阅读理解

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Scottish pupils recently were part of a new scheme that allowed them to take their exams online. Those examinations provided a glimpse of the future in May when 120 candidates in 10 centers in Scotland sat in front of computers to take a multiple-choice online exam. Although candidates were using a computer mouse instead of a pen, in all other ways the exam was the same as normal.

Exam rooms were set out to ensure that only the candidates and the teachers were able to see the individual screens. The online answers were sent directly to a safe area. According to the students at St Ninian’s in East Renfrewshire who took an online French exam, it was definitely the most motivated they had ever felt when taking an exam.

“I could go as fast as I wanted to, rather than as slow as everyone else wanted to,” said one. “It was better than looking back and forth between the questions,” said another. One pupil even described it as fun.

Their head teacher, Dorothy Graham, was not so surprised, “They are so used to doing things on computers that it seems natural for them. The boys liked it because they didn’t have to worry about how neat their work was.” The only things that worried her were power cuts and systems’ crashing.

It’s thought that online exams could be the norm (常态) in about five years. However, last year there were warnings about computerizing exams in England and Wales. It’s thought that it could be unfair to some students if they come from homes without access to a computer.

1. In the first paragraph the underlined word “candidates” probably means _________.

A. teachers who are supposed to prepare the test

B. people who grade the students’ papers

C. teachers who oversee the students in the exam rooms

D. pupils who take the online exam

2.Pupils who take this kind of exam _________.

A. do not need to write the answers down

B. must write the answers clearly with a mouse

C. have to answer the questions very quickly

D. can answer the questions for as long as they like

3. Why do people think it is unfair to some students without computers at home?

A. Because they are not able to take the exam at home.

B. Because they can’t be allowed to take the exams if they don’t have computers at home.

C. Because they can’t operate computers as well as those who have computers at home.

D. Because they are worried about how neat their work is.

4.According to the head teacher, pupils won’t be able to take the exam if _________.

A. they don’t have a computer at home

B. the computer system breaks down

C. the teacher sees individual screen

D. they take pens into the exam rooms

5.We can learn from the passage that it is mainly about ________.

A. computers in modern schools

B. taking exams online

C. testing computers in classroom

D. taking a multiple-choice exam

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you know people who have learned English earn twice as much as people who don’t? If you speak English better, you will find more good jobs. 1.

2.: Children go to their parents when they need help with school. If you speak better English, you can help your children with homework and you can also talk to teachers and other parents.

Think of your family: Most doctors in the United States only speak English, and if you can explain what the problem is and understand what the doctor is saying, you will get better, sooner!

Think of yourself: With a little more English, you might be able to take your high school diploma (GED), learn a profession or even go to college! 3.It is never too late!

Think of your pocket: If you understand what people tell you at the bank, a store or a lawyer’s office, nobody will be able to cheat you! 4.Here you can find out how you can get started. Don’t you want to save your cash?

And remember, with the Beehive you can practice your English and find help to get a good job, open a bank account or find a doctor!

The Beehive is written with a very clear language so you can learn all the important words at the same time as you find all the important information you need to make your life better.

5. Just a simple click here!

A. Think of your future.

B. You can talk about your illness with doctors in the United States if you go to hospital.

C. Or you can get a promotion and earn more money.

D. Many people are doing it!

E. With more English, you can save more, send more money to your family and even start your own business.

F. Think of your children.

G. Find out what type of education is right for you, and how to do it.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Two years ago I was working at a girls’ summer camp — for girls who had never been given a chance to go to school. It was a rather summer until Amy arrived.

Amy was about seven. She had been in the closet (小房间) for months when she was five by her mother, who had to during the day. When a neighbor discovered Amy’s , she reported it. Amy was taken and put into a foster (代养的) home. Since then, Amy hadn’t spoken at all — the most noticeable among all the .

Then I started to notice else about Amy. After lunch most of the kids got from their parents, but none came for Amy.

At I used to sit on a bench at beach, and looking over the lake. As I approached the benches one night, I saw Amy there.

“Hey, Amy,” I said, sitting to her. “You see that light there, on the other of water? I like looking at that light. For me it’s like my dream. One I’m going to do something important with my life.”

The next day when the was handed out, Amy’s name was out. She went up to get the letter. I went over and asked, “Hey, Amy, what’s your secret?”

She didn’t . She looked at the letter, a picture of a lake with a big shining on the other side of it. She looked at me, and put the over her heart.

On the last day of the camp, she gave me a big hug good bye. she had dream of her own. I hope so.

1.A. hot B. common C. wet D. special

2.A. locked B. raised C. arranged D. found

3.A. leave B. relax C. work D. disappear

4.A. weakness B. disadvantage C. condition D. situation

5.A. up B. away C. back D. seriously

6.A. students B. boys C. girls D. victims

7.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

8.A. books B. emails C. phone-calls D. letters

9.A. dawn B. noon C. night D. dusk

10.A. reading B. thinking C. singing D. shouting

11.A. sitting B. playing C. dancing D. standing

12.A. down B. gently C. merely D. next

13.A. side B. end C. direction D. way

14.A. time B. morning C. day D. night

15.A. news B. mail C. gift D. award

16.A. filled B. found C. written D. called

17.A. hear B. answer C. talk D. hesitate

18.A. light B. sun C. moon D. candle

19.A. secret B. notice C. present D. picture

20.A. Surely B. Even C. Maybe D. Often

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not 1.(real) prepared me for anything practical. I knew I felt like 2. (make) a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea 3. to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.

I started my journey 4. a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, 5.that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my 6.(decide) to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. 7. did my family.

Eventually, however, I 8.(win) the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among 9. candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call 10.(ask) me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.

根据首字母和已给出的中文，写出所缺单词的正确形式，每空填一个词。

1.Certain drugs which are safe when taken separately are lethal (致命的) in c_________ (混合)

2.The Nobel Prize winner owed his success to his parents’ e_________ (鼓励).

3.I have a big family to support, so I need a p_________ (长久的) job.

4.The man was in a hurry; unfortunately, he was caught in a t_________ (交通) jam.

5.As a proverb goes, there is no rule without e_________ (例外).

6.The students have been active p_________ (参与者) in the discussion in their classes.

7.It is o_________ (显而易见的) that students in Shenzhen Senior High School are making

great progress in their academic achievements.

8.We have to be r_________ (现实主义的) about our chances of winning.

9.The heavyweight champion is fighting an unknown c_________ (对手).

10.The history teacher gave us a lecture on a_________ (古代) Greece.

11.Tom p_________ (假装) to be asleep when his mother called him.

12.Can you name all the seven c_________ (洲) in the world?

13.The Chinese government spares no effort to get rid of p_________ (贫穷) throughout the country.

14.An unhappy home e_________ (环境) can affect a child’s behaviour.

15.The book gives s_________ (具体的) instructions on how to start a business on the Internet.

16.This bus is c________ (连接) to electric wires.

17.I’ll be very glad to accept i_________ (邀请) to your party.

18.A well-balanced student should like both intellectual things and a_________ (田径运动).

19.Nowadays more and more college graduates go to work in m_________ (多山的) areas.

20.May I have your attention please? I have an a_________ (声明) to make.

选择方框内适合的短语并用其正确形式填空。

1.What teachers say in class ___________ their students.

2.If something is ___________ it’s going to disappear.

3.Our class ___________ 52 students, including 25 girls.

4.We are all ___________ your idea: forming study groups to help each other.

5.All the Chinese _________ the Big Military Parade which was to be held in Beijing on Sept 3,2015.

It was his ambition to become ______ lawyer before he ______ thirty.

A.不填，reached B. the, got

C. 不填，grew D. a, turned

— Don’t you think the new job is a real challenge for Jack?

—Well, ______ difficulties he meets, I believe he will never lose heart.

A. whenever B. however

C. whichever D. whatever

—What is upsetting you, dear?

—________ it is necessary for us to move our home to the city.

A. Whether B. How

C. That D. Why

When the questions got personal during the talk show, the actress ______ in tears as she opened up about the wounds she suffered.

A. broke up B. broke down C. broke out D. broke through