1、(每题10分)题目1 Thank you for your invitation. _选择一项:B. Its a pleasure. 题目2 Good afternoon. Can I help you? _B. I need to buy a birthday present for my son. 题目3On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several _ a day.B. clients 题目4题干Both the kids and their parents _English, I think. I know it from
2、their accent.B. are 题目5Johns father _ mathematics in this school ever since he graduated from Harvard University.B. has taught Do you think I can borrow your bike for a few hours?_A. Im sorry, but I really need it this afternoon. Excuse me, could you tell the time? _C. Its three thirty by my watch.
3、Professor Smith promised to look _ my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defence.A. over Never before _ see such a terrible car accident on the road!C. did I C. are_C. I Thank you for your invitation. _As the bus came round the corner, it ran _ a big tree by the roadside.B. into Did you
4、 notice the guy _head looked like a big potato?B. whose 二、阅读理解:选择题(每题10分)Graffiti painting is traditionally a daredevil pursuit. Teenagers dodge security guards to put their names on trains and buses. But over the past decade, graffiti has all but disappeared from Britains cities. Between 2007 and 2
5、012 the number of incidents of graffiti recorded by the British Transport Police fell by 63%. A survey by the Environment Ministry shows that fewer places are blighted by tags than ever. Graffiti are increasingly confined to sanctioned walls, such as the Stockwell ball courts. In time the practice m
6、ay die out entirely. The most obvious reason for the decline in tagging and train-painting is better policing. Numerous CCTV cameras mean it is harder to get away with painting illegally. And punishments are more severe. A generational shift is apparent, too. Fewer teenagers are getting into paintin
7、g walls. They prefer to play with iPads and video games. Some have gone to art school and want to make money from their paintings. The Internet means that painters can win far more attention by posting pictures online than they can by breaking into a railway yard. Taggers and graffiti artists mostly
8、 grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. Those menand almost all are menare now older and less willing to take risks. Graffiti may eventually disappear. But for now the hobby is almost respectable. The former graffiti artists paint abandoned warehouses at the weekend. It has become something to do on a Sund
9、ay afternoona slightly healthier alternative to sitting and watching football. 1.Teenagers are not afraid of being caught by security guards when they put their names on trains and buses. F2.Less tags can be found in public places nowadays. T3.Because of better policing graffiti decreases. T4.Some t
10、eenagers go to art school in order to learn to paint walls. F5.Taggers and graffiti artists are still willing to take risks.F Jim Thorpe was a Native American. He was born in 1888 in an Indian Territory(印第安人保护区)that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, sw
11、im, and play games outdoors. He was healthy and strong, but he had very little formal education. In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named the greatest American football player. He was also an Olympic gold medal winner. But Thorpe had many tragedies in his life. Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine
12、years old. By the time he was 16, his mother and father were also dead, Jim then went to a special school in Pennsylvania for Native American children. There, he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. Jim was poor, so he left school for two years to earn some money. During this tim
13、e, he played on a baseball team. The team paid him only $15 a week. Soon he returned to school to complete his education. Jim was a star athlete (运动员) in several sports, including baseball, running, and football. He won many awards for his athletic ability, mainly for football. In many games, he sco
14、red all or most of the points for his team. In 1912, when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S Olympic team. He competed in two very difficult events: the pentathlon and the decathlon. Both require great ability and strength. The pentathlon has five track and field events, includin
15、g the long jump and the 1500-meter race. The decathlon has ten track and field events, with running, jumping and throwing contests. People thought it was impossible for an athlete to compete in both the pentathlon and the decathlon. So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won gold medals in both event
16、s. When the King of Sweden presented Thorpe with his two gold medals, he said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was a simple and honest man. He just answered, “Thanks, King.” 1. From the passage we learn that Jim Thorpe was born in CA. IndiaB. PennsylvaniaC. Oklahoma 2. Accor
17、ding to the passage, most American Indian children loved all the following EXCEPT BA. fishing B. singingC. swimming3. Jim Thorpe started to play sports BA. before he was 9 years oldB. when he was 16 years oldC. when he was 24 years old 4. The word decathlon in paragraph 3 probably means CA. jumping
18、B. five track and field eventsC. ten track and field events 5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? AA. In 1912, Thorpe went back to finish his college education. B. Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games.C. Thorpe once played on a baseball team for money.排序题A. Does it cost the same for
19、 every household?B. You can pay right here, on the Internet!C. Just go ahead.D. We do for the live Cable TV programs.E. Exactly, even digital boxes.Liu Hui: Gordon, may I ask you a question?Gordon: Hi, Liu Hui. C Do I need to pay for a TV license if I only watch TV online in the UK? Yes, indeed. You
20、 need to be covered by a TV license if you watch or record programs as theyre being shown on TV or live on an online TV service. Including watching TV on computers and mobile phones? EIt is the law. I see. How much is the license fee? It costs 145.50 for a color TV license and 49.00 for a black and
21、white TV license. Thats a lot of money for a year. A It costs the same for all applicants under 75. When you reach the age of 75, you may apply for a free Over 75 TV License. I see. Do you need such a license in China? D Oh, it sounds similar. But for BBC, the license fee is the main source of incom
22、e. There is no advertising on the BBC channels. By the way, where should I go to pay for my license? B Well, sure! Thank you!单元自测2 You are late. The discussion started 30 minutes ago. _A. I am really sorry. Something went wrong with my television last night. m sorry to hear that. _ the War of Indepe
23、ndence, the United States was an English colony.C. Before Had you come five minutes earlier, you _ the train to Birmingham. But now you missed it.C. would have caught Eggs, though rich in nourishments, have _ of fat.C. a large number Your ID card, please. _A. Here you are. How many languages does Pe
24、ter speak?_C. Five languages. The student were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant, at Professor Brians _B. expense Every year thousands of lives _ in road accidents because of careless driving.B. are lose No matter _, the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home saf
25、ely.B. how hard it was snowing Would you like something to drink? What about a cup of tea? _A. No, thanks. _B. I am really sorry. If she wants to stay thin, she must make a _ in her diet.B. change The young lady coming over to us _ our English teacher; the way she walks tells us that!B. must be B. a
26、 large number 选择题Since its founding in 1948, McDonalds has grown from a family burger(汉堡包)stand to a global fast-food chain, with more than 30,000 locations in 118 countries. With 58 million daily customers worldwide, McDonalds is now so ubiquitous around the globe that The Economist publishes a global ranking of currencies purchasing power based on the prices charged at the local McDonalds, called the Big Mac Index(巨无霸指数).Thats not to say that every nation carries the same menu items: choices va
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