一、单项选择
1.Themanagerisverystrict_______hisemployeesand_______hisworkaswell.
A.in;withB.with;inC.with;withD.in;in
2.______ofstealinghisstudent’sideasandpublishingthem,theprofessorhasbeenfiredbytheuniversity.
A.AccusedB.AccusingC.ToaccuseD.Havingaccused
3._______toEnglishmoviesfrequently,thestudentshaveacquiredmanyusefulidioms.
A.ExposingB.BeingexposedC.ExposedD.Havingexposed
4.Tomkeptquietabouttheaccident________losehisjob.
A.sonotastoB.notsoastoC.soastonotD.soasnotto
5.Healwaysbringsmeaprettygift_______hecomestovisitme.
A.bythetimeB.everytimeC.sometimesD.attimes
6.Don’tsayanymore;weallbelievethefactsratherthanyourwords.Whatyouhaveexplaineddoesn’tmake_______.
A.meaningB.useC.funD.sense
7. Themanagerdemandedthatthetask_________withinaweek.
A.mustcompleteB.wouldbecompleted
C.becompletedD.mustbecompleted
8.Ifeelitisyourhusbandratherthanyouthatforthespoiledchild.
A.istoblameB.isgoingtoblameC.istobeblamedD.shouldblame
9. ---DoesAnnobeyherparents?
---Yes,shewillneverdoanythingthatisnotapproved_________byherparents.
A.withB.of C.toD.at
10.Imadea(n)_______withMr.Smithtodiscussthedetailsofourcooperation.
A.differenceB.suggestionC.appointmentD.announcement
二、完形填空
Carmen’smotherMariahadjustsurvivedaseriousheartattack.Butwithoutahearttransplant(移植)herlifewasinconstant1.
Boththemotheranddaughterknewthatthechanceswerevery2:findingadonorheartthat3Maria’sbloodtypecouldtakeyears.4,Carmenwasdeterminedtosavehermother.Shekept5hospitalsalloverthecountry.
Daysstretchedout.ByChristmas,Mariahadtrouble6fromoneendoftheroomtotheother.Carmenlostallhope.Shefellintoa7ofthehospital,crying.
“Areyouokay?”amanasked.
Carmensobbedasshetoldthestrangerher8.Thismiddle-agedmanwasnamedFrank,whosewife,Cheryl,atenderanddevotedmotheroffourlovelychildren,hadbeeninhospitalwithabraindiseaseandwouldn’t9itthroughthenight.Suddenly,anideacametoFrank’smind.HeknewCherylhadalwayswantedto10somethingfromherself.Couldher11gotoCarmen’smother?
Afterreviewingthedata,doctors12Frankthathiswife’sheartwasbysomemiracleaperfect13forCarmen’smother.Theywereableto14thetransplant.
Thatcoldnight,whenCherylwas15dead,FrankcametoknockatMaria’sdoor.Shewas16forFrank’sfamilyasshehadbeendoingeverydayrecently.ThoughMariahadnevermetFrankbefore,theybothfeltastrange17astheyhuggedandcried.
OnNewYear’sEve,CarmenattendedCheryl’s18withFrank’sfamily,whoweresingingtheirfavoritesong“Myheartwillgoon.”
Onedaylater,onNewYear’sDay,Maria19withCheryl’sheart.Yes,Cheryl’slovingheartwouldgoon,foritwas20inanotherlovingmother’schest.
1.A.changeB.dangerC.disorderD.pain
2.A.smallB.distantC.hardD.precious
3.A.matchedB.replacedC.controlledD.cooperated
4.A.CertainlyB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.So
5.A.findingB.phoningC.touringD.interrupting6.A.rollingB.runningC.walkingD.jumping
7.A.cornerB.bedC.manD.nurse
8.A.motherB.storyC.errorD.dream
9.A.putB.supportC.passD.make
10.A.saveB.recycleC.donateD.separate
11.A.heartB.brainC.husbandD.spirit
12.A.informedB.warnedC.congratulatedD.reminded
13.A.copyB.fitC.variationD.baby
14.A.giveupB.carryoutC.searchafterD.putoff
15.A.noticedB.predictedC.foundD.declared
16.A.prayingB.beggingC.decoratingD.singing
17.A.beliefB.loveC.connectionD.relief
18.A.funeralB.operationC.performanceD.anniversary
19.A.passedawayB.wokeupC.leftbehindD.dressedup
20.A.activeB.aliveC.necessaryD.changeable
三、阅读理解
A
Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict,”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes–khakipantsandsportsshirt–totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”
MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday.”“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.
Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”
1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict,”because .
A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirt
B.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearance
C.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetime
D.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes
2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because .
A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworking
B.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothes
C.helookshandsomeincasualclothes
D.henolongerworksforanycompany
3.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
A.Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.
B.Comfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductive.
C.Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.
D.AlltheemployersintheU.Ssupportcasualofficewear.4.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownaboutfiftyyearsago.
B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.
C.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.
D.Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.
5.Inthispassage,thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedexcept .
A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractive
C.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier
B
HowtoStudySmarter,NotHarder
Herearesomeofourfavoritestudytipsthatwillhelpanystudentstudysmarter,notharder:
ReciteAsYouStudy
Reciting—sayingthingsoutloudshouldfirsttakeplaceasyoureadthrougheachparagraphorsection.Testyourself.Thiswillhelpyoutounderstandaswellaslearnfasterbecauseitismoreactivethanreadingorlistening.Itwillalsohelpyoutonoticeyourmistakesandthetopicsyouhavetroubleunderstanding.
TakeFullerNotes
Notesshouldbeinyourownwords,briefandclear.Theyshouldbetidyandeasytoread.Writingnoteswillhelpyoubetterthanjustunderliningasyouread,sinceitforcesyoutorewriteideasinyourownwords.
StudytheMiddle
Thebesttimetoreviewissoonafteryou’velearnedsomething.Youaremorelikelytorememberthematerialatthebeginningandtheendofthelesson,somakesureyoufocusonthemiddlewhenyoureview.
SleepOnIt
Studybeforegoingtobed,unlessyouareverytired.It’seasiertoremembermaterialyou’vejustlearnedaftersleepingthanafteranequalperiodofdaytimeactivity,becauseyourbraincontinuestothinkevenafteryou’vefallenasleep.
CombineMemoryandUnderstanding
Therearetwowaystoremember:bymemorizingandbyunderstanding.Multiplicationtables,telephonenumbers,andmathformulasarebetterlearnedbyrote.Ideasarebestlearnedbyunderstanding.
Themorewaysyouhavetothinkaboutanidea,themoremeaningitwillhave;themoremeaningfulthelearning,thebetteryoucanrememberit.Payattentiontosimilaritiesinideasandconcepts,andthentrytounderstandhowtheyfitinwiththingsyoualreadyknow.Neverbesatisfiedwithanythinglessthanacompletelyclearunderstandingofwhatyouarereading.Ifyouarenotabletofollowthethought,gobacktotheplacewhereyoufirstgotconfusedandtryagain.
6.Youcannoticeyourmistakesby_______.
A.sayingthingsoutaloudB.takingnotes
C.studyingthemiddleD.sleepingonit
7.Whentakingnotes,youshould_______tobetterhelpyouwithreading.
A.underlineimportantnotesB.writenotesinyourownwords
C.takedowneverydetailD.writeasquicklyaspossible
8.Thewriteradvisesyouto_______asitiseasierforyoutoremembermaterial.
A.studyafteraperiodofactivityB.dosomeexerciseafterstudying
C.studyassoonasyougetupD.studybeforegoingtosleep
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOThelpfulforyourunderstanding?
A.Thinkingaboutanideaindifferentways.
B.Relatingideasandconceptswithwhatyoualreadyknow.
C.Readingfromthebeginningtotheendwithoutstop.
D.Goingbacktowhatfirstmadeyouconfusedandstartagain.
四、阅读表达
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。
[1]Allpeoplehavedreamsandtheyobeytherulethatifyoucandreamit,youcanachieveit!Herearefourgoalsforpeopletoreachaperfectlifeintheirfuture.
[2]Thefirstgoalcommontoallofusishealthandenergy.Weallwanttobehealthyandfit,tohavehighlevelsofenergyandtolivefreeofpainandillness.Today,withtheincredibleadvancesinmedicalscience,thequalityofourhealthandfitness,andourlifespan,islargelydeterminedbydesign,notbychance.Peoplewithexcellenthealthhabitsarefarhealthier,havemoreenergy,andlivelongerandbetterthanpeoplewhohavepoorhealthhabits.Rememberthathealthisnoteverything,butwithouthealtheverythingisnothing!
[3]Thesecondgoalthatweallhaveincommonistoenjoyexcellentrelationships–intimate,personalorsocial–withthepeoplewelikeandrespect,andwho_____inturn.Fully85%ofyourhappinesswillbedeterminedbythequalityofyourrelationshipsateachstage,andineacharea,ofyourlife.Howwellyougetalongwithpeople,andhowmuchtheylikeandrespectyou,havemoreimpactonthequalityofyourlifethanperhapsanyotherfactor.
[4]Thethirdcommongoalistodoworkthatweenjoy,todoitwell,andtobewellpaidforit.Youwanttobeabletogetandkeepthejobyouwant,togetpaidmoreandpromotedfaster.Youwanttoearntheverymostthatispossibleforyouateachstageofyourcareer,whateveryoudo.
[5]Thefourthgoalweallhaveincommonistoachievefinancialindependence.Youwanttoreachthepointinlifewhereyouhaveenoughmoneysothatyouneverhaveanyfinancialworries.Youwanttobecompletelyfreeofthem.Youwanttobeabletoorderdinnerinarestaurantwithoutreferringtothepricelistingtodeterminewhatyouwanttoeat.
1.Whatdoesthispassagechieflytalkabout?(nomorethan12words)
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2.FillintheblankinParagraph3withproperwords.(nomorethan6words)
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3.Whatdopeoplewanttodoateachstageofwhateverjobtheyareengagedin?(nomorethan
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4.Whydoestheauthorputhealthaheadofothergoals?(nomorethan20words)
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5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?(nomorethan
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