1、Since we haven’t gone very far, we might just __________ well turn around to get the map.
A.for B.with C.in D.as
2、We should learn to accept the good with gratitude to God.______,we should also learn to accept the bad without complaint.
A.Meanwhile B.However C.Therefore D.Moreover
3、________his first win in the International Mathematical Olympiad, his parents took him to the beach enjoying a totally relaxation, leaving all the math exercises at home.
A.In honor of
B.In possession of
C.In charge of
D.In celebration of
4、Father made a promise______________ I did well in the entrance exam, he would take me to Hong Kong in the summer vacation.
A. if that B. if
C. that if D. that
5、Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ______ his personality.
A.remember
B.strengthens
C.reflects
D.shapes
6、After a night of wrestling with his________, he decided to go to the police office to give himself up.
A.consensus B.conscience C.consciousness D.convention
7、— Mike will announce his retirement from professional soccer next week.
—________! He’s only 25 and still very fit.
A.I don’t mind at all
B.I couldn’t agree more
C.You will make it
D.You can’t be serious
8、It is known that water is not an endless resource, ________ can it be made once more, so we should save and protect it.
A.so
B.as
C.thus
D.nor
9、How would you like ______ if the power went out when you were watching your favorite TV program?
A.them B.those C.it D.one
10、If you were wrong, admit it. You won't lose________, but will gain respect.
A.dignity B.confidence C.fascination D.identity
11、—Did you punish him for that? —Yes, but I don’t think I________.
A.should have done so
B.need to have done so
C.should do that
D.ought have done that
12、In Britain today women ________ 44% of the workers and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
A.go up B.bring up C.hold up D.make up
13、Don’t be afraid! If the person standing in front of us were a witch, she _______ us into frogs already.
A.would turn B.would have turned C.may turn D.may have turned
14、________our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who enjoy the same hobbies, even if they live on the other side of the world.
A.However
B.Whatever
C.Wherever
D.Whichever
15、It’s already 10:00, I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.
A.came over B.came out C.came about D.came up
16、A growing number of family doctors are working fewer hours to avoid huge pension taxes, _________ already overworked surgeries are making fewer appointments for patients.
A.to mean B.meant C.meaning D.having meant
17、You are being such a busybody. How I choose to conduct my private life is my own _______!
A.experience B.agenda C.business D.problem
18、The government agrees that it will provide medicine injections emergencies to children experiencing severe allergic reactions.
A.in salute to B.in case of
C.in care for D.in return for
19、Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize, ________ is considered one of the highest international honours a person can receive.
A.that
B.what
C.which
D.where
20、David is so excited because it is the first time that he ________ the Great Wall.
A.visited B.had visited C.has visited D.visits
21、 Waterbuurt is a residential(住宅的) development in Amsterdam, which consists of nearly 100 floating homes on Lake Eimer.
The floating homes are not ordinary houseboats but real floating houses. They only move with the changing tide(潮水). Designed by Dutch architect Marlies Rohmer, the houses have a basic design but are also comfortable. Although Waterbuurt is still a work in progress, there are some of the houses where there are already residents.
Two thirds of the Netherlands’ people live below sea-level, and with the flooding(发洪水) becoming a serious concern, there are many who believe that living on water in the European country is much safer than living on land. The prices of land homes in large city centers like Amsterdam has risen in recent years. But water is not that expensive.
“Moreover, houses in the cities have to stay there for 50 or 70 years,” Dutch architect Koen Olthuis said. “And as cities change, the only choice is to demolish these houses and build new ones. But floating buildings can be moved and adapted.”
The floating homes are built atop underwater platforms, and consists of a light steel frame(钢架) and wooden walls and paneling(嵌板). The bedrooms and bathroom are located on the lower floor, which is partially flooded. The kitchen and dining room are located on the higher ground floor, while the main living area and the outdoor terrace are on the top level.
All floating homes are designed with a lot of extras that buyers can choose, like floating terraces,a second entry, or a boardwalk around the house.
Waterbuurt is set to become the largest water settlement in the history of the Netherlands. Apart from floating houses, it will include floating parks and even floating high buildings. It is sure to meet even the most difficult buyers and win more acceptance from local people.
【1】What can we infer about the floating houses?
A.The prices are slightly lower.
B.They are free from flooding.
C.They are easy to take down.
D.The total completion is done.
【2】What does the underlined word “demolish” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Build.
B.Destroy.
C.Design.
D.Buy.
【3】What can we infer from the passage?
A.Waterbuurt can exist for 50 to 70 years in total.
B.Waterbuurt is very common in Amsterdam now.
C.People are unwilling to accept this new kind of house.
D.Floating houses have as many functions as traditional houses.
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards Waterbuurt?
A.Curious.
B.Optimistic.
C.Indifferent
D.Pessimistic.
22、At least 3 million people, or around 6% of the adult population in England aged over 16, say they feel isolated “often or always,” according to Government figures, with those aged between 16 to 24 especially vulnerable(易受影响的). When it comes to our emotional wellbeing, feeling lonely is a risk factor for several mental disorders including schizophrenia and major depression, and also makes us more fearful and anxious.
【1】 What is perhaps less obvious is one answer to the problem: the healing power of poetry to make us feel more connected to others. 【2】 We’re not alone in our despair or delight. When we have a poem by our side, whether tucked into a bag or on a bedside table, it feels like we’re being accompanied by a friend: an authorial arm is wrapped around our shoulders.
I remember one woman starting to cry as she read Derek Walcott’s poem Love After Love during a workshop held at my local hospital in West London. 【3】 Everyone in the room knew just what she meant. She had, in Walcott’s phrase, struggled to “love again the stranger who was yourself”. The poet’s invitation to “Sit. Feast on your life” was what she needed, in language which spoke to her, to imagine loving herself in a way she had always found hard. 【4】
I am not alone in believing in that poems can aid our mental health. A 2021 study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that a group of 44 hospitalized children who were encouraged to read and write poetry saw reductions in fear, sadness, anger, worry and fatigue, Poetry was a welcome distraction from stress and an opportunity for self-reflection, the researchers concluded. 【5】
A.Fighting through tears, she eventually said that she felt understood.
B.I hope there will be more clinical studies on poetry’s therapeutic power.
C.Indeed, loneliness is now widely recognized as a major public health problem.
D.Poetry lets us connect with other people who have experienced similar feelings.
E.Unfortunately, an increasing number of people have no idea of emotional well-being.
F.Poetry had worked its magic, unlocking a feeling of inner connection to all of us there.
G.I am hopeful that more studies and evidence will emerge, given my own experience of how poems can help us feel less isolated.
23、Every country has certain cultural patterns making it unique. Of course, habits and customs between cultures and countries tend to overlap(重叠). The popularity of social media, for instance, ignores borders and breaks down cultural differences. Technology has made the world a much smaller and culturally similar place. However, when looking at a foreign country, we will always find differences between our traditions and theirs. Young Italians and young Americans, for example, though alike in many respects, have also some pronounced differences, especially when it comes to work, pastimes and sports.
Most American teens have part-time jobs through high school and college. Youths in Italy tend not to. The reasons behind this are multifaceted. It is, to begin with, rather hard in Italy to find the type of part-time jobs students usually take up. Moreover, there is also a different cultural attitude to take into consideration, especially when thinking of certain parts of Italy. Young Italians like to enjoy life to the full and feel there will be time to work once they become adults, hence the lack of interest in finding odd jobs while still in school. Like the old saying goes, some Italians work to Live, while some Americans often live to work.
In a lot of ways, young Italians and Americans spend their free time in a similar fashion. Listening to music, watching movies, hanging out, practicing sports and surfing the Internet are all common ways to pass some free time. Italians, especially, make a point of going out and being social, often choosing between pizzeria or birrerie (place for pizza or beer), which stay open late. Italians often pile into a couple of cars and go out in a big group. In general, American teens participate in a lot of extracurricular(课外的) activities, many often through school, while Italians may not take part in so many.
When going out, Italian teens tend to meet and gather on the streets of their cities or towns, something not as common in the United States, especially in highly populated areas. This very Italian habit can be linked to the urban arrangement of Italian towns. Many of them date back thousands of years and feature central piazzas(广场) and areas built around historical sites that have now become gathering places for the young. If you’re in Italy, don’t be surprised by the sight of hundreds gathered in a piazza or on the street, laughing and drinking the night away.
【1】The passage is mainly about ________.
A.the unique lifestyles shared by American and Italian teens
B.the relationship between young people of America and Italy
C.some customs and habits of the Americans and Italians
D.some differences in tradition between young Americans and Italians
【2】By saying “some Italians work to live, while some Americans often live to work”, the author most probably wants to tell us that ________.
A.Italians have a better life attitude toward working
B.Americans are more diligent and thus live a better life
C.Americans and Italians both find it hard to locate a satisfying job
D.Italians and Americans have different choices regarding work
【3】According to paragraph 3, which of the following statements is true?
A.American teens practice sports and surf the Internet to pass time.
B.Italian youth take an active part in extracurricular activities.
C.American teens like to drive out and social together in big groups.
D.Italian youth enjoy pizza and beer because they are cheap.
【4】If there is one more paragraph in this passage, what will it most probably be about?
A.The working conditions of the young Americans and Italians.
B.The differences in practicing sports between teens of the two nations.
C.The central piazzas and areas built around historical sites in Italy.
D.The urban arrangement of the highly populated American cities.
24、 Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and of having nothing to do.
Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it “What is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversation?”
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy chain (花) would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!” (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT POCKET, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat pocket, or a watch to take out of it. Burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.
The rabbit hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves; here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labeled “ORANGE MARMALADE”, but to her disappointment it was empty; she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody, so she managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.
“Well!” thought Alice to herself, “after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs.
How brave they’ll all think of me at home! Why, I wouldn’t say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house!” (Which was very likely true.)
Down, down, down. Would the fall NEVER come to an end!
By LEWIS CARROLL
【1】Which of the following is NOT a reason why Alice ran after the rabbit?
A.Because she heard the rabbit speak to her
B.Because she was tired of sitting there with nothing to do
C.Because she noticed the rabbit had a waistcoat pocket.
D.Because she saw the rabbit take a watch out
【2】Alices adventure mainly happened________.
A.in her family garden
B.on the river bank
C.in a rabbit hole
D.around a hedge
【3】As Alice fell down the well, she felt rather________.
A.disappointed
B.proud
C.afraid
D.relaxed
【4】From which sentence can we judge this is a fairy tale?
A.“I have nothing to do but make a daisy chain.” said Alice.
B.“Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” the Rabbit said to itself.
C.“THE ORANGE MARMLADE is empty,” said Alice disappointedly.
D.The hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid.
25、Great books can do great things for you in your life. They________have for me and I use a simple method to make sure I don’t forget what I’ve learned from the best books I’ve read. It’s really simple and I highly________you give it a try.
First, as I read, I________the best points made by the author, the ones that jump out at (一下子吸引) me and instruct,________and motivate me. Next, I make a________in the front or back of the book, with the page number and a short summary of what________me as a real gem (宝石). After I have finished the book, I________all the page numbers and quotes (引用) onto a fancy notebook. Then, anytime I need a mental, emotional or motivational push, I quickly and easily________my notes of a particular book. It’s easy and simple.
My mentor Paul J. Meyer said, “It’s better to________or review over and over, 20 or 30 or 100 great books than to read 1,000________books.” I have never forgotten that and it has ________my life and dreams very well.
In________the notebook, I see my notes on books like, “Satisfaction” “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway” “The Power of Now”, to________just a few. All these will________me of the time I read the books and the________I got from the author. Of course, I can also share the insight I develop from the book with my readers.
【1】
A.rarely
B.certainly
C.gradually
D.extremely
【2】
A.recommend
B.desire
C.insist
D.command
【3】
A.remark
B.estimate
C.underline
D.organize
【4】
A.behave
B.disturb
C.inspire
D.amuse
【5】
A.note
B.sound
C.point
D.sense
【6】
A.regard
B.consider
C.treat
D.strike
【7】
A.translate
B.transfer
C.transport
D.transform
【8】
A.review
B.refuse
C.remember
D.criticize
【9】
A.recount
B.rewrite
C.reread
D.preview
【10】
A.cheap
B.expensive
C.rare
D.average
【11】
A.served
B.respected
C.realized
D.occupied
【12】
A.taking in
B.giving away
C.setting out
D.looking through
【13】
A.show
B.call
C.name
D.put
【14】
A.inform
B.remind
C.convince
D.accuse
【15】
A.wisdom
B.evidence
C.promise
D.peace
26、假定你是李华,马上就要填报高考志愿(apply for admission into a university)了,你的外教Adam发邮件向你询问相关情况。请你回复邮件,内容包括:
1. 你打算申请的专业;
2. 选择本专业的原因;
3. 希望得到专业选择方面的指导。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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