1 . One day I came home to find that a present ________ on the desk: a book called The Art of Procrastination.

A．had been left

B．has been left

C．had left

D．was left

2 . 选词填空

access       suitable       links       tendency       favour expectation       approve       deserve       instantly       suspected

1. As we can see, emojis have a ________ to pop up all over the place.
2. I couldn’t remember where the party was without ________ to social media.
3. I ________ of you making some money, but please don’t neglect your studies.
4. We think it better to begin work ________.
5. Choose another ________ title for the passage and give your reasons.
6. Most educators are in ________ of distance learning.
7. Regular air traffic ________ the city to the rest of the country.
8. The police ________ him of having a hand in the jewel robbery.
9. He came to life at last, which was really beyond ________.
10. All the doctors fighting against COVID-19 ________ the award for their acts of bravery.

3 . The rocks under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions. ________ where the ball would go wasn’t easy.

A．Knowing

B．Known

C．Having known

D．Being known

4 . One of my biggest dreams has always been ________ the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring.

A．seen

B．to see

C．seeing

D．to be seen

5 . Cold winter coming

Big snowstorms and cold air swept across northern China in the first week of November. Many people trembled in the freezing cold. At the same time, a global meeting on climate change—COP 26—was held in Glasgow, Scotland. There, leaders from around the world tried to deal with global warming.

Why are we experiencing such a cold winter on a warming planet? The cold winter and global warming, two seemingly opposite facts, are not contradictory. Global warming does not happen evenly(均衡地) on Earth, and it causes more extreme heat and cold.

Because of the warming climate, China has seen a growing average temperature in winter. It has increased by 0.41 C every ten years since 1961. But in some cases, the country has also seen freezing cold—for example, the icy weather in early 2008.

Global warming has changed Earth’s air circulation(循环), affecting the local weather through sea-air or land-air interaction. For example, in October, La Nina affected China. It is a weather pattern caused by strong winds above the Pacific Ocean. It brought more cold air to China.

Another reason for the cold weather is the warming Arctic. It is warming almost three times as fast as any other place on Earth. The polar vortex(极地涡旋)—a rotating pool of cold air—becomes unstable as the temperature increases there. So, lots of cold Arctic air then goes southward.

Will this winter be much colder? The official forecast said a cold winter is likely. Northern China will probably see more snow than average, and southern China less rainfall than average.

1. The underlined word “contradictory” probably means ________.

A．opposite

B．common

C．similar

D．false

2. The icy weather in early 2008 may show that ________.

A．global warming is not as serious as we thought

B．global warming can cause extra rain

C．global warming doesn’t happen

D．global warming can also cause extreme cold

3. What is the most common effect of a La Nina event in China according to the text?

A．A rise in temperature.	B．Less rainfall.
C．Colder winters.	D．Big storms.

4. According to the official forecast, ________.

A．there will be lots of snow in southern China this winter

B．northern China will probably see a cold winter

C．southern China will be warmer and wetter this winter

D．this winter will not be as cold as usual

5. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A．To explain the connection between the cold snap and global warming

B．To describe the phenomenon and causes of La Nina.

C．To predict if this winter will be particularly cold.

D．To discuss the importance of stopping global warming.

6 . 假设你是晨光中学的李宏，正在帮助筹备学校艺术节，请你根据要点内容起草一份邀请函，邀请外教John Smith先生参加艺术节开幕式与展览活动。
要点提示：
1.主题：TECH ART
2.时间：开幕式：10am-11:45am，21Dec展览：21-25Dec
3.举办地点：the Great Hall
4.展览内容：学生创作的艺术品
注意：
1.开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
2.可适当增加细节，以使文章内容连贯;
3.词数：80-100。
4.参考词汇：a welcome speech;feature the works of…;a wide variety of…;confirm your attendance
Dear Mr Smith,

Chenguang High School requests the honour of your presence at the opening of

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hong

7 . The young man ________ was Charles Darwin, who was fascinated by rocks, plants and animal.

A．in a row

B．on display

C．in question

D．at a glance

8 . The grown-up’s response was to advise me to ________ my drawings and devote myself to history and grammar.

A．rely on

B．switch on

C．take over

D．lay aside

9 . 选词填空

suffer       aware       prefer       honoured       observed designed       opinions       seek       represent       refer

1. If necessary, you can ________ to your notes while making a speech.
2. Traveling abroad, you had better be ________ of cultural differences.
3. The festival is ________ with a wide range of activities.
4. I ________ to study English rather than maths.
5. They migrate to find food, ________ a partner, or in search of warmer weather.
6. The terraces are cleverly ________, with hundreds of waterways that connect with each other.
7. Mum says we’d better not eat too much roast food as it may make us ________ from heat inside our bodies.
8. More channels will be opened for you to voice your ________.
9. They are ________ by people for their honesty and selflessness.
10. Talk about what you think these things ________ in a football game.

10 . Language is in a constant state of change. British English shows this clearly. Take the word “Cheerio!” for example. It has been a British way to say goodbye for more than a century, but it’s dying out as the English language evolves. These days, many young people simply say “laters”. Or take the word “marvelous”. At one time it was a common British word meaning “wonderful”, but over the last ten years it’s been overtaken by the American word “awesome”.

So how and why do words come into and fall out of fashion? The influence of US culture is only one explanation for why popular words in British English may change or even stop being used over time. “Awesome” is a good example, but also “fortnight”, a term not used in the US, is now falling out of fashion in British English, and in some cases has been replaced by “two weeks”.

New inventions also bring in new words. As old inventions are replaced by new ones, the words which described them also disappear and are replaced. So it’s out with the “Walkman” (a cassette player from the 80s) and in with MP4 players!

Then there’s the influence of social media. Text messages and emails have reduced words for convenience, with something like ICYMI (“in case you missed it”) becoming words in their own right. Where “friend” was once a noun, we now “friend someone on Facebook” and where we used to “love” something, now we’re “loving it”!

1. In what situation do the British use “Cheerio!”?

A．When they give thanks.

B．When they ask for help.

C．When they say goodbye.

D．When they meet new friends.

2. What does the underlined word “evolves” mean?

A．Returns.

B．Develops.

C．Follows.

D．Falls.

3. Which word is falling out of fashion in the UK?

A．Awesome.

B．Laters.

C．Impressive.

D．Fortnight.

4. Why does the writer talk about “Walkman”?

A．To explain how some words are replaced.

B．To show its importance.

C．To talk about its history.

D．To describe how it came into being.

5. What effect is social media having on language?

A．It is changing the way that words are used.

B．It is making meanings clearer.

C．It is bringing in many long words

D．It is making language difficult to learn.