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2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_ progress it is, you cant stop moving forward.AWhatever great BHowever greatCNo matter how great DHow great a2The shocking news made me realize _ terrible problems we would face.AwhatBhowCthatDwhy3- Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I late for the flight yeste
3、rday.- Dont mention it.Awill have beenBwould have beenCmust beDcould be4The 114 colorful clay Warriors _ at No. 1 pit, _ in height from 1.8m to 2m, have black hair, green, white or pink faces, and black or brown eyes.Aunearthed; ranging Bunearthing; rangingCunearthed; ranged Dare unearthed; are rang
4、ing5The bus would not have run into the river _ for the bad tempered lady.Aif it were notBhad it not beenCif it would not beDshould it not be6Efforts will be made to_ new teaching models to exploit the students potential.Aaccelerate BinnovateCdifferentiate Dcompile7In this movie going season, women
5、are driving ticket sales to a degree ,if ever, seen before.AreallyBfrequentlyCrarelyDnever8New policies, _ to insure that compulsory education is truly free, _ by the local government across China since the start of school on September 1.Aintending; have been made knownBintended; have been made know
6、nCintending; are made knownDintended; had made known9Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I _ a walk in it every morning.Aam takingBtakeChave takenDhave been taking10I dont care for baseball.How can you say you dont like something youve never even tried it!AtillBafterCunlessD
7、when11Though he lacks experience, the arrangements are all _ for the meeting next Thursday ahead of time.Ain particularBin placeCin preparationDin time12She was such a proud person that she would die she would admit she was wrong.Asince BwhenCunless Dbefore13Simon will listen to music every time he
8、comes across a maths problem.You know, music is the source of _ in life.A inspiration B identificationC reaction D recreation14Criticized as online games are, they never fail to _ a large number of teenagersAappeal toBobject toCrefer toDturn to15The scientist does not study nature _ it is useful to
9、do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.AuntilBbecauseCthoughDunless16The part in the film the man broke down the door made some of the audience give a cry.AwhichBwhoCwhereDwhom17I _ football since I left university.Adidnt playBdont playCwont playDhavent played18To make a breakthrough i
10、n his scientific research, the scientist has been making a(n) _amount of effort.Amodest BmiserableCoptional Dtremendous19The purpose of her talking to me last night actually _this: That I shall never trust him any more in future.Acomes roundBcomes outCcomes onDcomes to20The matches of the FIFA Women
11、s World Cup will be played in 2019 all around France, whose mens team _ the 2018 World Cup.AwinsBwonChas wonDhad won第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）Three Feet From GoldDarbys uncle was caught by the “gold fever” in the gold-rush days, and went west to dig and grow rich. After
12、months of labor, he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore (矿石). He needed machinery to bring the ore to the surface. So, with the “strike”, he returned home. And with the help of Darby, he borrowed a lot of money. After buying the machinery and having it shipped, Uncle and Darby went back
13、 to work the mine.The first car of ore was mined. And the returns proved they had one of the richest mines in Colorado! Down went the drills! Up went the hopes of Uncle and Darby!Then something happened! The vein (矿脉) of gold ore disappeared! They drilled on, but all in vain. Finally, they decided t
14、o quit and sold the machinery to a junk man for a few hundred dollars. The junk man called in a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating. The engineers calculations showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where the Darbys had stopped drilling! The junk man too
15、k millions of dollars in the vein, because he knew enough to seek experts advice before giving up.Most of the money which went into the machinery was borrowed through the efforts of Darby, who was then a very young man. The money came from his relatives because of their faith in him. He paid back every dollar of it, although he was