1、Our chemistry teacher ________ the experiment in the lab before we did the experiment by ourselves.
A.stimulated
B.sponsored
C.demonstrated
D.attached
2、The Sam ______ reindeer, moved with them, and accompanied them for hundreds of years.
A.lived on
B.lived with
C.lived up
D.lived off
3、They were surprised to find the painting buried under the ground for many years_______.
A.in condition B.out of condition C.on no condition D.in good condition
4、You’d better conduct the experiment ________ your professor have instructed you; otherwise you may fail to complete it.
A.that
B.which
C.as
D.when
5、The series of TV programme focus on a group of engineers who their lives to China’s nuclear research and space program between the late 1960s and the early 1990s.
A. focused B. devoted
C. concentrated D. shared
6、—Can I have a look at your iPhone 6?
— ________ .
A. No, you can’t B. Sorry, it’s expensive
C. Of course, it looks good D. Yes, go ahead
7、Julie was good at German, French and Russian, all of ________ she spoke fluently.
A. who B. whom
C. which D. that
8、Nowadays,more and more people around the world are________the Chinese culture and would like to pay a visit to this country.
A.responsible for B.addicted to C.attracted to D.focus on
9、— “Can you smell anything unusual?”
— “Yes. I can smell something ________.”
A.burning
B.is burning
C.having burnt
D.burnt
10、—How did you feel when Daniel scored a winning goal and helped your team win?
—I felt __________. I couldn’t believe my eyes.
A.scared
B.worried
C.amazed
D.mad
11、______ with the evidence, he had no choice but to admit his crime.
A.Facing B.Faced C.To face D.Being faced
12、—Do you have any plan for this Sunday?
—Yes, I _________ shopping with my friends.
A.go
B.am going
C.went
D.have gone
13、It was not until 9 o’clock ______ I finally got on the bus.
A.when
B.that
C.did
D.do
14、It was in the street ______________I met my old friend.
A.where
B.which
C.in which
D.that
15、It took less than a single day________ my hair from black to white.
A.change
B.changing
C.to change
D.changed
16、—How do you find the health club?
—I would rather I ______ it. I feel its management is going from bad to worse.
A.haven’t joined
B.hadn’t joined
C.didn’t join
D.don’t join
17、—Can you lend me the book Passing by Your World?
—Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still ________.
A. available B. possible C. saleable
18、A billion people in the world will not have _______ to clean drinking water.
A.access
B.advance
C.action
D.account
19、It is the third time ____ late this month.
A.that you arrived
B.when you arrived
C.that you’ve arrived
D.when you’ve arrived
20、Pounding the table, for example, can underline a(n) ________ message.
A. subtle B. universal
C. easy D. important
21、I don’t like the way ______ you speak to your mother but I like the way ______ you think of to solve the problem.
A.which, which B.in which, in which
C.不填, that D.不填, in which
22、On Thursday we went out on an business ______.
A.tour
B.voyage
C.trip
D.journey
23、It rains a lot these days, _______ prevents us from going out.
A. it B. that
C. this D. which
24、I couldn’t concentrate ________ the experiment.
A.for B.on C.with D.by
25、_______ difficult the task is, we are determined to finish it in time.
A. As B. Whenever C. However D. How
26、Desk toys are simple toys made for office workers. They make wonderful presents for those who spend lots of time on the job and need a break from a stressful working environment. 【1】 So they can be easily available in toy stores and gift stores, as well as many websites.
【2】 Cheap and unfashionable items like Barrels of Monkeys, Mr. Potato Head dolls, or Rubik’s Cubes which kids like are often given as desk toys. These toys can give you a sense of familiarity and nostalgia (怀旧) and can help reduce stress.
One consistently popular office toy is the Zen garden. 【3】 Usually the set includes polished stones or small towers, as well as tools that are used to brush the sand into patterns. Many people find this a relaxing experience and enjoy rearranging the setting in pleasing ways.
Allowing workers to have fun items such as desk toys will make them feel more comfortable, more appreciated, and more at home in their office. In large corporations, it can also show potential customers or clients that the organization is made up of individuals rather than being faceless. However, too many displays can damage a healthy and serious working environment. 【4】
Finding desk toys for a hard worker can be fun, and the large selection allows for many tastes. Not all desk toys are childish in nature. 【5】
Choose desk toys to match the personality of the owners, but take care to consider their working environments and whether the toys are appropriate.
A.Those toys are usually inexpensive and popular.
B.Anyone who works in an office needs a desk toy.
C.Some desk toys are actually children’s toys for adults.
D.However, these toys actually prove the complete opposite.
E.It usually consists of a shallow wooden box filled with sand.
F.So many offices and workplaces disapprove of or forbid the use of them.
G.In fact, many can add to the beauty and interesting atmosphere of an office.
27、It was just a normal day for Ruth Miller, a 63-year-old woman until everything went horribly wrong. She was walking lo her car after shopping when the unthinkable happened.
Right as she was unlocking her car, a man quickly came up behind her and tried to wrestle her purse away. She was in shock. Luckily she remembered she had her Safe Personal Alarm SPA on her purse, and since she was too scared to scream for help, she quickly reached for the alarm and pulled the pin (保险栓). Immediately her SPA started just screaming. The man didn’t know what to do! He froze for a second, and then ran away like a bat out of hell!
SPA is a safety device capable of creating a 125db sound that attracts attention and scares away potential attackers. To compare, it’s the same volume as a military jet during takeoff.
Paul Davidson, the inventor of SPA, knows all too well the type of situation that Ruth found herself in. But that’s not the only type of situation that SPA helps protect against. Parents can give it to their kids as an extra means of protection. Teenagers can use it so they can feel safe walking home. Women can know it’s there when they have to use the parking lot at night. My mother, who is 76 years old, carries it around in case she falls and needs to ask people for help. I only wish I’d have thought of it earlier,” said Paul.
The police have been recommending SPA since it first hit the market. In fact, since its launch, SPA has been in a state, shifting between in stock to sold out nearly every other week, and it’s also got tons of loyal followers worldwide.
【1】What does the underlined part “the unthinkable” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.An attempted robbery.
B.A wrestling match.
C.An angry argument
D.A car accident
【2】Why does Paul mention his mother?
A.To imply the elderly need more care.
B.To suggest he cares about his mother
C.To show SPA can be widely used.
D.To make an advertisement for SPA.
【3】What can be learned from the text?
A.SPA is well received in the market.
B.People hesitate to pay for security.
C.SPA was sold out in the first two weeks.
D.SPA is not important in life.
28、Usually in school or in clubs, children are told not to horse around-horsing around means “to act badly”. But in south London, there is a club that loves it when students horse around.
The Ebony Horse Club is a riding school for children from poor families. General Manager Naomi How gate runs the team that runs the school. With the help of volunteers, they give about 140 rides each week to children. They teach not only horseback riding but also important life skills.
The program’s eight horses have returned to their home after a long rest outside London in East Surrey. Across the road from housing for the poor, young people are again learning how to ride.
They begin by learning how to mount, or how to get on the horse. Then, they learn how to walk, jog, and finally keep the horses running slowly. These are specialized terms (专业术语) for how a horse walks or runs.
One of the club’s youngest riders is Shaddai Mcleod. The 9-year-old was very excited to be back in the saddle (马鞍). He rides after school. But he joins the team on Sundays to help in the yard. He said he gets great pleasure taking care of the horses: cleaning out the stables, tidying the horses, and measuring out their evening meals. His sister Zion is 13 and works just as hard as her brother. As she saddles up her favorite horse, Eddie, for her lesson, she says how lucky she is to be a member of the club.
Along with riding close to home, Ebony Horse Club members take day trips to clubs in the English countryside. One year ago, groups of children from the club had wonderful experiences. They also have traveled as far away as Sweden to ride horses.
The club has experienced an increase in children wanting to join. But it needs donations (捐赠) to keep running.
【1】What are kids taught to do as the first step of riding?
A.Drive the horse quickly.
B.Learn specialized terms.
C.Climb onto the horseback.
D.Walk slowly with the horse.
【2】What does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the sister and brother?
A.Their riding experiences.
B.Their service for the horses.
C.Their pride in being club members.
D.Their tiring tasks of raising horses.
【3】What is key to keeping the Ebony Horse Club running?
A.Money given by the public. .
B.The effort of club members.
C.Support from local government.
D.Children’s love of horseback riding.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Children’s Dreams Come True
B.Kids Grow Together with Horses
C.Club Teaches Kids about Horse Riding
D.Riding Attracts More and More Children
29、Cows produce much methane (甲烷) the world’s second worst greenhouse gas, as they break down the grass. They are a large source of the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. Now scientists have shown the pollution from cows can be reduced by adding a little seaweed (海藻) to their food.
Recently, the researchers from the University of California studied 21 cows on a farm for about five months. They taught the cows to get their food from inside a special hood, which allowed the scientists to know the amount of the methane the cows were giving off. They added a small amount of seaweed to the cows’ food.
The consequences were surprisingly good. In some cases, the cows produced 82% less methane. The improvement depended on the kind of food the cows were given. Even the worst-polluting cows produced 33% less methane. Over the five months, the scientists didn’t see any signs that the cows’ stomachs were getting used to the seaweed and starting to produce more methane again. What’s more, the cows that were fed seaweed gained just as much weight as the other cows.
But there are still some big problems with the idea of feeding cows seaweed. For one thing, there’s not enough seaweed to feed all of the cows in the world. So farmers would have to figure out a way to grow lots of seaweed. A bigger problem is that for most of their lives, cows live in the fields, where they eat grass. That means there’s no chance to feed them seaweed every day.
Still, as the study shows, something as simple as feeding cows seaweed can help reduce some of the pollution causing the climate crisis.
【1】Why did the researchers carry out the study?
A.To test the effects of the seaweed.
B.To discover healthier grass for cows.
C.To improve the cows’ living conditions.
D.To measure the amount of methane in the world.
【2】What’s the third paragraph mainly about?
A.The background of the subject.
B.The results of the study.
C.The content of the experiment.
D.The process of the research.
【3】What is the biggest challenge in the researchers’ opinion?
A.Seaweed is not as tasty as grass.
B.Seaweed is dying out in the world.
C.Cows fed with seaweed gained weight easily.
D.Cows can hardly have daily access to seaweed.
【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the findings?
A.Positive.
B.Doubtful.
C.Unclear.
D.Negative.
30、 You don't have to be a gardener,a farmer, or a vegetarian to appreciate how much we all depend on plants. Plants _______ us with food, shelter, clothing,medicine, and even the air we breathe! Here are just some of the ways that people rely on plants, _______ those native to the United States.
CLEAN AIR AND WATER: Plants are the basis of healthy ecosystems that _______ many functions, including purifying air and water. Green plants harness energy from sunlight through the _______ of photosynthesis (光合作用). With every breath we take, we depend on the oxygen that is given off as a by-product of that reaction. Plants also _______the water cycle. More than 90% of the water that is taken in through a plant's roots is eventually _______ back to the atmosphere in a process called transpiration.
FOOD:Plants provide the basis of most food webs on Earth. Even the _______ meat eaters, such as lions, need plants because the prey they _______ are plant eaters. The wild relatives of our own food plants are becoming increasingly important for breeding to make healthier and more productive crops. _______ the Texas wild rice, known from only one river in Texas, is being bred with northern wild rice to develop a new strain suitable for mild climates.
SHELTER: Plants provide not only food and oxygen, but also__ and shelter. The wood from trees is used in the construction of many of our homes. Plants also ___ habitats for many other animals. A single tree in the tropics can be ___ . to more than 1,000 different insect species alone.
ENERGY: Every time we _______ the lights in a room, we use plants that lived a long time ago. Over 350 million years ago, giant relatives of today's ferms (蕨类) _______ mud as they died and so were prevented from decaying. Over the years, they were compressed (压缩) to _______ coal and other fossil fuels upon which most of the world now relies for energy.
【1】A.offer B.afford C.deliver D.provide
【2】A.originally B.particularly C.typically D.currently
【3】A.perform B.admire C.settle D.transport
【4】A.material B.process C.challenge D.behaviour
【5】A.belong to B.refer to C.play a role in D.are on behalf of
【6】A.released B.responded C.recycled D.captured
【7】A.unique B.strictest C.junior D.senior
【8】A.select B.consume C.acquire D.assume
【9】A.No doubt B.From different perspective C.In case D.For example
【10】A.location B.freedom C.protection D.convenience
【11】A.create B.respect C.reflect D.arrange
【12】A.element B.object C.home D.dump
【13】A.switch off B.switch on C.close D.open
【14】A.were ashamed of B.were proud of C.were afraid of D.were covered with
【15】A.indicate B.burn C.form D.earn
31、阅读下面文段,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Some festivals 【1】 (hold) to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, 【2】 might return either to help 【3】 to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music 【4】 they think that this will lead the ancestors back to the earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. 【5】 this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes 【6】 “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had 【7】 origin in old 【8】 (believe) about the return of dead people. It is now a children’s festival, 【9】 they can dress up and go to 【10】 neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours’ do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.
32、假定你叫李华,一直喜欢音乐,最近组建了自己的音乐俱乐部。你的笔友David很想了解一下有关情况,请给他回一封邮件。内容包括:
1.俱乐部情况(名称、成员、活动频率等);
2.俱乐部带来的好处;
3.询问建议。
注意:1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾均已给出,不计入总词数);
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear David,
I am pleased to share with you some information about my music club.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua