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1、 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
I used to believe that only words could catch the essence of the human soul. The literary works contained such distinct stories that they shaped the way we saw the world. Words were what composed the questions we sought to uncover and the answers to those questions themselves. Words were everything.
That belief changed.
In an ordinary math class, my teacher posed a simple question: What's 0.99 rounded to the nearest whole number? Easy. When rounded to the nearest whole number, 0.99=1. Somehow, I thought even though 0.99 is only 0.01 away from 1, there's still a 0.01 difference. That means even if two things are only a little different, they are still different, so doesn't that make them completely different?
My teacher answered my question by presenting another equation (等式): 1=0.9, which could also be expressed as 1=0.99999… repeating itself without ever ending.
There was something mysterious but fascinating about the equation. The left side was unchangeable, objective: it contained a number that ended. On the right was something endless, number repeating itself limitless times. Yet, somehow, these two opposed things were connected by an equal sign.
Lying in bed, I thought about how much the equation paralleled our existence. The left side of the equation represents that sometimes life itself is so unchangeable and so clear. The concrete, whole number of the day when you were born and the day when you would die. But then there is that gap in between life and death. The right side means a time and space full of limitless possibilities, and endless opportunities into the open future.
So that's what life is. Objective but imaginative. Unchangeable but limitless. Life is an equation with two sides that balances itself out. Still, we can't ever truly seem to put the perfect words to it. So possibly numbers can express ideas as equally well as words can. For now, let's leave it at that: 1=0.99999…and live a life like it.
(1)、What does the author emphasize about words in paragraph 1?A、Their wide variety. B、Their literary origins. C、Their expressive power. D、Their distinct sounds.(2)、What made the author find the equation fascinating?A、The repetition of a number. B、The difference between the two numbers. C、The question the teacher raised. D、The way two different numbers are equal.(3)、Which of the following can replace the underlined word "paralleled" in paragraph 6?A、measured. B、composed. C、mirrored. D、influenced.(4)、What is a suitable title for the text?A、The Perfect Equation B、Numbers Build Equations C、An Attractive Question D、Words Outperform Numbers -
2、 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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3、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、Which course is the most popular according to the speaker?A、The Study Skills course. B、The Application Help course. C、The Advanced Testing course.(2)、How much will it cost to take all three courses?A、$150. B、$200. C、$250.(3)、What will people do to sign up for the deal?A、Go to the Chicago office. B、Fill out a form online. C、Call an advisor.
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4、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、Where are the speakers?A、In a museum. B、In a library. C、In a studio.(2)、Who is the man's biggest hero?A、Kristal. B、Ansel. C、Ronald.(3)、What did the man do in the summer?A、He went to Ansel's house. B、He went fishing with his friends. C、He went hiking in a mountain alone.(4)、What does the man do?A、He's a designer. B、He's a photographer. C、He's a teacher.
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5、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、What sport is the woman good at?A、Bowling. B、Football. C、Badminton.(2)、What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A、Co-workers. B、Cousins. C、Teammates.(3)、What will the man do next?A、Call Dave. B、Send an email to Henry. C、Get a ticket to an exhibition.
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6、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、What will the woman do first?A、Wash her hands. B、Answer the phone. C、Write up an order.(2)、What does the man need now?A、Some oil. B、Some vegetables. C、Some eggs.(3)、Where will the woman look for the item?A、On the shelf. B、Near the stairs. C、In the box.
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7、 听录音,回答问题。(1)、What subject did the man earn his degree in?A、German. B、Philosophy. C、Psychology.(2)、Why does the man wish he had learned Spanish?A、He likes Spanish culture. B、He thinks it would be more useful. C、He wants to work in South America.
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8、 What are the speakers mainly talking about?A、A TV show. B、A sports star. C、A music lesson.
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9、 What does the woman think of the man?A、He isn't hard-working. B、He isn't strong. C、He isn't polite.
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10、 How is the man preparing to use the tools?A、By learning at work. B、By watching online videos. C、By reading the instructions.
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11、 On which day do people go out to thank health workers?A、Tuesday. B、Wednesday. C、Thursday.
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12、 What does the girl like in the history area?A、The friendly people. B、The quiet environment. C、The comfortable chairs.
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13、 完形填空
Antarctica is the continent which is the most southern area of land on Earth and is mostly 1 with ice. This is one of the driest and 2 places in the world. But people from all over the world come to 3 there. Near the South Pole, three thousand people live together in a place 4 Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
The station has libraries, cinemas, shops, sports rooms, canteens and laboratories. There is electricity, and they have 5 —the system that they use to have a conversation with someone in another place. And they have 6 —electronic machines that store information and use programmes to help them find, organise, or change the information.
But the people here don't travel by car, train, or bus, because there aren't any roads or railways near the station. They travel by ship, helicopter, plane, or snow tractor, or with dogs.
There aren't 7 trees or flowers there, but there are hundreds of different birds and other 8 .
Most of the people here are 9 . They study plants and animals and how ice 10 . The ice can 11 us about changes in climate. Ray Kingman is an 12 at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, telling us on the phone, "This is my second year here. It's a very interesting and beautiful place, but life is very 13 in winter. In summer we can go 14 in hot pools of water. We welcome newcomers here for further 15 of the continent!"
(1)A 、 filled B 、 equipped C 、 discovered D 、 covered(2)A 、 warmest B 、 coldest C 、 coolest D 、 hottest(3)A 、 travel B 、 settle C 、 work D 、 live(4)A 、 called B 、 built C 、 known D 、 lived(5)A 、 telephones B 、 films C 、 televisions D 、 record players(6)A 、 printers B 、 icons C 、 mice D 、 computers(7)A 、 much B 、 any C 、 many D 、 some(8)A 、 plants B 、 things C 、 animals D 、 life(9)A 、 teachers B 、 scientists C 、 doctors D 、 workers(10)A 、 flows B 、 melts C 、 freezes D 、 moves(11)A 、 show B 、 tell C 、 say D 、 suggest(12)A 、 actor B 、 expert C 、 artist D 、 editor(13)A 、 pleasant B 、 easy C 、 hard D 、 comfortable(14)A 、 swimming B 、 boating C 、 fishing D 、 washing(15)A 、 life B 、 visit C 、 study D 、 climate -
14、 阅读理解
My doctor took me for a walk around the farm where she lives. I was physically and mentally exhausted and discouraged.
The farm was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits, and cats. She told me to focus on my body in the environment. When I was ill, I intended to escape from the reality. So I expected nothing when meeting the horse named Fira.
As I got closer to Fira, she nuzzled(用鼻子爱抚) my chest, putting a gentle pressure over my heart. Something happened inside me: I felt as if I had reached a wellspring(源泉) of my fears, hurts and failures. I began to melt emotionally in an uncommon way. I patted Fira's nose and breathed in her smell. Fira helped me feel loved and safe. After that, I began working with Fira often, learning basic communication and leading methods to work together with her. She connected with me by responding to my emotional state and reflecting it back to me in an open, friendly way.
In my meetings with Fira, I learned to live in the present, to focus on what was happening this day, at this moment, in this place. I learned to forget the past, with all its hurt. I learned to forget the future, which hadn't happened yet. I found deep peace in leading her along the path, by using my own power to judge whether to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I found inner quiet and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a journey out of a very dark night in my soul.
(1)、What did the author think of Fira at the very beginning?A、Grateful. B、Interested. C、Worried. D、Unconcerned.(2)、What happened when Fira approached the author?A、She felt afraid and Fira hurt her. B、She realized how to live in the present. C、She was touched mentally in a special way. D、She learned basic communication methods with horses.(3)、What might be the biggest gain for the author?A、Making friends with a little horse. B、Learning how to live in the future. C、Spending a good time with the doctor. D、Finding deep peace and inner quiet.(4)、What is the last paragraph mainly about?A、Animals are the friends of human beings. B、The author recovers with the help of Fira. C、It is a good idea to get close to nature. D、Some animals have magical abilities. -
15、 阅读理解
The third theme of geography is movement. As people travel around the world, exchanging goods, ideas and interests, the global community is transformed. Take surfing, for example. The sport originated in Hawaii centuries ago. Today, the cry "Surf up!" can be heard along coastlines everywhere.
Europeans were the first Westerners to observe the sport. In 1779, Captain Cook, a British explorer, and his crew sailed around the Sandwich Islands (Now Hawaii). Near the rocky coast of the Big Island, they witnessed a man riding a wave while standing on a board.
Cook was stricken by what he saw. Hawaiians would anticipate good waves and hold ceremonies when building surfboards. Their boards were built according to rank: Chiefs used long boards (16 to 18 feet long), while commoners used shorter ones (6 to 8 feet long).
After the arrival of Europeans, Hawaiian surf culture declined. Many Hawaiians died of European-borne diseases. Also, the belief that surfing was "ignorant fun" was widely spread.
These conditions changed after Hawaii became a United States territory in 1900. (It became a state in 1959.) Travellers to the islands brought back stories of wave riding. Tales of the thrilling sport spread across the US, then to the rest of the world.
Today, surfing is the king of board sports. The world has nearly 8,000 "surf spots" in 136 countries on 6 continents. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) holds an annual world tour in which top riders compete for millions of enthusiasts of the waves.
Top 5 countries with surf spots
Country
No. of Spots
United States
1,375
Australia
1,160
South Africa
575
France
352
New Zealand
338
(1)、Where did surfing originate according to the text?A、In Britain. B、In Europe. C、In America. D、In France.(2)、Which of the following is TRUE?A、Captain Cook was interested in surfing. B、There are no surf spots in Asia. C、In Hawaii, everyone was equal in sports. D、Surfing is the third theme of geography.(3)、What does the underlined word in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A、Excited Europeans. B、Gradually lost its strength. C、Died out. D、Became more and more popular.(4)、What is a suitable title for the text?A、The Spread of Surf Culture B、The History of Surf Culture C、The Rebirth of Surf Culture D、The Advantages of Surf Culture -
16、 语法填空
After (read) the advertisement posted by Shackleton, Perce resolved to join the expedition. At first, he was so young that he (turn) down by Shackleton. He managed to go aboard ship. The journey was not so easy. The ship became (stick) in the ice. Before they abandoned the ship, Shackleton (calm) called them together and told them to rescue their most essential (supply), such as the small boats, their food, the cook stove, candles, etc. (keep) their spirits up, they kept Hussey's banjo. When they reached Elephant Island, things were going from bad to . Shackleton left them to find help. They had to catch seals or penguins to eat. When Perce (feel) low, Frank Wild encouraged him to hold on. Wild and Shackleton's perseverance, and their resolve filled Perce hope.
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17、 用方框中所给短语的正确形式填空
to one's surprise, turn down, set off, dream of, abandon oneself to,
keep up, hold on, fill ... with ...
(1)、We on the last part of our trip to China.(2)、 a minute! Isn't that your brother's car over there?(3)、They danced wildly down the street, the night and the moon.(4)、They offered her the job but she it .(5)、People there still the old customs.(6)、, many of them expressed disappointment.(7)、I never happiness like this.(8)、The world needs peace. Let's the world love. -
18、 I often express my own opinion (genuine) and sincerely.
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19、 Many people feel envy his good luck.
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20、 They cannot afford to live (decent) on what they are paid.