1、Down __________ and hurt his leg.
A.fell the boy B.fell he
C.did he fall D.did the boy fell
2、There is a lot of public about the plastic particles recently found in water.
A.agreement
B.concern
C.content
D.responsibility
3、Su Song was an eleventh century monk ________ very little is known.
A.which B.whom C.about whom D.for which
4、So fast ______ that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.
A.light travels B.travels light C.does light travel D.has light travelled
5、She lost heart since she failed in the exam. She felt_____about her future.
A.puzzle B.puzzling
C.puzzled D.puzzles
6、I met Sam ________ at the airport last week. Believe it or not, we hadn’t met each other for ten years.
A.in addition
B.to some extent
C.by accident
D.due to
7、— Hey, Joe, look at you! What makes you so happy?
— _______ my son has passed the college entrance examinations.
A.That
B.不填
C.Since
D.For
8、Sometimes, people don't like asking questions appearing stupid and ignorant.
A. in search of B. in memory of
C. for fear of D. in terms of
9、—Mum ,why do you always make me eat an egg every day?
—______enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.
A.Get B.Getting C.To get D.To be going
10、Lack of money _______ her not continuing her studies.
A.cares for B.explains to C.approves of D.accounts for
11、If I don't laugh, I have to cry. Maybe this is _____at many funeral people share funny stories about the person who has just died.
A.why B.how
C.because D.when
12、The knowledge and skills the trainees have learned can help them make a clear _____ between what is right and wrong.
A.distance B.distinction C.donation D.defense
13、The challenge we are faced with is to________ knowledge into action.
A.combine
B.transform
C.bring
D.get
14、After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A.set out B.took over C.took up D.set up
15、The air pollution is so terrible. It will be worse ____ we do something to protect the environment.
A. if B. when
C. unless D. since
16、When the police came, the thief was ____.
A.nowhere to hide B.nowhere to be hiding C.nowhere to be hidden D.nowhere hide
17、The man admitted _____ the old computer.
A. to steal B. to stealing C. being stolen D. having stolen
18、____________to medicine, Zhong Nanshan is respected by all.
A.Be devoted B.To devote C.Devoting D.Devoted
19、Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ______
A. ability B. force
C. strength D. mind
20、My brother is really ____. He often works in his office far into the night.
A.open-minded
B.hard-working
C.self-confident
D.warm-hearted
21、What frustrated Joanna most was ___________ to go abroad alone.
A.not her being allowed
B.her not being allowed
C.her being not allowed
D.her being allowed not
22、________ is the centre of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.
A.It’s the sun and not the earth B.The sun and not the earth
C.Being the sun and not the earth D.That the sun and not the earth
23、In the hills there is a mysterious dark lake, ________ has never been measured.
A.the depth of it
B.whose depth
C.its depth
D.the depth of whom
24、Doctors and nurses bear the responsibility for _______ the infected patients.
A.tending B.claiming C.settling D.intending
25、We hope that as many people as possible join us for the picnic tomorrow.
A.need B.can C.must D.should
26、Beijing Opera represents the finest combination of literature, musk, dance, kung fu,fine arts and many other arts. Its way of performing is different from opera and drama.【1】
Beijing Opera is a kind of art that pays equal attention to singing, speaking, acting and fighting.【2】Meanwhile, Beijing Opera provides the opportunity to appreciate the pleasing artistic balance of the dance, the strength and music, even from only one act.
【3】According to the historical record, it dates back to the middle period of the Qing Dynasty. In the 55th year ruled by the Emperor Qianlong. the most famous four theatrical groups in Anhui went to Beijing to show their opera performance and then got a great success. Then, based on “Anhui Opera” and “Han Opera", and also mixed with characteristics of Beijing dialect, Beijing Opera was formed 【4】.
Beijing Opera was officially formed after the 20th year of the Emperor Daoguang (1840). At that time, the forms of each kind of arias (唱腔)and the language characteristic of Beijing Opera originally came into being. New changes appeared in Beijing Opera 's roles. 【5】Later, the first generation of the opera actors also appeared.
A.Beijing opera is a kind of modern opera.
B.Actually Beijing Opera has its own characters.
C.Many roles of the Beijing Opera had appeared.
D.Because it was popular in Beijing, it spread nationwide.
E.Many people wonder when is the origin of Beijing Opera.
F.It enables the audience to be inspired by language, music and fine arts.
G.Although it was formed in Beijing it didn’t have its origins in Beijing totally.
27、If you were to see the Great Banyan Tree in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden from a distance, you could be forgiven for mistaking it for a forest. Covering more than 14,493 square meters, the tree is the widest in the world. It is so large that it covers more ground than the average Wal-Mart.
No one is quite sure exactly how old the Great Banyan Tree is due to the lack of official records, but experts guess that the tree is at least 250 years old. The earliest references to the tree have been found in travel writing dating from the 19th century. Over the years, the tree has gone through a lot. Not only has it survived two major disasters in 1864 and 1867, but its main trunk also caught a deadly disease. And because of the disease, the main trunk of the tree needed to be removed in 1925.
Despite going through such a major surgery, the Great Banyan Tree proved resilient (能复原的).This is because of thousands of aerial roots (气生根) that grow from the tree's branches and go into the ground. And that is what gives the impression of a full forest rather than a single tree.
Taking care of this large tree is so difficult that it takes a 13-member team. Not only do they make sure the tree stays healthy, but they also “train” the roots to grow correctly.
In Indian culture, banyan trees are among the most venerated. It is considered to be a sacred tree in various religions. For example, in Hinduism, it symbolizes longevity and represents the great God, Brahma. In Buddhism, banyan trees are also significant because it is believed that Buddha sat beneath one for 7 days.
Want to see the Great Banyan Tree for yourself? The botanical garden is easily accessible by car or bus from the Kolkata city center. As well as the Great Banyan Tree, you can also see a wide variety of plants from all around the world, making it an amazing journey.
【1】According to the article, the Great Banyan Tree___________.
A.is the tallest tree in the world
B.is the widest tree in the world
C.is the strangest tree in the world
D.has the most branches in the world
【2】What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A.The tree is exactly 250 years old.
B.The tree has survived many disasters.
C.The government has detailed records of the tree.
D.The tree was planted in another place in the 1920s.
【3】Which of the following best explains “venerated” in Paragraph 5?
A.respected.
B.recorded.
C.reminded.
D.relieved.
【4】What is the passage mainly about?
A.India's Great Banyan Tree.
B.Places you can visit in India.
C.A botanic garden in India.
D.The protection of the Great Banyan Tree.
28、Listed here are four of the thousands of impressive museums around the world.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao,Spain
Built in 1997,the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the newest in the world.It has transformed the industrial city of Bilbao into a travelers' desired destination.The beautiful architecture of the museum has provided a dramatic background for movies and commercials.
The Louvre in Paris,France
Probably the most famous Louvre also holds the most famous painting in the world,the “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci.Crowds can be found any day surrounding the small,but mysterious painting of the smiling woman.But,the Louvre is much more than a home to the “Mona Lisa”.The Louvre is visited by more people each year than any other museum in the world.
The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia,America
Just opened in its new downtown location in 2012,the Barnes Foundation is “unique”in that it is a completely reproduced display from one man's private collection.Dr.Albert C.Barnes started collecting art in the early 20th century and collected,among others,the largest number of original Renoir paintings in the world.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence,Italy
Walking on the marbled floors feels like stepping back in time.The building itself is a beautiful palace—like structure with frescoes(湿壁画) decorating the ceilings and walls.Viewers are bowled over(印象深刻) by the works by Botticelli,such as “The Birth of Venus”.Classic artworks from nearly 1,000 years ago describe religious events of the time.
【1】Which of the following is the most popular?
A.The Louvre.
B.The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
C.The Barnes Foundation.
D.The Uffizi Gallery.
【2】What makes the Barnes Foundation particular?
A.Its structure.
B.Its collection.
C.Its location.
D.Its history.
【3】What type of writing is this text?
A.An activity poster.
B.An exhibition announcement.
C.An art show review.
D.A travel guide.
29、 We've known for years that plants can see,hear,smell and communicate with chemicals.Now, reported New Scientist,they have been recorded making sounds when stressed.
In a yet-to-be-published study, Itzhak Khait and his team at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, found that tomato and tobacco plants can make ultrasonic(超声的)noises. The plants "cry out" due to lack of water,or when they are cut. It's just too high-pitched(音调高的)for humans to hear.
Microphones placed 10 centimeters away from the plants picked up sounds in the ultrasonic range of 20 to 100 kilohertz(干赫兹)。Human hearing usually ranges from 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz."These findings can change the way we think about the plant kingdom,”they wrote.
On average,"thirsty"tomato plants made 35 sounds an hour,while tobacco plants made 11. When they were cut,tomato plants made an average of 25 sounds in the following hour,and tobacco plants 15.Unstressed plants produced less than one sound per hour,on average.
Perhaps most interestingly,different types of stress led to different sounds.The researchers trained a machine-learning model to separate the plants' sounds from those of the wind,rain and other noises of the greenhouse.In most cases,it correctly recognized whether the stress was caused by dryness or a cut.Water-hungry tobacco appears to make louder sounds than cut tobacco,for example.Although Khait and his colleagues only looked at tomato and tobacco plants,they think other plants also make sounds when stressed.
If farmers could hear these sounds,said the team,they could give water to the plants that need it most.As climate change causes more droughts,they said this would be important information for farmers. "The sounds that drought-stressed plants make could be used in precision(精准) agriculture, "said Anne Visscher at the Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew,in the UK.
Khait's report also suggests that insects can hear the sounds up to 5 meters away and respond. For example,a moth(蛾子)may decide not to lay eggs on a water-stressed plant.Edward Farmer. at the University of Lausanne,Switzerland,is doubtful.He said that the idea of moths listening to plants is"a little too speculative”。
If plants are screaming(尖叫)for fear of their survival,maybe we should be glad we can't hear them.
【1】Paragraph 3 mainly explains_______.
A.where humans differ from plants
B.how the research was carried out
C.what the findings of the study are
D.why humans can't hear the cries of plants
【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the study?
A.All plants make sounds when they feel hungry.
B.Stressed plants make more sounds than unstressed ones.
C.Tobacco plants are more afraid of thirsty than being cut.
D.The more stressed a plant is,the louder sounds it makes.
【3】What does the underlined word"speculative"in Paragraph 7 probably mean?
A.Surprising.
B.Uncertain.
C.Incorrect.
D.Unique.
【4】What is the best title for the text?
A.Deaf humans
B.Stressed plants
C.Silent screams
D.Precision agriculture
30、 Once upon a time there was a young man. While he was thinking about what ___________ to take up to ___________ his family, he met a traveler. The traveler told the young man great stories about his ___________ and then he talked about a country that had no onions.
“No onions?” shouted the young man. In all his life, he had never heard of such a thing. “How can anyone ___________ the true pleasure of food without onions?”
Without any further thoughts, he ___________ lots of onions and set off on his journey towards his country. When the king of the country ___________ the food that the young man had cooked with onions, he was really ___________ by the taste. So the king asked for all the onions and ___________ the young man with gold.
On his way home, the young man met a trader. He ___________ his experience and told the trader that the country didn’t have any garlic, either. The trader was ____________ to hear this and thought he could repeat the ____________ of the young man by introducing garlic to the country.
The trader got several huge bags of garlic and began the journey to the country. Since the people of the land had recently been overjoyed about the ____________ of onions, they were even more open to the idea of ____________ his garlic.
The king asked him to prepare a dinner using the garlic. The trader was very excited and made several tasty dishes using garlic. As he had ____________, the garlic received even more ____________ than the onions. The king ____________ with his ministers for a long time about the ____________ for the trader. After some discussion, they all agreed that the ____________ they had given the young man was not enough for such delicious food. So they ____________ to reward him with the most precious thing they could ____________. What can be more precious than gold? Onions, of course!
【1】A.activity B.choice C.business D.measure
【2】A.control B.change C.leave D.support
【3】A.experiments B.travels C.careers D.friends
【4】A.enjoy B.create C.collect D.imagine
【5】A.planted B.cooked C.sold D.bought
【6】A.prepared B.tasted C.provided D.realized
【7】A.surprised B.focused C.held D.encouraged
【8】A.helped B.paid C.hit D.refused
【9】A.shared B.found C.won D.followed
【10】A.lucky B.hopeless C.frightened D.excited
【11】A.duty B.goal C.success D.secret
【12】A.position B.introduction C.tradition D.attention
【13】A.trying B.borrowing C.developing D.cutting
【14】A.described B.expected C.noticed D.promised
【15】A.advice B.anger C.complaint D.praise
【16】A.agreed B.chatted C.quarreled D.compared
【17】A.reward B.punishment C.reception D.plan
【18】A.onion B.garlic C.money D.gold
【19】A.pretended B.decided C.forgot D.managed
【20】A.accept B.allow C.offer D.produce
31、课文内容填空
Middle English is the name 【1】(give) to the English used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries. Many things played a part in the 【2】(develop) of this new type of English. The most important 【3】(贡献) was from the Normans, a 【4】 (French speak) people who【5】 (打败) England and took control of the country in 1066. 【6】, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English 【7】 (replace) Celtic. Even though the Normans spoke French for the e【8】 250 years they ruled England, French did not replace English 【9】 the first language. On the other hand, the English language did borrow many words from French. This resulted in even more words with similar meanings, such as answer (from Old English) and reply (from Old French). It is interesting to learn 【10】 the words for animals and meat developed.
32、假定你是李华,正在美国交流学习。你的美国老师Amy邀请你下周五下午3点到她的班里为美国小学生上一节课,介绍中国传统艺术——国画。请给她回复一封电子邮件,要点如下:
1. 接受邀请,表示感谢;
2. 国画简介(如艺术地位、绘画内容、著名画家等);
3. 课前学生需做的绘画用具上的准备。
注意:1. 词数:100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
Dear Amy,
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Yours,
Li Hua