1 . 从所给选项中选出适合的短语

A. due to     B. make out     C.   took part in     D. set up     E. in addition to    F. make out        G. make sure   H. keeping track of     I. broke away from     J. as well as

1. He has to study another foreign language ________ English.
2. The children have practiced five times to ________ their performance will be perfect.
3. Frank has been punished by his parents ________ his carelessness in the examination.
4. He reads for pleasure ________ for knowledge.
5. Lucy ________ our company last year, and since then I haven’t seen her.
6. I heard the voices, but couldn’t ________ what they were saying.
7. They ________ schools, factories,and hospitals in this poor area.
8. Last weekend, I ________ an event held by the Students’ Union, which is aimed at educating us more with Maths.
9. The police have been ________ the underground organization in the past few years.
10. I heard the voices, but couldn’t ________ what they were saying.

2 . Whether you are travelling for business or pleasure, every trip needs a little planning. Travel planning doesn’t have to be stressful, though. Here are some simple steps for you.

Start planning in advance.

    1     International trips can take months to plan. Trips during high seasons, like summer vocations, need to be planned further out than trips during low seasons.

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Before you do anything, you need to know how much money you will have for this travel. It is easy to overspend when you are travelling if you don’t plan ahead. So start your planning by working out how much you want to spend on transportation, food, sightseeing and hotels.

Make reservations.

Booking transportation and accommodations in advance is quite necessary. Things like flights, trains and even car rentals can be quite different depending on when and where you book them. It’s worth considering booking accommodations online. There are many reliable websites for booking hotels.     3    

Make a tour routine.

Make your routine simple and clear. You don’t need to plan out every minute of every day.     4     Researching and planning these before you leave allows you to see and do more of you want.

Pack your essentials.

    5     For example, your ID card and mobile phone charges. Check the night before you depart. Check the weather and pack proper clothing for your trip.

A．Get ready to go.

B．Set a travel budget.

C．See your doctor for health concerns before your trip.

D．The longer you wait, the more expensive these will get.

E．The further away you want to go, the earlier you need to plan.

F．But schedule time for the things you really want to see and do.

G．No matter where you’re going, there are some necessities to take.

3 . A fisherman from Portland, Maine, the US, caught a very rare bright blue lobster (龙虾) off the coast of Maine but chose to set it free back into the ocean. The photo of the blue lobster was shared by tech enterpriser Lars-Johan Larsson. “This blue lobster was caught off the coast of Portland yesterday and returned to the water to continue to grow. Blue lobsters are one in two million,” he wrote.

While the shells of lobsters are generally red or brown in color, the blue shell is a result of gene mutation (基因突变), which causes the lobster to produce more of a particular protein than other lobsters, leading to the rare blue color, as reported by the Toronto Sun.

Yellow, orange and crystal-colored lobsters are considered even rarer than bright blue ones. According to the Lobster Institute, yellow lobsters account for about one in 30 million of the total population. Two fishermen in Dorset caught a crystal-colored lobster in 2011.

“Whatever the odds of catching different-colored lobsters, there’s no denying that bright blue ones are truly beautiful creatures,” said Rob Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine Lobster Institute. “They might not be the most unusual, but they’re undoubtedly the best to look at.”

It’s become something of a trend for restaurants to spare blue lobsters. Austin Hopley, a chef at “The Hare” in Rochdale, the UK, made the news for sparing a bright blue lobster. He gave it to Sea Life in Manchester, as reported by the BBC.

“Now it’s there for people to enjoy,” said Hopley. “I felt responsible. Something so rare didn’t require a place on the menu. Every species deserves a fair chance at survival.”

Expert Brendan Malone from Sea Life said, “It is certainly an extraordinary find and worth saving to try to educate the public about these amazing creatures in the ecosystem.”

1. What is the root cause for the color of blue lobsters?

A．Gene variation.	B．Adaptation failure.
C．A specific protein.	D．A mix of red and brown.

2. What does Rob Bayer think of blue lobsters?

A．They are the rarest.	B．They are easy to catch.
C．They are delicious to eat.	D．They are most beautiful.

3. Why was Hopley unwilling to cook the blue lobster?

A．It wouldn’t make a good dish.

B．He wanted to follow the trend.

C．He took on responsibility to save it.

D．It would bring him fame and profits.

4. Which can serve as the best title?

A．Blue Lobsters Rebound Suddenly

B．Chefs Take Action to Protect Lobsters

C．Gene Mutation Has an Effect on Lobsters

D．Man Catches a “One in Two Million” Blue Lobster

4 . I don’t know how we’re going to ____________all this work by tomorrow.

A．get away from

B．get over

C．get through

D．go through

5 . 选择合适短语并用其适当形式填空，其中两项为多余选项。

set aside            on average       recover from        up to much put forward        hook up          make a contribution

1. 400 people a year die of this disease ___________.
2. It takes many years to ___________ the death of a loved one.
3. A large proportion of the nation’s households are ___________ to the Internet.
4. It is important to ___________ some time for relaxation and entertainment as well.
5. He talks well, but his writing isn’t ___________.

6 . That’s where satellite tracking comes in. (英译汉)
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7 . Over time, some plants develop features which help them to survive in particular conditions. (英译汉)
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8 . 区分他和他的双胞胎兄弟非常困难。(汉译英)
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9 . 随意浏览可能是快乐的消遣，却不适合大多数人。(汉译英)
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10 . 他盯着我们，足足盯了一分钟。(汉译英)
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