1、The small action of littering may______ disaster for small animals and their living environment.
A. lead to B. belong to C. refer to D. point to
2、He can't remember the age _________ he met his wife.
A. of which B. at which
C. in which D. on which
3、YaoMing is very famous now. However, his basketball career __________only after many years of hard work.
A. took on B. took up
C. took off D. took out
4、______ trees _______ in the past few years.
A. A good many of , were planted B. A good many, were planted
C. A number of , have planted D. A number of, have been planted
5、—Oliver I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I ________ next week.
—I’m sorry, but my money is running out.
A.get paid B.got paid C.have paid D.would be paid
6、—How was your vacation in the small town?
—Pretty good. In the evenings we ________ beer with the locals in the open air.
A. have enjoyed B. enjoyed C. had enjoyed D. enjoy
7、Walking is cheap, safe, enjoyable and environmentally friendly. ________, it is good for us.
A.If so B.On the other hand C.In a word D.To give an example
8、—Lucy, it is said that you have changed your job.
—Yes, this job is more _____ because of the pay.
A.attractive B.fortunate C.amusing D.professional
9、Eric’s decision to design his coffee_________ around his work schedule, rather than biology, isn’t surprising given his history of breakfast.
A. origin B. recipe C. routine D. target
10、People around the world are becoming more and more _____ about the population explosion.
A. concerned B. interested
C. involved D. disappointing
11、The school rules state that no child __________ be allowed out of the school during the day, unless accompanied by an adult.
A.shall B.should C.will D.can
12、---Must he come to sign this paper himself?
---Yes.He______ .
A.need B.must C.may D.will
13、22. While building a tunnel through the mountain, _______.
A.an underground lake was discovered B.there was an underground lake discovered
C.a lake was discovered underground D.the workers discovered an underground lake
14、The interviewee’s hands _______, the interviewer observed that the young graduate was extremely tense.
A.folded B.to fold C.fold D.folding
15、―Do you know______in China?
―About last December.
A.when Covid-19 broke out B.when did Covid-19 break out
C.where Covid-19 broke out D.where did Covid-19 break out
16、Eating too much sugar and salt can ________ health problems while vegetables will benefit you in your daily life.
A. point to B. agree to C. come to D. lead to
17、It is generally believed _______ improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous(繁荣的) economy.
A.as B.that C.this D.what
18、—I’m afraid that I will be fired for the mistake I made in my work.
—______! It can’t be as bad as all that.
A.Good luck
B.No wonder
C.Cheer up
D.No comment
19、I think the Brazilian team is the strongest team and there is ______ that it will win the 2010 World Cup.
A.no way B.no problem
C.no doubt D.no wonder
20、Earth is a rocky planet where there is liquid water,which is necessary for life to ________.
A.exist B.come
C.stand D.happen
21、—_________ I don’t think I’ve got what you said.
—I was saying that I’d like there to be a wonderful party.
A.What? B.Repeat. C.Once again. D.Sorry?
22、I’m afraid I can’t go to your birthday party personally, but I will let my wife go, ______.
A.anyhow B.however C.though D.therefore
23、We are looking forward with great hope to ________ at the party.
A.turn up
B.turning up
C.his turning up
D.he turning up
24、The competition attracted over 500 players ____________8 different countries.
A.to represent B.represented C.representing D.who represents
25、--- Next to the teacher _________. Who is she?
--- Mary. She’ll give a speech titled “Believe in yourself”.
A.is standing a girl B.a girl stands C.stands a girl D.does a girl stand
26、How to Design a Logo
A great logo is more than images and words,and a good logo tells a story about your company-who you are,what you do and what you stand for.【1】And it is why it’s important that you take the time to do it right. Fortunately, you don’t have to do it alone.The steps below will help you design a good logo.
Determine the primary function of your logo.
Being clear on why you need a logo can guide your design.Having a strong logo can help consumers recognize your brand more readily. Consumers shop with their eyes and logos can be easier to remember than names,products and services【2】
【3】
It’s important to be clear on who your potential customers are and design the look of your logo to appeal to those who will be using your services.A logo for a flower shop could include a unusual character style and a bright color.
Decide whether to include your company’s name into the logo.
Of course,you want to build name recognition for your business,but making the name part of your logo design may not always be a good idea.Include the name if it is reasonably distinctive but not yet a household word.Do not include the name if it is too long,and doesn’t translate well globally or lacks personality.
Be inspired by but don’t copy successful logos.
While it might be easy to create something that looks like your favorite company’s logo,it will leave an impression on consumers that you’re lazy and uninspired. Look at logos of other companies.【4】These examples give you ideas of what to do and what to avoid.
Keep it simple.
While it may be easy to try to give a lot of messages with your design,trying to do too much will ruin your logo.【5】If there are too many messages in your logo, it will be difficult for the customer to process.
A.Think about your target market.
B.That’s a lot to ask of one piece of art.
C.Ask yourself what you like and don’t like about them.
D.Avoid too many colors, different characters and images.
E.A good logo that conveys your honesty can help put customers at ease.
F.Over time, a customer comes to associate your logo with your company.
G.Show your logo to those connected to you and listen to what they have to say.
27、 Like their ancient toga-wearing counterparts, modern philosophers continue to disagree on the nature of freewill. Do we really have any control over the choices we make and the things we desire, and if so, to what degree?
Theories of freewill vary, but the ancient words of Plato still line up with our modern perceptions(概念) of temptation and willpower. The respected Greek philosopher argued that the human experience is one of constant struggle between the intellect and the body, between rationality and desire. Along these lines, true freedom is only achievable when willpower unchains us from bodily, emotional, instinctual slavery.
You can find similar thoughts throughout world religions, most of which offer a particular and often difficult path to rise above our darker natures.
And science? Well, science mostly agrees with all of this. Willpower is all about overcoming your natural desires to eat cupcakes, skip your morning workout, play games on mobile phone, hit the snooze alarm and check your e-mail during a funeral.
Your willpower, however, is limited. If life were a video game, you'd see a glowing "willpower" or "ego"(自我) meter at the top of the screen next to your "life" meter. Successfully resist one temptation, and the meter drains a little. The next temptation drains the "willpower" meter even more, until there's nothing left at all.
Our modern scientific understanding of willpower in large part stems from a 1996 research experiment involving chocolate and radishes(小红萝卜). Psychologist Roy Baumeister led a study in which 67 test subjects were presented with tempting chocolate chip cookies and other chocolate-flavored treats before a persistence-testing puzzle. Here's the catch: The researchers asked some of the participants to withdraw from sweets and snack on radishes instead.
Baumeister's results told a fascinating story. The test subjects who resisted the sweet stuff in favor of radishes performed poorly on the persistence test. They simply didn't have the willpower left to resist slacking off(松懈).
The research inspired more than a thousand additional studies discussing everything from the influence of positive messages to the ego-sapping power of daily decisions.
Studies also show that cognitive capacity also affects our ability to hold out against temptation. Cognitive capacity is essentially your working memory, which you employ when resisting a temptation ... or holding a string of numbers in your head. A 1999 study from the University of Iowa professor Baba Shiv found that people tasked with remembering a two-digit number held out better than people remembering a seven-digit number when tempted with chocolate cake.
【1】What do you understand by ‘freewill’?
A.The control we have over the choices.
B.The choices we make and the things we desire.
C.The choices that philosophers force us to make.
D.Our perception of temptation.
【2】According to Plato, when is true freedom available?
A.Willpower to realize one’s own ego. B.Our ability to overcome temptation.
C.Our ability to remember things. D.The desire to give in to temptation.
【3】What is meant by ‘cognitive capacity’?
A.When there is a struggle between the intellect and the body.
B.When our willpower helps us to overcome our basic instincts.
C.When we desire that which we cannot achieve.
D.When we have no control over our ego.
28、A study on astronauts found that a short sleep during the day up to two and a half hours long improved working memory performance. Working memory includes focusing attention on one task while holding other tasks in memory, so a poor working memory could result in errors.
Taking a short sleep may make you think more clearly for the period right after you wake up and maybe hours into the day. Taking a short sleep once or twice a week could lower the risk of heart attacks, according to a 2019 study published in the journal Heart. After tracking more than 3,400 people between the ages of 35 and 75 for slightly more than five years, the researchers found that those who enjoyed occasional short sleep — once or twice a week, for five minutes to an hour — were 48% less likely than those who didn't take a short sleep to experience a heart attack or heart failure.
A lack of quality sleep could lead to overeating because not enough sleep is believed to stimulate hunger and stop hormone (荷尔蒙) signals that communicate fullness. The findings were important because women were at high risk of fatness and sleep disorders, the researchers said, which could both be driven by a high intake of food. Taking a short sleep has been found to improve your creativity. The right side of your brain might experience a strong mental feeling during a short sleep, research suggested. The right side is the hemisphere (半球体) most associated with creative tasks, such as imagination and thinking, while the left is more logical. Researchers monitoring the brain activity of 15 people found that the right side of their brain communicated busily with itself as well as with its left part. The left side of the brain, however, remained relatively quiet. In a January 2020 study of 2,214 Chinese adults aged 60 and older, those who took afternoon sleep for five minutes to two hours showed better mental response than those who didn’t take a short sleep.
【1】What do we know about the study on astronauts?
A.Taking a short sleep surely results in errors.
B.Improving working memory ability needs a long sleep.
C.Sleeping up to one and a half hour is needed during the day.
D.Having a good working memory may complete the task better.
【2】What can we infer about taking a short sleep from paragraph 2?
A.It may make you think clearly all day.
B.It could reduce the risk of heart attacks.
C.It made 48% of people free from a heart attack.
D.It may cause over 3,400 persons to suffer from heart attack.
【3】What does the underlined word “stimulate” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Refer to.
B.Focus on.
C.Give up.
D.Result in.
【4】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Sports.
B.Education.
C.Health.
D.Technology.
29、The London Underground (The Tube)
The main source of public transport in London revolves around the Underground (or the Tube as it is known to Londoners). This network of 12 lines can get you to most places in the center of the city quickly.
It’s almost necessary to get an Oyster Card or a Travelcard. Single tickets are priced starting at the intentionally absurd price of £4.80 (Zone1-3), if you pay cash. Using an Oyster Card, a single fare is £2.30 if you are traveling within the central Zone 1.
On hot days it is also advisable to take a bottle of water with you as Underground trains are not air-conditioned.
Last trains leave central London at around 00:30 weekdays, 23:30 Sundays. First trains leave the suburbs at around 5:00.
The Bus System
Outside the center of London, Tube Stations are farther apart, so buses help fill the gaps. Also, the bus offers a cheaper alternative, even if it is a slower journey.
Cash fares for London buses have been abolished — you cannot pay cash. A bus fare costs £1.50 if people only use buses, and the fare is capped at £4.40 per day for Oyster or contactless card users.
Light Rail and Trains
You can think of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and the Tramlink as extensions of the Underground, Travelcards purchased at Tube Stations in East London. The DLR connects with a number of the other train services (including connections at Tower Hill or Bank Stations) and can be used to reach Greenwich, Canary Wharf, and Stratford.
River Services
There are a number of different routes along the River Thames. The faster commuter services operate all day from Greenwich Pier to Embankment and from Putney and Chelsea harbour to Blackfriars during Peak Hours only. These routes will pass a number of places of interest including the Houses of Parliament and London Bridge. A return fare from Putney to Blackfriars will cost about 12 pounds.
National Rail
Once you leave Central London or if you are traveling South of the River Thames, the best public transport option will often be National Rail. There are numerous connections to the Rail System from the Tube. Travelcards can be used for travel on the National Rail (but not the Heathrow Express). Oyster cards can be used up to Zone 6 except certain services including Heathrow Express, Heathrow Connect and HS1.
【1】When taking the London Underground, you _______.
A.should buy tickets with cash
B.can go to any place in London quickly
C.can save more money with a single ticket
D.are advised to take a bottle of water along on hot days
【2】If you use river services along the River Thames, you will pass _______.
A.London Bridge
B.Stratford
C.Canary Wharf
D.Tower Hill
【3】To travel South of the River Thames, it is recommended that you use _______.
A.the London Underground
B.the Bus System
C.the DLR and the Tramlink
D.National Rail
30、 A father and his teenage son were out together at a shopping mall one day. The son wanted to buy a new pair of _______ at the sports store.
_______ they were making their way through the crowded food store, a young woman holding a number of bags _______ and the contents of several of them spilled (洒落) across the floor.
The son stepped around the woman and continued with the flow only to _______ that his father wasn’t next to him. Looking around he _______ his father bending down and helping the woman _______ the spilled items.
Feeling a bit bad he hadn’t thought to stop and help, he simply stood and _______ from the distance. He was _______ when his father handed the woman her things and she simply took them away without _______ him and said “I can do it myself!” When his father returned, the son expressed his ________ at how impolite the woman had been.
In the sports store the son was so ________ about the incident that he spent most of the time complaining. They soon left without the shoes.
Later at ________, the son told his mother the story,________ her to be just as angry as he was at the woman’s ________. His mother looked at her husband ________ enjoying his meal and said, “Son, your father left that woman behind hours ago. Why are you ________ with her?”
When we hold onto ________ feelings, all it does is to leave us stuck (陷入) in the past and ________ to move forward. One of the best things you can do to stay happy is to ________ to let things go. It is okay to show anger and unhappiness.________, don’t let them affect you and how you see the world.
【1】A.glasses B.shoes C.gloves D.trousers
【2】A.Although B.Because C.If D.As
【3】A.showed up B.fell over C.went by D.came along
【4】A.realize B.forget C.know D.agree
【5】A.heard B.stopped C.noticed D.minded
【6】A.add up B.break up C.pick up D.make up
【7】A.helped B.watched C.rested D.shouted
【8】A.shocked B.grateful C.generous D.frightened
【9】A.joining in B.dealing with C.standing for D.looking at
【10】A.anger B.wish C.request D.happiness
【11】A.pleased B.upset C.interested D.calm
【12】A.school B.store C.dinner D.bed
【13】A.begging B.admitting C.expecting D.allowing
【14】A.unhappiness B.carelessness C.loneliness D.impoliteness
【15】A.sadly B.personally C.briefly D.happily
【16】A.still B.even C.already D.never
【17】A.powerful B.valuable C.different D.unhappy
【18】A.confident B.unable C.determined D.willing
【19】A.refuse B.learn C.fail D.plan
【20】A.In addition B.Finally C.However D.Above all
31、阅读短文,根据首字母或中文提示在空白处填入1个适当单词的正确形式。
Last week, I attended a lecture on lost 【1】(文明). It was about Pompeii and Loulan, both of which were busy and w【2】about 2,000 years ago. F【3】in the 8th century, Pompeii was d【4】by a volcano, a natural 【5】(灾难) that buried the whole city alive.【6】(与……不同) Pompeii, Loulan disappeared mainly because of the damage humans did to the environment. Once a 【7】(商业的) city on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West, Loulan was covered with huge trees. But the trees were cut down and the city was 【8】 (逐渐地) covered over by sand. T【9】 we ought to a【10】great importance to environment protection.
32、最近 The Researchers 杂志对 2,000 人进行调查发现,现在的年轻人走路很少,这对于他们的健康不利。现在请你把这个发现写一篇英语短文 ,以提醒身边的人们要重视运动, 关注健康。
短文内容包括:
1. 研究发现:18-24 岁的年轻人中有四分之一平均每天步行不到 5 分钟;
2. 原因:① 很多人把步行少归咎于科技的发展;② 有些年轻人觉得没有人一起散步也是步行少的一个原因;
3. 你的建议。
注意:
1. 词数 120 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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