My money is ________, so I have to call my parents saying that I am missing them.
A. run out B. using up
C. running out D. running out of
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Children under six are not _____ to school except those of extraordinary intelligence.
A. permitting B. accepted
C. admitted D. received
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---Who do you think is to blame for the boy’s behavior, Mary or her parents?
--- We all think it is Mary as well as her parents that ______ for their son’s bad performance at school.
A. are to blame B. is to be blamed
C. are to be blamed D. is to blame
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The singer is always very ______ to the reaction of the audience when she gives a performance.
A. sentimental B. positive
C. sensible D. sensitive
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She and her roommate silently warred over matters _______ from when the lights should be turned off to how the furniture should be arranged.
A. ranging B. exchanging
C. transforming D. varing
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When _______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
A. compared B. being compared
C. comparing D. having compared
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I found him sitting in his chair, completely ________ a magazine.
A. absorbing B. being absorbed in
C. absorbed in D. absorbing in
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---If my sister goes to watch the singing competition named I’m a singer next time, _________. The competition is well organized.
--- ____________.
A. so do I ; So is it B. so do I ; So it is
C. so will I; So is it D. so will I ; So it is
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Joining the firm as a clerk, Peter got rapid promotion, and ______ as a manager.
A. turned up B. brought up
C. ended up D. showed up
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Our goal is to make higher education available to anyone who is willing and capable ______ their family background and financial situation.
A. apart from B. regardless of
C. but for D. thanks to
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People often have this belief _______ development is bad for the environment, but this does not have to be true.
A. whether B. what C. that D. how
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Riding a bicycle can be fun. But ______ you ride a bike to work, and then there isn’t one to ride home?
A. how come B. what if
C. no matter how D. wherever
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I would appreciate _______ if you could pay it in cash.
A. that B. it C. you D. one
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The students listened carefully to the teacher with their eyes _____ on the blackboard.
A. focused B. to focus
C. focusing D. being focused
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--- I think you should phone Jenny and _____ her for what you did.
--- No way. It is her fault. I’ll never ______ her for what she has done to my parents.
A. apologize; forgive B. apologize to; forgive
C. forgive; apologize D. apologize to; forgave
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall(回忆) the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves on the cool . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream(小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my astonishment(惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes, And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, butt now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me.” She said.
“In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn.” I answered. “Let’s be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a --so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
1.A. with B. for C. against D. to
2.A. young B. true C. new D. old
3.A. sound B. song C. play D. violin
4.A. shaking B. hanging C. falling D. floating
5.A.wind B. snow C. air D. rain
6.A.watching B. listening C. seeing D. hearing
7.A.lively B. lovely C. harvest D. lonely
8.A. up B. off C. down D. over
9.A.flowed B. grew C. entered D. ran
10.A.lost B. active C. busy D. interested
11.A.once B. never C. often D. usually
12.A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing
13.A. because B. if C. when D. but
14.A. interesting B. moving C. encouraging D. exciting
15.A.But B. However C. Even D. Though
16.A. stopped B. began C. gone D. changed
17.A. happy B. sad C. strange D. surprised
18.A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested
19.A. that B. which C. it D. who
20.A. song B. dream C. fire D. sister
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In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults(过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favour, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We would enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humour(幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I’ve found a friend!
1.According to the author, the most important quality in choosing a friend is .
A. understanding B. honesty
C. reliability D. a sense of humour
2.If you have fair weather friends, .
A. they will give you all that they have when you need help
B. you will be refused when you get into trouble
C. you will become rich
D. you can be sure that you get real friends
3.Good friends need to .
A. always point out each other’s mistakes
B. be helped with money
C. understand each other’s feelings
D. have money or luck
4.This passage mainly discusses .
A. the qualities of a friend
B. where to choose friends
C. how to get along with friends
D. the importance of having a friend
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. How to choose a friend? B. My best friend
C. A good friend in my mind D. Four qualities of a good friend
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When humans and nature go head to head, nature often ends up losing. Rivers get polluted. Trees are knocked down. Natural resources are exhausted. That’s what makes the Galapagos Islands so special—it’s one of he few places on the Earth that nature can truly call its own.
For people used to having wild animals run at the scent of humans, a visit to the Galapagos is a real eye-opening experience. Over 1,600 km west of Ecuador, the islands are home to a unique variety of animals that have absolutely no fear of people. Visitors can play on the beach with sea lions and giant sea turtles, swim with dolphins and whales, and get close enough to the penguins to count the eggs in their nests.
The islands were declared a national park over 40 years ago, and the number of human visitors is tightly limited to avoid damaging he environment or putting stress on the animal. Tourists have to pay a $100 daily visitors fee, and can’t step off the boat unless accompanied(陪同) by an official guide. Once on the islands, you have to stay on the trail(小径), but that seldom presents a problem: the animals are so curious about people that they’ll usually come up to say hello.
“It’s a little like being in a zoo,” said one traveler. “But instead of us looking at the animals, the animals, the animals are looking at us.”
Aside from the wildlife, one of the island’ more unusual features is its post office. You can send postcards for free, but the problem is that there’s no postman to collect them. Instead, travelers pick up mail addressed to people who live near them back home, and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished.
1.The Galapagos Islands are .
A. terribly polluted B. near Ecuador
C. in the Atlantic Ocean D. independent of Ecuador
2.Which animal is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Whales. B. Sea lions.
C. Goats. D. Dolphins.
3.On the Galapagos Islands the mail is delivered by .
A. the government B. the post office
C. the tourists D. the guides
4.What would be the bet title for the passage?
A. Special “Zoo” B. Humans and Nature
C. Go Head to Head D. Ecuador—An Island Country
5.What is one of the islands’ more unusual features?
A. There’re some postmen to collect letters.
B. There are only the wild life.
C. You can send letters.
D. Travellers deliver the letters by themselves.
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单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
1.The coastal region has a pleasant c________, with average temperatures ranging from 24℃ to 26℃.
2.Don’t be so g__________--- leave some of the food for the rest of us.
3.You have every right to feel b________ (背叛，出卖) by your friend if she did tell your secret to others, but it seems unlikely that she did.
4.Since the match, he hasn’t spoken to me even though we sit next to each other in class. It’s
really (别扭的，不自然的).
5.There is little sign of c_________ consumers abandoning the products they are used to.
6.If you want to pass your exams, you’d better change your a _______ (态度) towards study.
7.Not only can they o________ the machines with safety, but they can also repair them.
8.We should consider the ___________ （环境的）safety of a product before we buy it.
9.It is the r___________ of each of us to keep the earth clean and beautiful.
10.Mary’s problem is that she is never w________ to do things independently.
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课文填空(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)
Ms Lin suggested we should cut back on the 1. of things we produce in order to save the environment. I don’t 2. 3. her because then jobs will be lost. I believe that people are more important than fish and trees.
Afterwards, I pretended to be 4. , but Hannah sensed something was wrong. We went to wash our hands in the girls’ washroom before lunch and I admitted how badly I had done. I begged her not to tell anyone else, and she said she would 5. 6. 7. .
Two special government projects are also 8. 9. . The first project, a water and soil conservation project, was set up in1989. This project resulted in farmers10. their crops with trees or grass. It has already been a success because it has helped improved the local environment and the land around the river.
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动词适当形式填空（每空一词）(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)
1.To (sleep) late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.
2.Friendship (mean) having someone I can rely on.
3.Once the difficulty is (overcome), other problems will be easy to solve.
4.There are so many interesting animals and insects (live) in our parks.
5.The centre has 300 scientists (devote) to finding measures that will stop desertification.
6.He worked late into the night, (prepare) a long speech for the director.
7. (write) in a hurry, this article was not so good.
8.You swear that your friendship is as important as football, so don’t let a small disagreement (destroy) your friendship.
9.The efforts of the Chinese government and people to protect the Yangtze River will be
(appreciate) for years to come.
10.Our supply of food is (run) out now. We’d better store some.
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任务型阅读（每空一词）(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women’s education may be an unusual economical field, but increasing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on encouragement, provides an explanation for why so many girls are rid of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else’s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious(恶性的) circle of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant effect on health practices, including family planning.
Topic: The significance of female 1. in developing countries
| Viewpoint | Educating girls is more 2. and worthy of being invested. | |
| Families | From low-income families | From educated mothers’ families |
| Attitudes | Girls are of 3. importance than boys. | Development should be for all the 4. . |
| Practices | There is little 5. in daughters, while boys are sent to school. Girls are made to stay at home, 6. housework. | It is insisted that girls and boys be offered chances to be 7. equally. |
| Consequences | A vicious circle | A virtuous circle |
| Significance | Educating women contributes to social 8. , has economic advantages and 9. health practices significantly, including family planning. | |
| 10. | Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding. | |
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书面表达（共20分）
近年来，各地的水污染问题引起了人们的广泛关注。请就以下要点写一篇短文。
水污染的影响；
水污染的原因；
你的看法。
要求：
词数150左右，首句不计入总词数；
可以适当拓展，语句要通顺，层次要分明；
书写工整、美观。
In recent years, the water pollution has become the focus of people’s concern.
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