect the unique culture and identity of the Tibetan people.
Before the arrival of the New Year, Tibetans engage in thorough cleaning of their homes and surroundings.【2】They also make offerings to the gods and ancestors to seek blessings for the upcoming year. Decorating homes and public places is a common custom during Losar. In addition, people also decorate their clothes with patterns, and their hair is styled in fashion.
【3】Traditional dishes such as momos, a type of steamed dumpling filled with meat or vegetables, and Tibetan butter tea, made from yak butter and tea leaves, are served. Sweet treats like Tibetan butter cookies and dried fruit are also enjoyed.
Tibetan people offer prayers and make offerings to the gods and deities during Losar. The offerings typically include food, incense and flowers.【4】
Music and dance are part of the Losar celebrations. Villagers gather in public spaces and dance around bonfires, singing and playing traditional instruments.
【5】People gather in public spaces and light incense and candles while offering food, drinks and other items to the gods. This is followed by the ceremony of throwing Tsampa, a roasted barley flour, into the air as a symbol of letting go of the past year and embracing new beginnings.
The customs of Tibetan New Year are deeply rooted in the culture and traditions of the Tibetan people.
A.In 2023, Tibetan New Year fell on Feb 21.
B.Using them, people show gratitude to the elderly people.
C.In the festival, people hold various events to celebrate it.
D.These offerings are believed to bring good luck to people.
E.This practice is to get rid of bad luck in the previous year.
F.The Losar celebrations come to an end with a grand ceremony.
G.During the New Year, Tibetans enjoy feasts with their family and friends.
22、A 47 year-old woman who went missing almost half a year ago in a valley in Utah was recently found living in a small tent, surviving mostly on a diet of grass.
The woman was declared missing last November after her car and camping equipment were found in a parking lot near Spanish Fork valley. Police searched the area, but could not locate her, and the attempts to get in touch with her relatives proved unsuccessful. Still, rescue teams continued to search the area both on foot and from the air.
Technically, a search party located the woman by mistake. A volunteer group had brought in a drone (无人机) to help with the operation, but when it crashed in the valley, the pilot and a police officer went out to find it. That’s how they came upon a tent that appeared abandoned but actually proved to be the missing woman’s home.
The unnamed woman lost a significant amount of weight and was obviously weak. She told her rescuers that she had lived in the tent since her disappearance, bearing the winter temperatures and surviving mainly on grass and fresh water from a nearby river.
Police brought the woman back to civilization and took her to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. However, they made sure to clarify that what she did was not illegal.
“We want to be clear that while many people might choose to not live in the conditions as this woman did, she did nothing against the law,” the police officer said.
Police added that the woman might choose to return to the same area, and there was nothing they could do to stop her. Just in case that happens, they’ll provide her with some extra food to make sure she doesn’t have to survive on grass.
【1】What did the woman live on before she was found?
A.Grass and river water.
B.Food donated by volunteers.
C.Food that she carried along.
D.Food given by the local police.
【2】What did the woman do before she was lost?
A.She played with her family.
B.She walked in the valley.
C.She took a package tour.
D.She traveled alone in her car.
【3】What led to finding the woman?
A.The rescue teams’ intelligence.
B.Her family and relatives’ efforts.
C.The drone dropping in the valley.
D.The police’s careful search.
【4】What was the woman’s life like during her missing days?
A.Dangerous but colorful.
B.Tough and struggling.
C.Surprising and wealthy.
D.Painful but enjoyable.
23、People who include a little yoga or tai chi in their day may be more likely to remember where they put their keys. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Japan’s University of Tsukuba found that even very light, workouts can increase the connectivity between parts of the brain responsible for memory formation and storage.
In a study of 36 healthy young adults, the researchers discovered that a single 10-minute period of mild exercise can yield considerable cognitive benefits. Using special tools, the team examined subjects’ brains shortly after exercise sessions and saw better connectivity between the hippocampus (海马体) and cortical areas linked to detailed memory processing.
“The hippocampus is critical for the creation of new memories, it’s one of the first regions of the brain to become worse as we get older-and much more severely in Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆) disease,” said project co-leader Michael Yassa. “Improving the function of the hippocampus holds much promise for improving memory in everyday settings.”
A little bit of physical activity can go a long way, Yassa, director of UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, stressed, “It’s encouraging to see more people keeping track of their exercise habits—by monitoring the number of steps they're taking, for example,” he said. “Even short walking breaks throughout the day may have considerable effects on improving memory and cognition.”
Yassa and his colleagues at UCI and at the University of Tsukuba are extending this method of research by testing older adults who are at greater risk of age-related mental damage and by conducting long-term interventions (干预) to see if regular, brief, light exercise done daily for several weeks or months can have a positive impact on the brain’s structure and function in these subjects.
【1】What is the research centred on?
A.People’s ways of working out.
B.The benefits of exercising to the body.
C.The types of exercise benefiting memory.
D.The relation between exercise and memory.
【2】For what is the hippocampus important?
A.Creating new memories.
B.Adjusting body balance.
C.Feeling weather changes.
D.Recalling what someone did.
【3】What does the underlined world “yield” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Expect.
B.Produce.
C.Control.
D.Share.
【4】What would be a best title for the text?
A.Alzheimer destroys a person’s brain.
B.Yoga may contribute to your memory
C.Even little workout improves memory function
D.Long-term interventions make for mental damage
24、 Now come some money-saving ideas from a web forum (论坛), which may help you save a penny in the UK.
Nancy: Many people nowadays seem to buy clothes, wear then a couple of times and then give them to charity shops so that's where I do my shopping. You can pet some cheap but really good stuff and you know you’re your money is helping other people so it's a win-win situation in my opinion.
Ailsa: I'm a student and I have a part time job during term time and then work full-time during the holidays. You really can find some good bargains at the end of the day when a lot of food is reduced because it has reached its sell-by date (保质期). It's amazing how much you can save that way.
Gary: I must admit I don't think much about how or where I shop but I try to save money on electricity and gas in the house. Instead of turning up the temperature I put on another sweater and I close the doors. I encourage roommates to turn off the lights when they leave and we don't leave the TV or computer on standby (待机) as that uses up unnecessary energy.
Matthew: I've just moved to the UK. Someone told me about the "freecycle" scheme and I've managed to get almost everything without spending any money. Basically, you advertise what you don't need on its website for someone to collect it. No one makes any money so it really is a good exchange.
【1】What's the saving idea shared by Nancy and Ailsa?
A.Using the student card for discounts. B.Buying things at lower prices.
C.Getting food from the charity. D.Saving money by earning
【2】According to the passage, where can you get something you need for free?
A.In a charity shop. B.In a local supermarket.
C.On the freecycle website. D.On the university campus.
【3】Who may be most interested in this passage?
A.Business people who travel a lot. B.People who care about education.
C.Women who like following fashion. D.Students who plan to study abroad.
25、 Joe Eitl, 37, was horn with cardiac defects(心脏缺陷). When he was a kid, he experienced the first of many operations to improve his________. Since then, he has experienced other________and has been treated with medicines.
However, he's created a________life in the process. In fact, he's been a bit________in his community. Joe has always had lots of friends, is a Special Olympics multisport athlete and has________a local rock band. And a local bakery even________a sandwich in his honor: The Joey.
But a year ago, Joe went into heart failure. He was________and his heart problem also caused stress to his organs. His parents started the________, complex process of having him________for a possible heart transplant(移植). Even the ever-lively Joe some days found it hard to gather any energy.
So his mother, Peg Eitl started________on Facebook about his long medical journey. Friends and family members posted Facebook________for people to send Joe cards and notes of________because he loves receiving________mail. Others then shared the post, which________even more shares.
And the mail started coming. One card came with a hand-drawn picture from a little girl and a note that________, "You don't know us, but we wanted you to know our family are________for you."
The Eitls couldn't________all the mail Joe has received, even if they tried. "We have thousands of cards," said Peg________. "Whether he gets a transplant or not, we don't know, but the cards, the letters and the gifts from strangers have literally made a________between a day he didn't want to get out of bed and a day he bounced out of bed. It's been________!”
A.status
B.condition
C.feeling
D.confidence
A.holidays
B.failures
C.procedures
D.services
A.perfect
B.joyful
C.lonely
D.simple
A.sensitive
B.silent
C.smart
D.famous
A.dismissed
B.invited
C.fronted
D.employed
A.ordered
B.sold
C.advertised
D.named
A.weak
B.tough
C.optimistic
D.lost.
A.long
B.meaningful
C.repeated
D.hopeless
A.persuaded
B.informed
C.cared
D.evaluated
A.reviewing
B.learning
C.posting
D.searching
A.posters
B.requests
C.stories
D.findings
A.praise
B.mercy
C.support
D.regret
A.digital
B.traditional
C.appealing
D.interesting
A.led to
B.called for
C.depended on
D.held back
A.printed
B.carried
C.wrote
D.read
A.praying
B.singing
C.crying
D.worrying
A.open
B.count
C.send
D.list
A.sadly
B.anxiously
C.excitedly
D.proudly
A.decision
B.choice
C.mistake
D.difference
A.awesome
B.curious
C.awkward
D.puzzling
26、书面表达
假定你是李华,本已约好与Kelvin今天(4月8日)晚上一起看电影《捉妖记》(Monster Hunt)。但你临时有事,他打篮球未回,故给他写留言条。要点如下:
1. 临时有事要做。
2. 具体更改的见面时间、地点。
3. 此事已告知谁。
4. 见字告知。
注意:1. 词数100左右。2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。3.开头结尾已给。