1、Phonetics
1.选出下列选项中读音不同的选项（ ）
Ashout
Bcloud
Cmouse
Dtough
2.选出下列选项中读音不同的选项（ ）
Afear
Bbear
Cwear
Dpear
3.选出下列选项中读音不同的选项（ ）
Apost
Bcost
Cmost
Dhost
4.选出下列选项中读音不同的选项（ ）
Achase
Bbase
Cease
Dcase
5.选出下列选项中读音不同的选项（ ）
Ascare
Bscene
Cscore
Dscale
2、Vocabulary and Structure
1.Johnson _______his meal when his friend Tim called him to eat out together.
Ahad finished
Bhas finished
Cfinished
Dfinishes
2.Cultural exchange plays an important role_______promoting relation between the twocountries.
Ain
Bon
Cat
Dto
3.The two teachers taught him 30 years ago, but_______of them can recognize himnow.
Aeither
Bnone
Ceach
DNeither
4.The education committee_______his proposal without giving him any reason.
Aturned up
Bturned down
Cturned out
Dturned in
5.He______late into the night, but now he goes to bed early due to health reasons.
Aused to work
Bused to working
Cis used to working
Dis used to work
6.Modern science and technology has shortened the distance between people and brought us _______closer.
Amost
Bmuch
Ctoo
Dvery
7.The news______the general manager had been arrested shocked everyone.
Awhich
Bhow
Cthat
Dwhy
8.Researchers are trying to_____what’s wrong with their experiments.
Apull out
Bcall out
Ctake out
Dfigure out
9.My computer broke down yesterday. I’ll have it_____as soon as possible.
Afixing
Bfixed
Cfix
Dto fix
10.The question I am going to raise today is in __ __ with yesterday s discussion.
Aconnection
Bcompany
Ccontrast
Dcontact
11.I still remember the house______we lived when we arrived in Seattle in 2010.
Awhen
Bthat
Cwhich
Dwhere
12._____,the issue doesn't seem to be difficult at all.
AWith my view
BFrom my view
CFor my view
DIn my view
13.I couldn't go to the meeting because I had to______my brother after his accident.
Atake after
Blook after
Clook over
Dtake over
14.Tom______the car accident if he hadn't drunk alcohol before driving.
Awould avoid
Bavoided
Cwould have avoided
Dwill avoid
15.Whenever I was free, I would chat with John, Helen and a few______friends.
Athe other
Banother
Cother
Dothers
3、Cloze
1.Teachers are some of the most important professionals in the world. They are responsible 21 _______ preparing future generations to become productive and honest citizens, who will 22 _______ tosociety for the whole of their adult life. Obviously，the most common reason 23______ teachers decide to teach is the ability to make a difference.There are many professions that give people the ability to have a(n) 24______ impact onthe world and change people's lives, 25______ few professions have a direct impact on 26______ a better society as teachers do. People tend to 27______ their teachers for years after they finish school, for good teachers can 28______ their students to become something that they 29______ thought they couldbe, or to work 30______ a field that they thought they did not 31______ . Teachers are also important because they provide 32______ for their students. In certain low-income areas ______some students may not have both of their parents 34______ ，teachers can providean impor-tant influence that helps their students make the right 35______ , even when they are not in the classroom.Generally, teachers' impact on students can last all through their life.
（ ）
Aof
Bin
Cfor
Dto
2.（ ）
Aattribute
Bcontribute
Csubstitute
Ddistribute
3.（ ）
Awhat
Bwhy
Cwhich
Dhow
4.（ ） （ ）
Afirm
Bpositive
Cdefinite
Dabsolute
5.（ ）
Aor
Bbut
Cso
Dand
6.（ ）
Acreating
Bdiscovering
Cinventing
Ddesigning
7.（ ）
Aremind
Bremember
Creflect
Dreview
8.（ ）
Ainspire
Bforce
Corder
Ddemand
9.（ ）
Anever
Brather
Cever
Dstill
10.（ ）
Ain
Bon
Cas
Dat
11.（ ）
Aact
Bfit
Cask
Dsit
12.（ ）
Arequests
Bcommands
Cguidance
D无
13. （ ）
Awhen
Bwhere
Cwhat
Dwhich
14.（ ）
Aaway
Bahead
Calong
Daround
15.（ ）
Adecisions
Brevisions
Ccorrection
Dconnection
4、Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Music is part of the structure of our society; it sits at the heart of human experience and enriches (丰富) so many lives. Why, then, is it not central to our education system? This is a question I recently put forward to an all-party group on music education.
1 am 20 years old and began playing the piano at the Barracudas Band in Barrow-in Furness,agedseven. The funding for the centre has now been cut. I took part in the primary tuition project, aged 11.The funding for that has also been cut now. It is a common problem across the country. Music is not an add-on, a “ soft" subject or a luxury- it is absolutely essential to our existence.Every child deserves the opportunity to experience its benefits. Until music is heldinthe same regard as the“core”subjects of our curriculum, our society will be worse off. We needjoy, empathy ( 共 情 ) and hope on this planet more than ever, and taking away children’sprograms and projects to encourage young musicians (“Every Child a Musician," “Awards for Young Musicians ,”to name but a few)，we are reaching a crisis point. We are in danger of destroying creativity, innovation (创新) and expression. Learning an instrument can help developso many fundamental life skills. It promotes discipline,empathy, determination and cooperationas well as providing a sense of community and worth.
Music has changed my life. It is a huge part of who I am. I have learned so much about the worldthrough music and the inspiring figures I have met through it. I feel I have a duty to help ensurethat others can benefit from its magic. Let us make it available to every single child.
1.Why did the author raise the question on music education?
AThe funding for music education has been cut.
BThe band the author joined in has broken up.
CThe project the author was in no longer exists.
DThe tuition fee for music training has risen.
2.What does the author think of the role of music?
AIt is important for dealing with social crises.
BIt may offer children future job opportunities.
CIt is fundamental to the growth of a chilD、
DIt can help children learn core subjects.
3.What is the theme of the passage?
AMusic education should be available to every chilD、
BMusic training programs should be provided free.
CMusic should be placed at the top of the curriculum.
DMusic should be made popular across the country.
4.What is the author’s attitude towards music?
APositive.
BCritical.
CDoubtful.
DIndifferent.
Passage Two
In 2011, a dog owner named Robert uploaded a video titled “Guilty!" to YouTube. He hadcome home finding his two dogs near an empty bag of cat treats. The first dog behaved calmly. But the second dog, Denver, sat shaking in a corner, her eyes looking down, which made Robertbelieve it was she who had done it. Seeing her“apparent admission of guilt," he yelled at her, “You did this!" Denver beat her tail nervously.“You know the routine. In the kennel (狗窝)!”Following the command, the dog shut herself in.
The video quickly gathered a flood of comments. Since then,dog shaming ”has become popular on the internet, as owners around the world posted beside notes shots of their tremblingpets in which the dogs seemed to admit bad behavior. For instance, “I ate an extra largepizza,"admits a chocolate Lab. Human enthusiasm for guilty dogs seemed growing.
But according to a researcher at Barnard College, what we consider to be dog ’s guilty look is no sign of guilt at all. Ina 2009 study. The researcher had owners forbid their dogs fromeating anattractive treat，and then asked the owners to leave the room. While each owner was gone，theresearcher either removed the treat or fed it to the dog:When the owners returned, they weretold-regardless of the truth-that their dogs either had or had not eaten it.If owners thought their dogs had done something wrong, blames followed, and guilty looks quickly emerged. Yet dogs who hadn’ t eaten the treat were more likely to appear guilty than dogs who had--so long as their owners scolded them. Far from signaling regret, one group of researchers wrote in a 2012 paper, the guilty look of dogs is very likely a means to show obedience (顺从) to their owners.
5.What did Robert want to show with his video on YouTube?
ADogs’conflict with other pets.
BDogs’naughty behaviors.
CDogs’trust in their owners.
DDogs’apparent guilty looks.
6.How did people react to Robert' s video?
AThey started to share dog shaming photos.
BThey began to blame their own dogs.
CThey began to read stories about dogs.
DThey started to show sympathy for his dog.
7.What does“a chocolate Lab" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
AA scientist.
BA dog.
CA researcher.
DA cat.
8.Why do dogs wear a guilty look according to the researchers?
ATo attract their owners
BTo deceive ther owners.
CTo beg their owners for treats.
DTo show obediene to their owers.
Passage Three
In the race to the moon, who came in first?
You might say the answer is Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, the crew of Apollo 11.Or you could represent for the crew of Apollo 10, which reached the moon in May1969 and then headed back to Earth without landing.
But there is a much stranger answer to this question, depending on how much you careabout humans and what your definition ( 定 义 ) of reaching the moon might be. Before anypeople arrived at the moon, other animals had got there first. And unlike the dogs and monkeys that were made famous in early space shots and Earth orbits, the first creatures to reach themoon were a pair of tortoises, Discovery 's Amy Shira Teitel reminded us.
The Soviet spacecraft (航天器) sent the animals around the moon -although not intoits orbit-during a mission in the middle of September, 1968. The unmanned (人驾驶的) craft then returned to Earth and dashed into the Indian Ocean, after which the Russians recovered the craft.
A month later, Soviet scientists revealed that the spacecraft had been a tiny ship, carryingthe tortoises, wine flies, meal worms, plants, seeds, bacteria, and other living matter.
The tortoises, as history records, lost about 10 percent of their body weight, but hadahealthy appetite when they returned to Earth. In the following checkups comparing the animals to“stay-at-home turtles used as a test control, ”most things seemed normal, aside fromsomevaguely explained minor problems with the liver.
What this all means is that, as Teitel explained,“The first living beings to see an Earthrisefrom the Moon were Russian tortoises. However, as far as I can tell, the animals were not named.”
9.According to the passage, which of the following reached the moo first?
AA pair of tortoises.
BAmerican astronauts.
CRussian astronauts.
DDogs and monkeys.
10.What happened to the Soviet spacecraft?
AIt was wrecked during the mission.
BIt was recovered after its return to Earth.
CIt stayed in the moon's orbit.
DIt disappeared in the outer space.
11.What was the biggest change in the tortoises in Paragraph 6?
AThey showed abnormal behaviors.
BThey had serious liver problems.
CThey lost their appetite for fooD、
DThey had obviously lost weight.
12.What do Teitel' s words in the last paragraph imply?
AThe tortoises were fond of seeing Earthrise.
BThe tortoises were not given due credit for their experience.
CThe tortoises were not named after the Soviet spacecraft.
DThe tortoises were famous all over the worlD、
Passage Four
Vegans try to live, as much as possible, in a way that avoids exploiting and being cruel to animals.This means following a plant-based diet. Vegans do not eat animals oranimal based products like meat,fish, seafood, eggs, honey and dairy products such as cheese. For many vegans, living a committed vegan lifestyle means not wearing clothes made fromanimal skins and avoiding any products which have been tested on animals.
Vegans argue that suffering is caused in the production of these foods. For example, they say that,on some dairy farms, male calves (小牛) are killed because they are too expensive to keep, and cows are killed when they get older and produce less milk. As for honey，vegans say that bees make honey for bee, not for humans, and that bees’health can suffer when humans take the honey from them. Vegans believe that the products they use and consume should be free fromnot just cruelty but any exploitation of animals.
The main reason for going vegan is probably that they believe animals and all other sentient (有感知能力的) beings should have the right to life and freedom. However, there are other reasons. Vegans argue that the production of meat and other animal products is very bad for the environment. They point out that a huge quantity of water is needed to grow grain to feed animals in the meat industry. The enormous amount of grain which the meat industry needs often leads to forests being cut down and habitats ( 栖息地) being lost. In contrast, much lower quantities of grain and water are needed to sustain a vegan diet. In addition, many vegans saythat all the nutritious elements our bodies need are contained in a carefully planned vegan diet and that this type of diet helps prevent some diseases.
13.What is a vegan in this passage?
AA person who likes to grow vegetables.
BA person who is fond of eating meat.
CA person who keeps a plant-based diet.
DA person who stays away from animals.
14.Which of the following could be found in a vegan’s diet?
AEggs.
BHoney.
CMilk.
DPotatoes.
15.What belief do vegans hold?
AAnimals can help improve the environment.
BAnimals have the right to life and freedom.
CAnimal products lead to the rise of grain output.
DAnimal products are far more nutritious.
16.What does the author want to imply in this passage?
AGoing vegan consumes more water and gain.
BGoing vegan enables people to live a healthier life.
CGoing vegan helps to develop meat industry
DGoing vegan has been a lifestyle for the majorities.
Passage Five
There are many interesting news items in BP's (英国石油公司) annual Energy Outlook justPublished. But perhaps the most astonishing suggestion in the report is the idea that cutting backon plastic use could make matters worse. This might be what you would expect BP to say. After all, as one of the world’s biggest oil companies, it makes a lot of money from selling products inplastic .But let's look at the thinking behind BP's argument.
If the current opposing idea about the use of plastic continues, there could be a worldwide ban on single-use plastics by 2040. But the document argues that switching plastic for other materials will have a bigger cost in terms of energy and carbon emissions (排放). That sounds likethe law of unintended (非故意的) consequences in action. When plastic bags are measuredagainst paper or cotton substitutes, a BBC analysis found there wasn't a great deal of differencein their environmental impact.Paper bags require fewer reuses to make them more environmentally friendly than single-use plastic bags，which means customers have to replace paper bags more frequently.
Environmentalists，though, are not entirely convinceD、 They think that BP is stressing the problem of banning plastic for its own interest. “While it's true that it takes less energy toproduce and transport plastic than glass, a glass bottle can be reused dozens of times andis recyclable. Plus ， materials like glass when they escape collection don't go on polluting our oceans and rivers for hundreds of years，”said Louise Edge, from Greenpeace UK.
Steps to encourage recycling are being taken. The UK, for example, will introduce a new tax on the manufacture and import of plastic packaging in 2022. There are also lots of developments taking place with alternative materials. These may be the final defense against the unintended consequences of plastic.
17.What is astonishing about BP' s annual report?
ABP has earned a lot of money by selling plastic products.
BCutting back on plastic use may bring more problems.
CBP has become one of the world' s biggest oil companies.
DCutting back on plastic use may affect product quality.
18.Which of the following could be banned worldwide by 2040?
ASecond-hand cotton begs.
BReusable paper bags.
CSingle-use plastic bags.
DRecyclable glass bottles.
19.Which of the following could be banned worldwide by 2040?
ASecond-hand cotton begs.
BReusable paper bags.
CSingle-use plastic bags.
DRecyclable glass bottles.
20.According to environmentalists, what causes BP to oppose banning plastics?
AIts consideration of its own interest.
BIts worry about the loss of consumers.
CIts desire to influence world economy.
DIts concern about the environment.
21.What measure is being taken by the UK to cut back on the use of plastics?
AForbidding the import of plastic bags.
BBanning the manufacture of plastic bags.
CTaxing on the use of plastic bags.
DDeveloping alternative materials to plastic
5、Conversation
1.A、 How about your presentation?
B、 He needs it for tomorrows presentation
C、 I think so.
D、 Where are you heading?
E. You are welcome.
F. No problem!
G. What can I do for you?
H. No, thanks!
Alice: Hi, Sam! It's nice to see you here. Sam: Hi, Alice!
Alice: 56______
Sam: To my dorm.
Alice: Great! Could you take this book to Peter?
Sam: 57______ Does Peter know what it is for?
Alice: Yes. 58______
Sam: 59______ Are you well prepared for it?
Alice: 60______ See you tomorrow !
Sam: See you !
6、Writing
1.Directions :For this part, you are supposed to write an e-mail in about 100 - 120 words based onthe following situation. Remember to write it clearly. 你(Li Yuan)收到美国朋友Thomas的e-mail, 他提及要来中国留学的想法。请给他回一封e-mail, 内容包括:欢迎他来中国留学;推荐一所学校;介绍该学校所在的城市;表达为他提供帮助的意愿。
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