1、 They are studying the of Jazz in America.
A. origins B. arrival C. causes D. custom
2、I have a dream. When I________, I want to be a scientist.
A.make up
B.come up
C.grow up
D.turn up
3、 —Paul has gone abroad to try his luck. —In my________ , his decision is not wise.
A. word B. view C. sight D. way
4、With your help, there is no doubt our plan is meant for will work out successfully.
A. what; that B. whether; that
C. that; whether D. that; what
5、It was only when I reread his poems recently______ I began to appreciate their beauty.
A.until
B.that .
C.then
D.so
6、John has a unique way to _______ his opinion by using as few words as possible.
A.get across
B.get away
C.get through
D.get about
7、When you are in a dangerous situation, don’t ______.
A.panic
B.suck
C.witness
D.sew
8、— Can you explain your mistake?
— The fact is _______ I didn’t notice the warning.
A.that B.how C.why D.what
9、The headmaster in our school hopes that we will be more ambitious when we graduate than when we ______ admitted.
A. will get B. get
C. got D. have got
10、More expressways ________ in Heilongjiang soon to promote the local economy.
A.were being built
B.will be built
C.have been built
D.had been built
11、Kitty ate nothing this morning,________?
A.didn't she
B.did she
C.wasn't she
D.was she
12、A large number of tourists complained about being stranded on the top of Yellow Mountain during the Spring Festival, waiting for cable cars that never came. The person in charge of Huangshan Scenic Area admitted they ___________better organized.
A.might have been
B.may have been
C.would have been
D.must have been
13、Scientists predict that the earthquake and tsunami will ___ among the costliest natural disasters on record.
A. contribute B. group
C. separate D. rank
14、Hurry up! The train . You know it at 10:00pm.
A. leaves; leaves B. is leaving; leaves
C. leaves; is leaving D. is leaving; is leaving
15、Every minute is made full use of _______ at our lessons.
A. to work B. working
C. having worked D. being worked
16、Only applicants with the proper _____ will be considered by the company.
A. professions B. qualifications
C. requirements D. recommendations
17、The best moment for the football star was _____________ he scored the winning goal.
A.where
B.when
C.how
D.why
18、According to the police,the man called “Tuhao”_______ to be a professional cheat in business.
A. worked out B. made out
C. figured out D. turned out
19、Mr. Green considers volunteering there a _______ job because it can help many people in need.
A.joint B.realistic C.civil D.rewarding
20、I was an only child, and ________ I had no experience of large families.
A. so B. but
C. or D. while
21、 When you install an app on your smartphone, you’re often asked whether you’d like to share your list of contacts with that app. That might be a convenient way to connect with friends and family, but it also means you’re giving away their personal information to the app developers.
And that personal information could end up being used to create so-called “shadow profiles” of your contacts —even if they don’t use that app or social media service.
Shadow profiles appeared as a potential problem in 2011 when an Ireland-based advocacy (辩护) group accused Facebook of gathering information on non-users, including names, email addresses and phone numbers.
The following year researchers showed that social network companies such as Facebook could use machine learning to pretty accurately predict whether two non-members known by the same member also know one another. And a recent study in the journal Science Advances raises the stakes.
In that work, David Garcia, chairman of systems design at the sci-tech university ETH , used a social network member’s personal information to infer relationship status and sexual orientation (倾向) of the members’ contacts who did not have their own user accounts on that social networking site.
He was able to do that using data from the Friendster social networking site. He says he chose those two attributes—relationship status and sexual orientation—because they can carry important privacy consequences and were both available in the Friendster data set.
Garcia is careful to point out that he didn’t prove that shadow profiles exist, just that they can be created. His work also reminds us how much we wind up giving away online-- about ourselves and about the people in our lives.
【1】According to Paragraph 3, “shadow profiles” meant to collect .
A.some users’ information
B.some non-users’ information
C.some social networking sites
D.some social network companies
【2】What does the underlined part “raises the stakes” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.use personal data
B.predict accurately
C.provide more evidence
D.infer personal information
【3】Which of the following is not right?
A.Shadow profiles don’t exist.
B.Shadow profiles can be created
C.Contacts’ information can be predicted
D.Our information can be given away online
【4】What is Garcia’s attitude towards his work?
A.Positive B.Negative
C.Diligent D.Cautious
22、Pacific Asia Travel Association is warning people travelling to East Asia and the West and Central Pacific region about the ongoing threat of typhoons coming from the Pacific. The region covered by this warning includes countries in East Asia and the West and Central Pacific. Typhoons in these areas of Pacific may occur all the year round. However, historically, the most active months are June through November. Travellers in the region should pay attention to local weather reports and take appropriate action as needed.
People traveling abroad in these areas during the typhoon season may be forced to delay their travel or return home because of damages to airports and limited flight availability. In the event of a typhoon, you should be aware that you may not be able to leave an affected area within 24 to 48 hours or more. We recommend that you buy travel insurance to cover unexpected expenses during an emergency.
You may meet with uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous conditions after storms pass while you wait for transportation back home. In many places, typhoons are often accompanied by damaging high tides and flooding. If you are living close to the ocean, you may be at higher risk. Landslides and mudslides are also serious concerns during heavy periods of rain. Be sure to check with local authorities for safety and security updates. Because weather conditions can damage local facilities, security personnel and other emergency responders may not be able to assist you at all times.
Minor storms in these areas can develop into typhoons very quickly, limiting the time available for you to move safely. Please tell your family and friends where you are and keep in close contact with your operator, hotel staff, and local officials for evacuation (疏散) instructions in the event of a weather emergency. Protect your travel and identity documents against loss or damage as the need to replace lost documentation could delay your return home.
【1】What may happen to travelers in a typhoon?
A.They may be forced to leave home.
B.They may be offered free travel insurance.
C.They may fail to get the latest weather reports.
D.They may stay in the affected area for over 48 hours.
【2】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A.Why travelers should keep in touch with others.
B.What travelers should do when a typhoon comes.
C.How travelers can move from the affected area safely.
D.When travelers need the travel and identity documents.
【3】What is this text?
A.An official notice.
B.An introduction to an association.
C.A feature story.
D.A document from a travel agency.
23、As we continue to explore farther out into our solar system and beyond, the question of humans living on other planets often comes up. Manned bases on the Moon or Mars for example, have long been a dream of many. There is a natural desire to explore as far as we can go, and also to extend humanity's presence on a permanent(永久的) or at least semi-permanent basis. In order to do this, however, it is necessary to adapt to different extreme environments. On the Moon for example, a colony must be self-sustaining( 自 立 的 ) and protect its inhabitants from the airless, harsh environment outside.
Mars, though, is different. While future bases could adapt to the Martian environment over time there is also the possibility of modifying(改变) the surrounding environment instead of just co-existing with it. This is the process of terraforming - adjusting Mars’ atmosphere and environment to make it more Earth-like. But the bigger question is, should we?
One of the main issues is whether Mars has any native life or not and if it does, should it be preserved(保护) as much as possible? If the answer is yes, then large-scale human settlements on Mars should be completely off-limits. Small colonies might be fine, but living on Mars should not be at the expense of any native habitats, if they exist. If Mars is home to any indigenous life, then terraforming should be a non-issue; it simply should not be done.
What if Mars is lifeless? Even if no life exists there, that untouched and unique alien environment needs to be preserved as it is as much as possible. We’ve already done too much damage here on our own planet. By studying Mars and other planets and moons in their current natural state, we can learn so much about their history and also learn more about our own world. We should appreciate the differences of other worlds instead of just transforming them to suit our own ambitions.
【1】What is the best title for the text?
A.Are Mars and Earth So Different?
B.Should we terraform Mars?
C.Can we adapt to Mars?
D.Is there life on Mars?
【2】What does the author think we should do if life is found on Mars ?
A.Ensure that it's not harmed.
B.Discuss with the Martians.
C.Change the unpopulated regions.
D.Reconsider the advantages and disadvantages.
【3】What does the underlined word “indigenous” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Complex.
B.Intelligent
C.Foreign.
D.Native.
【4】How does the author develop his ideas in the text?
A.By referring to others' research.
B.By showing the benefits of terraforming.
C.By arguing in support of one viewpoint.
D.By examining the conditions of different planets.
24、 Cassandra Warren, a baby-sitter, was in a rush and feeling a little overcome with work and planning her 200-person wedding. As she was getting invitations for her weddings in the mail one day last year, she hurriedly addressed one to her aunt and uncle in Oregon.
A week later, the invitation came back, with a handwritten note on the return envelope: “I wish I knew you. Congratulations! I’ve been married for 40 years—it gets better with age.” A $ 20 bill was inside.
Cassandra was at a professional crossroads and had been having a tough day. In fact, she nearly broke down, telling her husband-to-be, Jesse Jones, about her depression just as she opened the misdirected envelope. And the magic envelope wasn’t finished with its surprises. Cassandra looked closer and saw that on the envelope were “Live long and prosper”, a nod to space-based film Star Trek (《星际迷航》).
Casandra and Jesse have no idea who the anonymous note writer is. But they figure the Star Trek reference was because the person noticed the “fandom” corner of their invitation, which had both a Star Wars light-saber (光剑) and a Harry Potter wand (魔杖). “She assumed we’d understand her message,” Cassandra says. “Which we did.”
The following night Casandra and Jesse went out o dinner with a friend who was going overseas with the military. They happily put the $20 toward their bill. Then Casandra stopped by a store and bought another card—a thank-you card. She wrote her aunt and uncle’s incorrect address on the envelope again to “Kind Stranger.” Inside, she wrote, “Thank you for the note and taking the time to send it. Not many people would have done that. It was a big blessing after the day I was having. I am thankful for people like you still being in the world.”
【1】What is the best title for the text?
A.Welcome to Cassandra’s wedding. B.What if you invite a kind stranger.
C.Take your time to write a right letter. D.Wedding invitation to the wrong address
【2】Why did Cassandra make the mistake?
A.She suffered a disease. B.She was in bad mood.
C.She quarreled with Jesse. D.She lost her job as a baby-sitter.
【3】What does the underlined word anonymous mean?
A.Nameless. B.Warm-hearted. C.Peace-loving. D.Doubtful.
【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Cassandra made the same mistake the second time.
B.The return letter might be from the military friend.
C.The second letter was wrongly addressed on purpose.
D.Cassandra doesn’t know her uncle and aunt’s address.
25、I started cooking when I was thirteen. Both of my parents worked, so I was usually _________ after school. One day, my parents forgot to _________ dinner before they went to work. As we were short of money, eating out was beyond _________. So I decided to be the _________ of the day.
A few moments later, I _________ to cook fried rice, the best option out of _________ resources, including my cooking knowledge. After _________ a pan on the stove and turning up the heat, it soon began to sizzle. I was so hungry that I _________ and threw everything into the pan all together. In went rice, pieces of meat and vegetables. Little did I know that the _________ of ingredients (食材) was crucial in cooking. I __________ waited for the meat to be thoroughly cooked, but other ingredients were __________. At first, I mistook it as a steam from cooking, but I soon __________ something went horribly wrong when smoke __________ to fill the kitchen.
Later that day, my mother told me, “You cannot rush yourself when cooking.” Rather, I should take steps, turning to the basics, such as learning about the ingredients and __________ the recipe.
I’ve learned that the first __________ seems hard but we should just start and let the journey teach us.
【1】
A.alone
B.energetic
C.anxious
D.excited
【2】
A.enjoy
B.prepare
C.serve
D.take
【3】
A.expectation
B.control
C.description
D.budget
【4】
A.owner
B.ruler
C.chef
D.researcher
【5】
A.agreed
B.settled
C.failed
D.switched
【6】
A.various
B.delicious
C.pricey
D.limited
【7】
A.placing
B.covering
C.washing
D.breaking
【8】
A.quit
B.slept
C.rushed
D.collapsed
【9】
A.standard
B.order
C.quality
D.amount
【10】
A.proudly
B.unconsciously
C.fearfully
D.eagerly
【11】
A.burning
B.exploding
C.disappearing
D.mixing
【12】
A.insisted
B.declared
C.grasped
D.explained
【13】
A.stopped
B.reduced
C.existed
D.emerged
【14】
A.working on
B.fixing on
C.referring to
D.contributing to
【15】
A.race
B.try
C.route
D.ride
26、假定你是李华,受学生会委托,围绕“垃圾分类,保护环境”这一主题,为学校宣传栏“英语天地”写一封倡议书,内容包括:
1. 倡议的原因和目的;2. 倡议的具体内容;3. 发出倡议。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使全文连贯。
参考词汇:垃圾分类garbage sorting;区分differentiate
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